Beach Hut
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Dangerous place
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[TV] Midsomer Murders
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HellBilly
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Weststander
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On holiday in Sweden last summer, the Swedes adore Midsomer Murders and tune in to each new episode. Being fluent in English, the clever sods don't even require subtitles.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
I blame Bergerac. If he had stayed on Jersey, Midsomer would still be a safe place.
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
You have to wonder, with all the murders, they're going to run out of made up place names.
Tricky Dicky
New member
You always know when someone's going to cop it, because they're going to an ad break. Those actors must dread the kit-kats breaking out. Personally, if I was old bill, I'd be investigating that Joyce Barnaby - she always used to be on the scene.
In another life I worked on this programme for a short while. John Nettles instructions to casting agents are "No ethnics and no pregnant women".
He felt pregnant women were too much hassle and ethnics didn't fit in with his audience demographic: Baby boomer, brexit voting, Daily Mail Readers. Whatever, it worked.
He felt pregnant women were too much hassle and ethnics didn't fit in with his audience demographic: Baby boomer, brexit voting, Daily Mail Readers. Whatever, it worked.
Bet he did it.
pearl
Well-known member
Can't watch it without Sykes 
Double
He was the only convincing actor!Can't watch it without Sykes
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
I think we need a wall around Midsomer. They’re people that have lots of problems, and they’re sharing those problems with us. They’re using drugs. They’re doing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
Not only there - they should put a health warning on groups of people going to the Carribbean between Jan and Mar. There's one or two a week getting bumped off out there - especially if several of them go out together.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
And Oxford. Even Shetland. Nowhere is safe these days.
Mr Putdown
Well-known member
Thankfully the worlds moved on, even in Midsomer.
“At least 24 ethnic minority characters have appeared in the show since former producer Brian True-May claimed 'it wouldn't be an English village with them'. And 22 of them have been in mixed-race relationships.”