"Midsomer Murders" has been one of my favorite shows for years. My love for the show started on a cold Sunday, when there was nothing to watch on TV except "Midsomer". After watching an episode, I absolutely fell in love with the characters. The episode I watched was indeed "The Killings at Badger's Drift", which is still to this day one of the better entries of the series.
Let's start with the good aspects of this episode.
. The production values are brilliant. The episode looks fantastic and the main theme of the series is chilling and sets the mood for the show perfectly.
. The acting's strong too. John Nettles and Daniel Casey work wonders together. Jane Wymark, Laura Howard are likable too. Out of the great guest stars Richard Cant, Elizabeth Spriggs, Jonathan Firth, Emily Mortimer, Julian Glover and Selina Cadell all give very good performances.
. The story is one of the darkest of the show with twists, turns, red herrings, brutal murders (the slaughter of the Rainbirds is still to this day very effective) and with a shocking ending (brother and sister have a sexual relationship).
But...
. There are parts of the mystery, which maybe needed a bit more closure. The motive for the murder of the Rainbirds being one in fact.
Overall, "The Killings at Badger's Drift" is a great entry.
9/10 HK
Let's start with the good aspects of this episode.
. The production values are brilliant. The episode looks fantastic and the main theme of the series is chilling and sets the mood for the show perfectly.
. The acting's strong too. John Nettles and Daniel Casey work wonders together. Jane Wymark, Laura Howard are likable too. Out of the great guest stars Richard Cant, Elizabeth Spriggs, Jonathan Firth, Emily Mortimer, Julian Glover and Selina Cadell all give very good performances.
. The story is one of the darkest of the show with twists, turns, red herrings, brutal murders (the slaughter of the Rainbirds is still to this day very effective) and with a shocking ending (brother and sister have a sexual relationship).
But...
. There are parts of the mystery, which maybe needed a bit more closure. The motive for the murder of the Rainbirds being one in fact.
Overall, "The Killings at Badger's Drift" is a great entry.
9/10 HK