Midsomer Murders: The Ballad of Midsomer County
1:30 pm - 3:35 pm, Thursday, June 25 on ITV3 (10)
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The Ballad of Midsomer County
Season 17, Episode 3
It's the day of the Little Crosby Folk Festival and organiser Toby Winning is found dead, having drowned in a bowl of eggs and live eels. The murder seems to have been inspired by a ballad made famous by the late, lamented star Johnny Carver. Then it comes to light the victim recently announced plans to move the event to a new location, which would have cost local entrepreneur Frank Wainwright dearly. Toby's estranged wife Alice also comes under suspicion, before two further killings take place, echoing more lyrics from the song
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Cast & Crew
Neil Dudgeon
(Actor)
.. DCI John Barnaby
Gwilym Lee
(Actor)
.. DS Charlie Nelson
Fiona Dolman
(Actor)
.. Sarah Barnaby
Tamzin Malleson
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Wilding
Dean Andrews
(Actor)
.. Tom Asher
Clarke Peters
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainwright
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Claire Asher
Sean Gilder
(Actor)
.. Danny Carver
Lucie Jones
(Actor)
.. Melody Carver
Rakie Ayola
(Actor)
.. Alice Winning
Rosalind March
(Actor)
.. Liz Grey
Daniel Brocklebank
(Actor)
.. Brian Grey
Stephen Hagan
(Actor)
.. Jay Templeton
Therese Bradley
(Actor)
.. Heather Carver
Stuart St Paul
(Actor)
.. Toby Winning
Paul Logue
(Writer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
Phil Hunter
(Producer)
Jo Wright
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Neil Dudgeon
(Actor)
.. DCI John Barnaby
Born:
January 01, 1961
in
Doncaster
Best Known For:
Being the new Barnaby in Midsomer Murders.
Early-life:
Born in Doncaster in 1961. His dad drove a bread delivery van and his mum was an assistant supermarket manager, although they both also performed on the club circuit. Neil credits his own love of acting to a teacher who forced him to read aloud in an assembly _ it was supposed to be a punishment for misbehaving in class, but Neil found he actually enjoyed it. He went to appear in school plays, before studying drama at Rada.
Career:
Neil made his film debut in 1987 with an uncredited role in Prick Up Your Ears, and went on to appear in London's Burning on TV the following year. He's worked pretty steadily since then in a wide range of TV shows, although he admits he's most frequently cast as a cop _ he's starred in Inspector Morse, Out of the Blue, Between the Lines, Messiah and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking. Last year it was announced that he would be taking on his most high-profile police role to date when he took over from John Nettles as the star of Midsomer Murders. He has also starred alongside Caroline Quentin in the sitcom Life of Riley.
Quote:
On joining Midsomer Murders: "My secret dream is that viewers will switch on, watch it all the way through and not notice there's a new bloke in it."
Trivia:
He has starred in a number of dramas on Radio 3 and Radio 4.
Gwilym Lee
(Actor)
.. DS Charlie Nelson
Fiona Dolman
(Actor)
.. Sarah Barnaby
Born:
January 01, 1970
in
Findhorn, Moray
Best Known For:
The Royal Today, Heartbeat and Midsomer Murders.
Early-life:
Fiona Jane Dolman was born in Findhorn, Moray, on January 1, 1970 to Rosemary and Gordon. She is the youngest daughter of four children. Her father worked in the RAF and he moved his family to Gibraltar when Fiona was 15. In 1993, she made her TV acting debut in Crime Story.
Career:
Roles followed for Dolman on the small screen in Strike Force, A Touch of Frost, The Knock and Ultraviolet. In 1998, she joined the cast of Heartbeat playing Jackie Lambert. She went on to have a recurring role in The Royal Today. In 2011, she began playing Sarah Barnaby alongside Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders.
Quote:
On working with the Barnaby's dog on Midsomer Murders: 'We have sausages strapped to bags and in pockets so the dog follows you around.'
Trivia:
At the age of 16 and 17 years, Dolman won awards at the Gibraltar RAF ladies windsurfing championships.
Tamzin Malleson
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Wilding
Born:
May 01, 1974
in
Yeovil
Best Known For:
Teachers, Bodies, and Midsomer Murders.
Early-life:
Tamzin was born in Yeovil on May 1, 1974. She joined a drama workshop when she was 11 and went on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Her first TV role was a guest appearance on A Touch of Frost in 1996.
Career:
Malleson's first major role was a recurring part on BBC drama Dangerfield. She followed this up with guest appearances in The Bill, Always and Everyone, Agatha Christie's Poirot and The Vice. Her first break came in 2002 when she landed a lead role in Channel 4 drama Teachers. She also had a recurring role in BBC medical drama Bodies. Since 2011, she has played pathologist Dr Kate Wilding in ITV drama Midsomer Murders.
