Midsomer Murders: Breaking the Chain
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Saturday, December 20 on ITV3 (10)
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Breaking the Chain
Season 18, Episode 3
An international cycling competition comes to the Midsomer village of Burwood Mantle, but when the race leader is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson must investigate. During the race's finale, the victim overtook his team-mate to win, leaving the team owner annoyed that he disobeyed his orders, and the rival manager disappointed that his team lost. However, as the pair look into the case, they find themselves drawn into a competitive world of blackmail, bribery and bloodshed, where winning comes at any cost
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Cast & Crew
Neil Dudgeon
(Actor)
.. DCI John Barnaby
Gwilym Lee
(Actor)
.. DS Charlie Nelson
Edward Akrout
(Actor)
.. Damien Lamerat
Hari Dhillon
(Actor)
.. Reece Dexter
Fiona Dolman
(Actor)
.. Sarah Barnaby
Richard Graham
(Actor)
.. Gerry Bleacher
Joe McGann
(Actor)
.. Jez Oliver
Tessa Peake-Jones
(Actor)
.. Mary Appleton
Derek Riddell
(Actor)
.. Des McCordell
Olivia Vinall
(Actor)
.. Kim Fosse
Manjinder Virk
(Actor)
.. Dr Kam Karimore
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Amber Layard
Rebecca Grant
(Actor)
.. Joanna Stockerton
Ben Lamb
(Actor)
.. Aiden McCordell
Tom York
(Actor)
.. Mitch McCordell
Jack Staddon
(Actor)
.. Greg Eddon
Jo Wright
(Executive producer)
Phil Hunter
(Producer)
Rob Evans
(Director)
Chris Murray
(Writer)
Caroline Graham
(Writer)
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
Edward Akrout
(Actor)
.. Damien Lamerat
Hari Dhillon
(Actor)
.. Reece Dexter
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.
Richard Graham
(Actor)
.. Gerry Bleacher
Joe McGann
(Actor)
.. Jez Oliver
Tessa Peake-Jones
(Actor)
.. Mary Appleton
Derek Riddell
(Actor)
.. Des McCordell
Olivia Vinall
(Actor)
.. Kim Fosse
Manjinder Virk
(Actor)
.. Dr Kam Karimore
Best Known For:
Being a multi-talented writer, director and actor.
Early-life:
Manjinder was born in Coventry and comes from a family of three children. Her first taste of acting came at the Belgrade Youth Theatre in Coventry and she went on to become artistic director of Pangram Dance Theatre with her brother, Hardish. She earned a degree in contemporary dance at De Montfort University in Leicester. She made her TV acting debut in an episode of Holby City in 1999.
Career:
Guest roles for Virk followed in Doctors, the TV film Ready When You Are, Mr McGill, The Bill, Swiss Toni, and Green Wing. She had a recurring role in ITV medical drama Monroe. More recently, she has starred in The Thick of It, Hunted, Call the Midwife and Ordinary Lives. Her other TV credits include the TV movies The Bradford Riots and Britz. Away from acting, she started writing when she joined the Royal Court Young Writers Programme. Her first commission in 2003 was a stage play called Glow for Theatre Centre. In 2010, she won a Best Actress gong at the British Independent Film Awards for the documentary The Arbor.
Quote:
"I've written and devised plays since I was at school. My whole family are in the arts, my mum and dad are writers, it's really natural to be doing it."
Trivia:
Virk's 2013 short film Out of Darkness won the Best Drama Award and the Best of Fest Award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Amber Layard
Rebecca Grant
(Actor)
.. Joanna Stockerton
Ben Lamb
(Actor)
.. Aiden McCordell
Tom York
(Actor)
.. Mitch McCordell
Jack Staddon
(Actor)
.. Greg Eddon
Jo Wright
(Executive producer)
Phil Hunter
(Producer)
Rob Evans
(Director)
Chris Murray
(Writer)
Caroline Graham
(Writer)
