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"Midsomer Murders" Ghosts of Christmas Past (2004)
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25 December 2004
(Season 7, Episode 7)
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Exactly nine years after Ferdy Villers killed himself, his entire family reunites for Christmas unaware that someone is out for revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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Christmas in the crumbling manor house
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| John Nettles | ... | DCI Tom Barnaby | |
| John Hopkins | ... | Sergeant Dan Scott | |
| Jane Wymark | ... | Joyce Barnaby | |
| Laura Howard | ... | Cully Barnaby | |
| Barry Jackson | ... | Dr Bullard | |
| Haydn Gwynne | ... | Jennifer Carter | |
| Margery Mason | ... | Lydia Villiers | |
| Bruce Alexander | ... | Dominic Jones | |
| Mel Martin | ... | Kate Frears | |
| Philip Quast | ... | Ross Villiers | |
| William Chubb | ... | Digby Frears | |
| Alice Patten | ... | Emily Hide | |
| Dominic Colenso | ... | Aidan Carter | |
| Rory Copus | ... | Howard Frears | |
| Lydia Leonard | ... | Phoebe Frears |
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Miscellaneous: On the tombstone of the magician's assistant, the name is Claire. In the credits, the name is Clare.
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Jennifer Carter: All right, let's see if this'll stay up this time, unlike last year. Will you check the mince pies? I want to get the brandy butter done in plenty of time.
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Jennifer Carter: All right, let's see if this'll stay up this time, unlike last year. Will you check the mince pies? I want to get the brandy butter done in plenty of time.
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I delayed watching this episode on DVD until just before Christmas, and was glad I did. Its amusing but fairly tepid, and the acting isn't bad. There is a particularly well-written part played quite cleverly by a young boy. Despite the usual red herrings, it was rather easy to guess early on whodunit, and generally why; however I was relieved that, for a change, at least it wasn't another psycho killer! Its a bit Agatha Christie-like, as relatives gather at the old family manse -- servant-less and crumbling away -- for a forced and increasingly tense attempt at celebrating the holiday, as things begin to go ominously wrong.