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Death in Chorus
Season 9, Episode 5
The Midsomer Worthy amateur choir is thrown into panic when baritone Connor Simpson is killed on the eve of the prestigious regional Four Choirs competition. A birdwatcher is also murdered shortly after, and DCI Barnaby and DC Jones uncover bitter rivalry and tense marital relationships as they try to establish if there is a connection between the two cases. Peter Capaldi guest stars
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16x9
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
.. DC Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Patrick Drury
(Actor)
.. Connor Simpson
Peter Capaldi
(Actor)
.. Laurence Barker
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Ellen Barker
Sara Stewart
(Actor)
.. Carolyn Armitage
Ronan Vibert
(Actor)
.. Giles Armitage
Scott Handy
(Actor)
.. Stephen Latimer
John Shrapnel
(Actor)
.. Leo Clarke
Michael Fitzgerald
(Actor)
.. Francis Crawford
John Cording
(Actor)
.. Sam Judd
Alwyne Taylor
(Actor)
.. Kath Bullard
David Lawrence
(Writer)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Sarah Hellings
(Director)
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)
.. DC Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Patrick Drury
(Actor)
.. Connor Simpson
Peter Capaldi
(Actor)
.. Laurence Barker
Born:
April 14, 1958
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
The Thick of It and Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Peter Dougan Capaldi was born in Glasgow on April 14, 1958. He is Irish on his mother's side and his father's family was from Italy. While attending Glasgow School of Art, he was the lead singer in a punk rock band called the Dreamboys. The drummer in the band was Craig Ferguson, who went on to become comedian and American chat show host. It was also while studying that Peter landed his breakthrough acting role in Local Hero in 1983.
Career:
Playing mainly minor roles, Capaldi went on to feature in episodes of Minder, C.A.T.S. Eyes, The Lair of the White Worm, Rab C Nesbitt, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Agatha Christie's Poirot and the miniseries Selling Hitler. He returned to the big screen when he wrote and starred in 1993's low-budget Soft Top Hard Shoulder. Guest starring roles followed in Prime Suspect 3, The Vicar of Dibley, Judge John Deed, My Family and Midsomer Murders. His profile raised significantly in 2005 when he began playing foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in BBC comedy The Thick of It, a role that won him a Bafta. He also played Tucker in movie spin-off In the Loop. Always in-demand, his other TV credits include Skins, Torchwood: Children of Earth, The Nativity, Getting On and The Hour. He is currently playing the twelfth incarnation of the Time Lord in Doctor Who, a role he had long coveted.
Quote:
'There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.'
Trivia:
A lifelong Doctor Who fan, Capaldi was invited to audition for the role of the Eighth Doctor, which was eventually taken by Paul McGann, but turned it down, saying, 'I loved the show so much, and I didn't think I'd get it, and I didn't want to just be part of a big cull of actors.'
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Ellen Barker
Sara Stewart
(Actor)
.. Carolyn Armitage
Ronan Vibert
(Actor)
.. Giles Armitage
Scott Handy
(Actor)
.. Stephen Latimer
John Shrapnel
(Actor)
.. Leo Clarke
Michael Fitzgerald
(Actor)
.. Francis Crawford
John Cording
(Actor)
.. Sam Judd
Alwyne Taylor
(Actor)
.. Kath Bullard
David Lawrence
(Writer)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Sarah Hellings
(Director)