Quote:
'I prefer country walks to a night out on the town.'
Trivia:
Malleson is also a professional artist.
Dean Andrews
(Actor)
.. Tom Asher
Born:
August 06, 1963
in
Rotherham
Best Known For:
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.
Early-life:
Dean was born in Rotherham on August 6, 1963. His parents were publicans. He spent 20 years singing at holiday resorts and on cruise ships before his big break came when he successfully auditioned for a part in Ken Loach's The Navigators (2001), a film set in Sheffield.
Career:
Andrews went on to pick up guest roles in the likes of Buried, Clocking Off, No Angels, Casualty, Wire in the Blood and Shameless before landing his dream part as Ray Carling in the critically acclaimed Life on Mars. He played Carling in two series of Life on Mars and three series of spin-off show Ashes to Ashes. Since then, Andrews has rarely been off TV screens. He has starred in Marchlands, The Case, Being Eileen, Vera and Last Tango in Halifax.
Quote:
'I've been so lucky in my career as I was a late starter and I owe it all to film director Ken Loach.'
Trivia:
In 2013, he got to sing in his first stage play, Victoria Wood's That Day We Sang at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Clarke Peters
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainwright
Born:
April 07, 1952
in
New York
Best Known For:
Playing Lester Freamon in The Wire.
Early-life:
Born Peter Clarke on April 7, 1952, in New York, and was raised in New Jersey. He's the second of four brothers and knew from the age of 14 that he wanted to be involved with the performing arts. He moved to London in 1973, where he formed soul band the Majestics. Clarke lent his distinctive vocal talents to Joan Armatrading's Love and Affection and the disco classic, Boogie Nights.
Career:
He switched his name due to another actor called Peter Clarke. One of his earliest screen roles came in Sean Connery's 1981 sci-fi thriller Outland. Peters appeared in a string of TV and film projects, including Mona Lisa, Between the Lines, Jonathan Creek, Notting Hill and K-Pax. His stage hits have included The Iceman Cometh, Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick and Five Guys Named Joe (which he also wrote). He has appeared in critically acclaimed dramas The Wire and Damages; played Nelson Mandela in TV drama Endgame, and also appearing in Marley and Me. Aside from appearing in Holby City, his other projects include HBO drama Treme (from The Wire's David Simon). He's also appeared on stage in the title role of Shakespeare's Othello alongside his Wire co-star Dominic West.
Quote:
'It's good to be working. That's the bottom line, to be part of different things; voicing my opinions about the world. I feel like an actor on a mission.'
Trivia:
In 1992, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on Five Guys Named Moe. While filming Outland he rang his mother one evening to tell her he'd just beaten up James Bond.
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Claire Asher
Sean Gilder
(Actor)
.. Danny Carver
Lucie Jones
(Actor)
.. Melody Carver
Rakie Ayola
(Actor)
.. Alice Winning
Rosalind March
(Actor)
.. Liz Grey
Daniel Brocklebank
(Actor)
.. Brian Grey
Born:
December 21, 1979
in
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Best Known For:
Playing Billy Mayhew in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born on December 21, 1979 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. When Daniel was 10, he enrolled in several local amateur dramatic societies and developed a passion for performing. Outside of school, he took private LAMDA tuition and gained a teaching qualification in drama. He was cast in children's TV series Brum in 1994 and his professional acting career began to take off in 1995 when he was cast in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Lord of the Flies. He moved to London in 1996 to study on a musical theatre course at Redroofs Theatre School.
Career:
While studying in London, Brocklebank worked on the mini-series Merlin and the film Shakespeare in Love (1998). He has appeared in a number of British TV series over the years, including Born and Bred, Casualty, The Bill and Doctors. He also played Ivan Jones in Emmerdale from the start of 2005 to the end of 2006. Among his film credits are The Hole (2001), Another Life (2001) and The Hours (2002). Brocklebank has had many theatre roles, too, which include performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company in As You Like It and on London's West End in Cressida. Brocklebank had a starring role in British film Release (2010). He joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2014 as Billy Mayhew.
Quote:
'I've never been interested in being a celebrity. I love what I do for a living and I'm passionate about the craft and the industry.'
Trivia:
He is a self-taught pianist and singer.
Stephen Hagan
(Actor)
.. Jay Templeton
Therese Bradley
(Actor)
.. Heather Carver
Stuart St Paul
(Actor)
.. Toby Winning
Paul Logue
(Writer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
Phil Hunter
(Producer)
Jo Wright
(Executive producer)
