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Midsomer Murders

Name: 10:55am - Series 14 Episode 8
Start: 2025-03-01T10:55:00Z
End: 2025-03-01T12:50:00Z
Location: ITV3

Series 1 Episode 1: The Killings at Badger's Drift

The peace of idyllic Badger's Drift is shattered by an inexplicable murder. It falls to DCI Barnaby and Sergeant Troy to hunt down the killer. Their investigation uncovers a web of sinister events, some long buried in the past.

Category: Crime drama / Mystery
Original air date: 23/03/1997

Cast and crew

Jeremy SilberstonDirector
John NettlesDCI Tom Barnaby
Daniel CaseySgt. Gavin Troy
Jane WymarkJoyce Barnaby
Laura HowardCully Barnaby
Barry JacksonDr. George Bullard
Renee AshersonEmily Simpson (as Renee Asherson)
Rosalie CrutchleyLucy Bellringer
Jonathan FirthMichael Lacey
Emily MortimerKatherine Lacey
Julian GloverHenry Trace
Selina CadellPhyllis Cadell
Christopher VilliersDavid Whitely
Richard CantDennis Rainbird
Elizabeth SpriggsIris Rainbird
Bill WallisDr. Trevor Lessiter
Diana HardcastleBarbara Lessiter
Jessica HynesJudith Lessiter (as Jessica Stevenson)
Barbara YoungAnne Quine
Avril ElgarMary Sharpe
Cory PulmanTerry Bazely
Peter JordanCounseller 1
Marlene SidawayCounseller 2
Jonathan OliverCounseller 3
Simon GodwinGiovanni
Neil ConrichDuty Police Officer

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