Midsomer Murders: Beyond the Grave
6:05 pm - 8:05 pm, Sunday, June 21 on ITV3 (10)
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Beyond the Grave
Season 3, Episode 4
The village of Apern Tallow is rocked by a series of ghostly occurrences that begins with the inexplicable slashing of a painting in the local museum. Barnaby investigates, shadowed by Cully's actor boyfriend, who is preparing for a role as a police officer - but the mysterious events take a far darker turn when a man is found dead on the grave of his ancestor. Prunella Scales guest stars
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Prunella Scales
(Actor)
.. Eleanor Bunsall
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Daniel Casey
(Actor)
.. Sgt Gavin Troy
Patricia Brake
(Actor)
.. Anne Quarritch
Cheryl Campbell
(Actor)
.. Sandra McKillop
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
James Laurenson
(Actor)
.. James Tate
Sylvestra Le Touzel
(Actor)
.. Linda Marquis
David Robb
(Actor)
.. Charles McKillop
Charles Simon
(Actor)
.. Marcus Lowrie
Malcolm Sinclair
(Actor)
.. Alan Bradford
Roger Sloman
(Actor)
.. Ralph Bailey
Ed Waters
(Actor)
.. Nico Bentley
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr George Bullard
Neil Conrich
(Actor)
.. PC Angel
Alwyne Taylor
(Actor)
.. Dr Catherine Bullard
Chris Stanton
(Actor)
.. Vicar
Douglas Watkinson
(Writer)
Moira Armstrong
(Director)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Betty Willingale
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Prunella Scales
(Actor)
.. Eleanor Bunsall
Born:
June 22, 1932
in
Sutton Abinger, Surrey
Best Known For:
Playing Sybil in Fawlty Towers.
Early-life:
Born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth on June 22, 1932, in Sutton Arbinger, Surrey. Her mother, Catherine Scales, was an actress, and her father John was a cotton salesman. When the Second World War broke out, her parents rented a farmhouse with no gas or electricity in Suffolk to escape the bombing. As a child, Prunella was shy, but discovered her passion for acting in her teens. She began training at the Old Vic Theatre School at 17, before going on to study at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.
Career:
Following stints in repertory theatre, Scales joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and also appeared in the films Laxdale Hall and Hobson's Choice. In 1963, she starred with Richard Briers in the sitcom Marriage Lines, but didn't become a household name until 1975, when she was cast as the fearsome Sybil in Fawlty Towers. Since then, she has worked regularly in theatre, film and TV. In 1992, she was nominated for a Bafta for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in the Alan Bennett drama A Question of Attribution, and was awarded the OBE in the same year. Other projects include Howards End (alongside son Samuel), The Shell Seekers, An Ideal Husband and Horrid Henry: The Movie.
Quote:
'I remember an American producer coming up to me and saying: 'You're a wonderful actress. Now what are we going to do about your face?''
Trivia:
Scales married actor Timothy West in 1963. They have two sons - Samuel and Joseph. She and West embarked on a narrowboating holiday to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary - their jaunt was filmed and turned into a documentary series for More4. During the making of the programme, it was revealed she has a mild form of Alzheimer's.
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
Patricia Brake
(Actor)
.. Anne Quarritch
Cheryl Campbell
(Actor)
.. Sandra McKillop
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
James Laurenson
(Actor)
.. James Tate
Sylvestra Le Touzel
(Actor)
.. Linda Marquis
David Robb
(Actor)
.. Charles McKillop
Charles Simon
(Actor)
.. Marcus Lowrie
Malcolm Sinclair
(Actor)
.. Alan Bradford
Roger Sloman
(Actor)
.. Ralph Bailey
Ed Waters
(Actor)
.. Nico Bentley
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr George Bullard
Neil Conrich
(Actor)
.. PC Angel
Alwyne Taylor
(Actor)
.. Dr Catherine Bullard
Chris Stanton
(Actor)
.. Vicar
Douglas Watkinson
(Writer)
Moira Armstrong
(Director)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Betty Willingale
(Producer)
