Midsomer Murders: Blood on the Saddle
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Wednesday, August 5 on ITV3 (10)
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Blood on the Saddle
Season 13, Episode 3
A land dispute escalates during a cowboy fair run by the Wild West Society in the village of Ford Florey. Farmers Jack Fincher and Silas Burbage both claim to own a patch of wasteland known as the Swamp, but Dan Malko wants to buy it and create a travellers' site. Barnaby and Jones are called in when the feud leads to murder during the Wild West-style shoot-outs at the annual event. Guest starring Kenneth Cranham, with John Nettles and Jason Hughes
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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)
.. DC Gail Stephens
Emma Cooke
(Actor)
.. Faye Lennox
David Rintoul
(Actor)
.. Jack Fincher
Caroline Langrishe
(Actor)
.. Susan Fincher
Richard Harrington
(Actor)
.. Leo Fincher
Pip Torrens
(Actor)
.. Fergal Jenner
Kenneth Cranham
(Actor)
.. Jude Langham
Justin Avoth
(Actor)
.. Dan Malko
Kika Markham
(Actor)
.. Mary Morgan
Malcolm Storry
(Actor)
.. Silas Burbage
Daniel Ryan
(Actor)
.. Adam Burbage
David Lawrence
(Writer)
Richard Holthouse
(Director)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
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)
.. DC Gail Stephens
Emma Cooke
(Actor)
.. Faye Lennox
David Rintoul
(Actor)
.. Jack Fincher
Caroline Langrishe
(Actor)
.. Susan Fincher
Richard Harrington
(Actor)
.. Leo Fincher
Pip Torrens
(Actor)
.. Fergal Jenner
Born:
June 02, 1960
in
Bromley, Kent
Best Known For:
Playing Dr Hexler in The Danish Girl.
Early-life:
Philip Dean Torrens was born on June 2, 1960 in Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Bloxham School in Oxfordshire before going on to study English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Career:
Torrens has appeared in a number of Hollywood films, including Pride and Prejudice (2005), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He has also appeared in a number of British TV programmes, including Heartbeat, Doctor Who, The Brittas Empire, Green Wing and Silent Witness. More recently, he has had regular roles in Poldark, The Crown, Preacher and Versailles.
Trivia:
He has appeared in two biopics about the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming. These are Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005) and Fleming (2014).
Kenneth Cranham
(Actor)
.. Jude Langham
Born:
December 12, 1944
in
Dunfermline
Best Known For:
Being a star of stage, TV and film.
Early-life:
Kenneth was born in Dunfermline on December 12, 1944 to Margaret and Ronald. He trained to be an actor at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and Rada. His breakthrough as an actor came in the 1960s when he starred in Joe Orton's Loot in the West End and on Broadway. He made his TV debut in an episode of City 68' in 1967.
Career:
Cranham's long career has seen him switch effortlessly between roles on TV, film and in the theatre. On the small screen, he is best known for playing the lead role in popular 1980s comedy drama Shine On, Harvey Moon! but he has numerous TV credits to his name. He has starred in Danger UXB, Brideshead Revisited, Inspector Morse, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, El C.I.D., Minder, Our Mutual Friend, Rome, and Doc Martin among many others. On the big screen, he has starred in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), Born Romantic (2000), Layer Cake (2004), A Good Year (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Maleficent (2014). He continues to be heavily in demand. On the stage, he is best known for playing Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, a play he performed in the West End and on Broadway.
Quote:
On Shine on Harvey Moon: 'It was very popular in Scotland. I always thought it was because it was very like The Broons.'
Trivia:
On the stage, he has a long association with the work of Harold Pinter.
Justin Avoth
(Actor)
.. Dan Malko
Kika Markham
(Actor)
.. Mary Morgan
Malcolm Storry
(Actor)
.. Silas Burbage
Daniel Ryan
(Actor)
.. Adam Burbage
David Lawrence
(Writer)
Richard Holthouse
(Director)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
