Midsomer Murders - Shot At Dawn [DVD]

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When barman Jamie Cruickshank, and then Stephen Bannerman, are shot dead, Barnaby and Scott have to find out whether Jamie or Stephen was the intended target of the first murder. Barnaby and Troy now suspect murder when two children tell them they found the body the previous afternoon. Note: This episode has atypical title, being solid blood-red letters on a scenic background, ala movie titles. At the Midsomer Regatta, the beautiful day is interrupted when the dead chairman of the local rowing club of Guy Sweetman is found in the water.

The investigation encounters family rivalries and a recurring Wild West theme before the killer can be caught. When Jamie is also found murdered, the detectives are faced with an abundance of suspects and motives, as Jamie seemed to have been universally hated. Their investigation reveals that the couple had met at Elaine Trim's dancing classes in Morton Fendle. They will have to unravel the connections amongst Laurel's co-host Jordan, their producer Aisha, Laurel's widowed friend Marcia, Jordan's daughter Grace, the wedding planner Juliet, and Gavin's parents Phil and Hazel, before it is too late.At the family home of actor Larry Smith in the village of Upper Warden, a crowd has gathered to watch the promotion for the sequel to his hit film, 'The House of Satan', when Larry walks into a summer house on the grounds that suddenly explodes. Barnaby and Scott investigate the connection between the two victims, and the murder of a homeless drunk give them the clue they need. Shortly after two groups of didicoys arrive in the village of Martyr Warren, local magistrate Hector Bridges is found murdered in his own library with his shotgun. Unexpectedly, the Wolf Hunter is becoming a viral meme, with people coming from miles around to explore the woods of Little Worthy in the hope of catching a glimpse of the beast.

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Initially, his death is also presumed to be suicide, but Barnaby soon spots evidence suggesting that both victims had been murdered. When both Elizabeth and a local labourer are also killed, Barnaby and Scott uncover more secrets in Fletcher's Cross in their quest to find the perpetrator. When the archaeologists working on the dig in Midsomer Cicely unearth Cicely herself, this causes celebration. The detectives also become aware of a dispute between Guy and the owner of the Morecroft Hotel, where Christine's brother works, with tensions starting to rise between the locals and visitors from London. The detectives find themselves questioning a former marine geologist, a police committee chairman, a cleaner, and a fisherman.

When the body of Charlie Finleyson is found in woodland in Midsomer Sonning, Barnaby and Jones begin to scrutinize the employees at the offices of Midsomer Life magazine.They find out all information about former criminals alongside all the secret liaisons, before they bring all the culprits to justice.

With hostilities almost at breaking point, it is not long before both Jack and his brother Mark's wife are murdered, setting the village on edge. In particular his stepdaughter Fleur ( Honeysuckle Weeks) had received brutal treatment at his hands.He had been shot with a shotgun using an elaborately rigged wire leading from his foot to the trigger. When her death is confirmed as no accident, Barnaby and Troy start to question the eccentric and quirky residents. The death of elderly Miss Emily Simpson ( Renée Asherson) in the sleepy village of Badger's Drift brings DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Gavin Troy to investigate.