Midsomer Murders: Days of Misrule
8:05 pm - 10:00 pm, Sunday, December 21 on ITV3 (10)
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Days of Misrule
Season 11, Episode 6
Barnaby and Jones are called away from a team-building exercise to investigate a fatal explosion at a haulage yard in Calham Cross. The property is owned by Territorial Army commanding officer Matt Parkes, the father of a businessman whose ruthlessness in the boardroom is matched only by his behaviour toward women. To complicate matters, the village is also home to a peace protester and a grieving mother - and Barnaby has to decide if any of these locals is capable of arson and murder. John Nettles and Jason Hughes star, with Tim Pigott-Smith, Joseph Millson, Niamh Cusack, Judy Parfitt and Nick Fletcher
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16x9
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
.. DS Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Kirsty Dillon
(Actor)
.. WPC Gail Stephens
Elspeth Rae
(Actor)
.. Layla Barkham
Joseph Millson
(Actor)
.. James Parkes
Alexandra Morris
(Actor)
.. Daisy
Judy Parfitt
(Actor)
.. Caroline Halsey
Tim Pigott-Smith
(Actor)
.. Matt Parkes
Nick Fletcher
(Actor)
.. CS John Cotton
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Penny Galsworthy
Gus Gallagher
(Actor)
.. Dale Mitchinson
Sidney Livingstone
(Actor)
.. Don Mitchinson
Tom Beard
(Actor)
.. Tim Galsworthy
Tony Bell
(Actor)
.. Ed Lovell
Alyson Spiro
(Actor)
.. Nina Barkham
Philip Martin Brown
(Actor)
.. George Barkham
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Born:
October 11, 1943
in
St Austell, Cornwall
Best Known For:
Playing Jim Bergerac.
Early-life:
John Vivian Drummond Nettles was born on October 11, 1943, in St Austell, Cornwall. He was adopted at birth by a carpenter and his wife, who was a cleaner. John later discovered his biological mother was an unmarried Irish nurse who died of tuberculosis at the age of 28. Despite these humble beginnings, he won a scholarship to study philosophy and history at Southampton University. He trained to be a teacher, but drifted into acting after appearing in a touring version of the play Camus during his time at university.
Career:
While appearing in amateur drama productions, Nettles was spotted by an agent who arranged work for him at the Royal Court Theatre. He made his debut as a standard bearer in Macbeth, opening doors for Alec Guinness. His first movie was The Red, White and Black in 1970. His big break came in 1972's A World At War, followed by a four-year stint in The Liver Birds. Nettles became a household name thanks to Bergerac, which ran for 10 years until 1991. TV projects since include Romeo And Juliet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and Midsomer Murders. He has also provided the narration for such programmes as Airport and The Hunt.
Quote:
"I live in the tranquility and splendour which befits someone of my seniority."
Trivia:
Nettles received an OBE in 2010.
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
.. DS Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Kirsty Dillon
(Actor)
.. WPC Gail Stephens
Elspeth Rae
(Actor)
.. Layla Barkham
Joseph Millson
(Actor)
.. James Parkes
Alexandra Morris
(Actor)
.. Daisy
Judy Parfitt
(Actor)
.. Caroline Halsey
Born:
November 07, 1935
in
Sheffield
Best Known For:
A seasoned star of stage, TV and film.
Early-life:
Judy was born in Sheffield on November 7, 1935 to Catherine and Lawrence. She trained at Rada and made her stage debut in 1954 in Fools Rush In. Other stage roles followed until she made her TV debut in 1962 in a BBC play called Dackson's Wharf.
Career:
Parfitt earned critical acclaim for her Gertrude in a 1969 stage production of Hamlet and she reprised the part in an equally successful film version in the same year. While continuing to grace the stage in a number of productions, Parfitt has been a familiar face on TV. Her numerous credits include A Tale of Two Cities, The Jewel in the Crown, Crown Court, The Charmer and Murder in Mind. In America, she starred in short-lived sitcom The Charmings in the late 1980s and had a recurring role in ER in the early 2000s. She made her Hollywood debut in Dolores Claiborne (1995). Other film credits include Wilde (1997) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). More recently, Judy has starred in Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Little Dorrit, Jonathan Creek, Vera, Marple and Call the Midwife.
Quote:
"Getting old is a bugger. But you have to accept it or you'll be as miserable as sin. Going and having plastic surgery is pathetic."
Trivia:
Parfitt was nominated for a TV Bafta for The Jewel in the Crown and a film Bafta for Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Tim Pigott-Smith
(Actor)
.. Matt Parkes
Born:
May 13, 1946
in
Rugby
Best Known For:
The Jewel in the Crown.
Early-life:
Tim Pigott-Smith was born on May 13, 1946, in Rugby. He graduated with honours from the University of Bristol (he frequently returns there as a guest drama lecturer) in 1967, and completed his acting training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. On leaving, he went straight into the theatre, appearing in numerous plays and winning supporting roles on the small and big screens, including a couple of Dr Who adventures and Clash of the Titans.
Career:
Pigott-Smith's big break came in 1984 when he landed one of the lead roles in ITV's Jewel in the Crown, the lavish miniseries which was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. He's worked steadily ever since, most notably appearing in The Remains of the Day, The Chief and The Bullion Boys, as well as narrating documentaries, audio books, appearing on stage in such productions as The Iceman Cometh, alongside Kevin Spacey, and directing various plays. His credits also include appearances in a number of hit movies, including Gangs of New York, Johnny English, Alexander, V for Vendetta, Quantum of Solace and Alice in Wonderland.
Quote:
"If something isn't done very soon to draw people, especially young people, back into classical theatre, it could die out completely in the next 25 years."
Nick Fletcher
(Actor)
.. CS John Cotton
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Penny Galsworthy
Gus Gallagher
(Actor)
.. Dale Mitchinson
Sidney Livingstone
(Actor)
.. Don Mitchinson
Tom Beard
(Actor)
.. Tim Galsworthy
Tony Bell
(Actor)
.. Ed Lovell
Alyson Spiro
(Actor)
.. Nina Barkham
Philip Martin Brown
(Actor)
.. George Barkham
Born:
July 09, 1956
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Grantly in Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Brown was born in Manchester and attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys; his favourite subject being English. After completing his fifth year, though, he was asked to leave the school, being told he was a 'dreadful troublemaker'.
Career:
Brown's acting career spans five decades; his first stint on TV was playing Sam Potter in A Horseman Riding By. He's since gone on to regularly crop up in other British dramas including Midsomer Murders, Casualty, New Tricks, Doctors, Waterloo Road and Death Comes to Pemberley.
Quote:
"I work as a supply teacher at my local comprehensive. I have a different teaching style to Grantly - I hope I'm more accessible!"
Trivia:
He is a regular performer on the panto circuit.
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
(Writer)
