Midsomer Murders: Dead Man's Eleven
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Sunday, January 11 on ITV3 (10)
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Dead Man's Eleven
Season 2, Episode 3
Troy is playing in an annual cricket match between Midsomer Worthy and Fletchers Cross when tragedy strikes. The wife of one of the team captains, a wealthy local landowner, is found battered to death with a cricket bat in a quarry. As Barnaby and Troy investigate, they discover no end of people with a grudge against the victim's husband - who may have been complicit in some other suspicious deaths. Guest starring Imelda Staunton and Robert Hardy
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16x9
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Daniel Casey
(Actor)
.. Sgt Gavin Troy
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
Robert Hardy
(Actor)
.. Robert Cavendish
Anthony Calf
(Actor)
.. Stephen Cavendish
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Jane Cavendish
Felicity Dean
(Actor)
.. Tara Cavendish
Penelope Beaumont
(Actor)
.. Mrs Wilson
Duncan Preston
(Actor)
.. Colin Cooper
Imelda Staunton
(Actor)
.. Christine Cooper
Terence Rigby
(Actor)
.. Ian Frasier
Delia Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Zelda Frasier
Zoe Hart
(Actor)
.. Patricia Smith
Terence Corrigan
(Actor)
.. Charles Jennings
Toby Jones
(Actor)
.. Dan Peterson
Hilda Braid
(Actor)
.. Doreen Beavis
Susan Field
(Actor)
.. Emily Beavis
Eileen Davies
(Actor)
.. Olive Beauvoisin
Joss Gower
(Actor)
.. Matthew Draper
Ella Jones
(Actor)
.. Young Trish
Amanda Walker
(Actor)
.. Rambler (Edwina)
Anthony Horowitz
(Writer)
Jeremy Silberston
(Director)
Betty Willingale
(Producer)
Brian True-May
(Executive 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.
Daniel Casey
(Actor)
.. Sgt Gavin Troy
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
Robert Hardy
(Actor)
.. Robert Cavendish
Born:
October 29, 1925
in
Cheltenham
Best Known For:
Siegfried in All Creatures Great and Small.
Early-life:
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy was born on October 29, 1925 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied at Oxford University under CS Lewis and in 1949 he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He developed an interest in medieval history - in particular, in the use of the longbow. Regarded as one of Britain's leading experts on that weapon, he wrote a book about it, served as a consultant on the longbow for organisations involved in history projects, and handcrafted longbows himself.
Career:
Hardy made his TV debut in Twelfth Night in 1957 and went on to appear in a series of films and TV shows before the BBC drama All Creatures Great And Small made him a star in 1978. He appeared in another version of Twelfth Night in 1980. Other highlights include Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, The Far Pavilions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, Shackleton, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He played William Whitelaw in Margaret, a 2009 TV film about the life of politician Margaret Thatcher. He died on August 3, 2017 at the age of 91.
Quote:
On one of his more divine roles: "Do I find it easy to play God? After playing Churchill for so long, it seems a logical step. I come on absolutely as myself, except that I'm wearing white robes."
Trivia:
Hardy was awarded a CBE in 1981.
Anthony Calf
(Actor)
.. Stephen Cavendish
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Jane Cavendish
Felicity Dean
(Actor)
.. Tara Cavendish
Penelope Beaumont
(Actor)
.. Mrs Wilson
Duncan Preston
(Actor)
.. Colin Cooper
Best Known For:
His association with Victoria Wood, and playing Doug Potts in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Duncan was born in Bradford in 1946. He attended drama classes at the Bradford Civic in Little Germany and went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his TV debut in a 1964 episode of Crossroads. He began his association with Victoria Wood by playing various characters in the 1982 sketch comedy series Wood and Walters.
Career:
Preston went on to work with Victoria Wood on a number of other projects, including Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Victoria Wood, Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast, Pat and Margaret, dinnerladies, and the stage version of Acorn Antiques: The Musical. Preston has also made guest appearances in a number of TV shows, with notable performances in Coronation Street, Harry Enfield and Chums, and Surgical Spirit. Since 2007, he has played Doug Potts in Emmerdale. He is also a renowned Shakespearean actor, having performed in a number of productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Quote:
"I've done a soap and seen actors on their first day say, ‘My character wouldn't say that'. I'm sorry, but it's not your place to say that. Writers spend a lot more time writing scripts than we do acting them."
Trivia:
Preston was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Bradford in 2002.
Imelda Staunton
(Actor)
.. Christine Cooper
Born:
January 09, 1956
in
London
Best Known For:
Vera Drake
Early-life:
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton was born in January 9, 1956, in London. She's the only child of Irish immigrants who worked as a labourer and a hairdresser. Her mother was a keen amateur musician, and her skills rubbed off on her daughter. She began acting at school, where she was spotted by an elocution teacher, who took her under her wing. Staunton went on to study at Rada.
Career:
After graduating, she spent the next six years working in repertory companies across the UK, proving her versatility in a wide variety of parts. Her big break came when she gained a place with the National Theatre company in 1982. Staunton quickly landed increasingly larger roles and won numerous awards in the process. Her TV debut was in 1986's The Singing Detective, while her first film, Comrades, was made a year later. Since then, she's appeared in such acclaimed projects as Much Ado About Nothing, Sense and Sensibility, and Shakespeare in Love. She was Oscar-nominated for Vera Drake, and also appeared in period drama Fingersmith and the movie Nanny McPhee, before earning millions of new fans in the guise of Dolores Umbridge as part of the Harry Potter franchise.
Quote:
"I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts."
Trivia:
Married actor Jim Carter in 1985. They have a daughter, Bessie, who was born in 1993.
Terence Rigby
(Actor)
.. Ian Frasier
Delia Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Zelda Frasier
Zoe Hart
(Actor)
.. Patricia Smith
Terence Corrigan
(Actor)
.. Charles Jennings
Toby Jones
(Actor)
.. Dan Peterson
Born:
September 07, 1966
in
London
Best Known For:
A string of TV and film roles.
Early-life:
Toby Edward Heslewood Jones was born in London on September 7, 1966 to actors Jennifer and Freddie Jones. His brother Casper is also an actor and his other brother Rupert is a director. Toby studied drama at the University of Manchester and at L'Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. He made his acting debut in the film Orlando (1992). Since then, he has starred in scores of film and TV productions.
Career:
Jones' TV credits include Cadfael, Midsomer Murders, The Last Detective, Doctor Who, Poirot and the miniseries Titanic. On the big screen, the in-demand actor has starred in Infamous (2006), St Trinian's (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), W (2008), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), My Week with Marilyn (2011), The Hunger Games films, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Serena (2014). More recently, he has starred on TV in Agent Carter, Wayward Pines, Capital, Detectorists and The Secret Agent. He plays Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army (2016). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Alfred Hitchcock in the TV movie The Girl.
Quote:
"I work best when a little scared, when there's so much more than the lines to think about."
Trivia:
Jones was the voice of Dobby the House Elf in the Harry Potter movies.
Hilda Braid
(Actor)
.. Doreen Beavis
Susan Field
(Actor)
.. Emily Beavis
Eileen Davies
(Actor)
.. Olive Beauvoisin
Joss Gower
(Actor)
.. Matthew Draper
Ella Jones
(Actor)
.. Young Trish
Amanda Walker
(Actor)
.. Rambler (Edwina)
Anthony Horowitz
(Writer)
Jeremy Silberston
(Director)
Betty Willingale
(Producer)
Brian True-May
(Executive producer)
