Last Year's Model (17 Sep. 2006)

Barnaby begins to think the damning evidence he helped provide to convict a murderess wasn't exactly as watertight as it first looked.

Director:

Richard Holthouse

Writers:

David Hoskins (screenplay), Caroline Graham (characters)

Stars:

John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Nettles	...	DCI Tom Barnaby
Jason Hughes	...	DS Ben Jones
Jane Wymark	...	Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard	...	Cully Barnaby
Barry Jackson	...	Dr Bullard
Saskia Wickham	...	Annie Woodrow
Miles Anderson	...	Lance Woodrow
Helen Dallimore	...	Felicity
Brian Protheroe	...	John Trevelyan
Emily Gloyens	...	Ed Trevelyan
Rosa Hoskins	...	Sophie Trevelyan
David Birrell	...	Mark Thomas
Jamie Glover	...	Jamie Cramner
Caroline Trowbridge	...	Tanya Cramner
Guy Henry	...	Marcus Bramwell

Storyline

When Tom Barnaby has his constable sit in on the murder trial of Annie Woodrow, the reports he gets back start him thinking that he may have made a mistake in assuming Annie's guilt. She is all-but-assured to be convicted of bludgeoning to death of an old school friend, as a reliable eye-witness puts her at the scene, and she was caught in a web of lies when questioned. But Tom feels that things don't really add up, so he and his constable keep investigating as the trial proceeds.

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Plot Keywords:

constable | eye witness | psychiatrist | inspector | property buying | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2006 (UK)

Filming Locations:

County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bentley Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 93 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the episode in which Ben Jones is promoted to Detective Sergeant.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Pru Plunkett: Love's a funny thing.

User Reviews

highly recommended!

I consider this to be the best of Midsomer Murders, due to the psychological depth of the characters and to the excellent acting. The story was great, and there's only one murder!(unusual for Midsomer Murders). Consequently, there was no need for those preposterous explanations as to why a lovely old lady had to kill 3 or 4 times in order to protect her son or some such nonsense. Lately, I've been watching MM for the love of beautiful images only. But this episode is believable and dramatic - the way Midsomer Murders used to be.

Also, I enjoyed the great chemistry (and relationship of trust) between John Nettles and Siobhan Redmond(Dr. Plunkett), and the intimation of something that "might have been". Great insight into Barnaby's soul.A devoted husband, a doting father...but not only.