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Faithful unto Death

  • Episode aired Apr 22, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 1h 42m
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Barry Jackson and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
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When the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.When the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.When the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.

  • Director
    • Baz Taylor
  • Writers
    • Douglas Watkinson
    • Caroline Graham
  • Stars
    • John Nettles
    • Daniel Casey
    • Jane Wymark
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Baz Taylor
    • Writers
      • Douglas Watkinson
      • Caroline Graham
    • Stars
      • John Nettles
      • Daniel Casey
      • Jane Wymark
    • 15User reviews
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    John Nettles
    John Nettles
    • DCI Tom Barnaby
    Daniel Casey
    Daniel Casey
    • Sgt. Gavin Troy
    Jane Wymark
    Jane Wymark
    • Joyce Barnaby
    Laura Howard
    Laura Howard
    • Cully Barnaby
    Barry Jackson
    Barry Jackson
    • Dr. George Bullard
    Paul Brooke
    Paul Brooke
    • Nigel Anderson
    Rosalind Ayres
    Rosalind Ayres
    • Doreen Anderson
    Eleanor Summerfield
    • Elfrida Molfrey
    Peter Jones
    Peter Jones
    • Bunny Dawlish
    Tessa Peake-Jones
    Tessa Peake-Jones
    • Sarah Lawton
    Lesley Vickerage
    Lesley Vickerage
    • Simone Hollingsworth
    Roger Allam
    Roger Allam
    • Alan Hollingsworth
    Michele Dotrice
    Michele Dotrice
    • Felicity Buckley
    Paul Chapman
    Paul Chapman
    • Reg Buckley
    Sophie Stanton
    Sophie Stanton
    • Brenda Buckley
    Mark Bazeley
    Mark Bazeley
    • Gray Patterson
    Alwyne Taylor
    • Catherine Bullard
    Andrew Powell
    • Vince Perry
    • Director
      • Baz Taylor
    • Writers
      • Douglas Watkinson
      • Caroline Graham
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    • Trivia
      Paul Chapman plays Reg Buckley in this episode. He returns in episode 12.7, The Great and the Good (2009), in the role of Howard Richardson.
    • Goofs
      Haloperidol is not a sleeping pill as stated in the show. Haloperidol is used to treat psychotic disorders. Haloperidol is in a group of medications called conventional anti-psychotics. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.
    • Quotes

      Elfrida Molfrey: [Barnaby has influenced Elfrida and Bunny to get rid of their marijuana plants] You really are a most charming and gracious man, and if I were forty years younger, I'd take a real flyer at you!

      D.C.I. Barnaby: If you were forty years younger, Miss Molfrey, I'd charge you with supplying cannabis.

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      Performed by Celia Sheen

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    8/10
    Interesting on Many Levels
    This episode takes a lighter touch on the one hand and then deals with deep, serious things on the other. It starts with a confrontation by a group of investors, attacking a man whom they trusted to build a park that would pay handsomely. It didn't work out and he has become anathema to them. His position forms the foundation of this offering. That and his young, beautiful wife, who seems to have a roving eye. One day she disappears and things begin to crumble. He drops in to deep depression and alcoholism. We come to realize that there has been a ransom note and that she has been kidnapped. Barnaby and Troy must investigate a group of colorful characters, and, as is usually the case, several of them have motives. There is a silly scene where Barnaby eats a muffin that has been offered to him, laced with cannabis, and begins to act like an idiot. While there is humor in this, let's face it, things don't work that fast, nor does one totally change one's personality. Still, there are some really satisfying issues dealt with, and the conclusion is quite striking.
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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Oak Cottage, Flaunden, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Sarah Lawton's cottage)
    • Production company
      • Bentley Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1
      • 4:3

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