Garden of Death 

When an arrogant aristocratic family's decision to develop a memorial garden into a commercial tea shop has the villagers up in arms, murders past and present rear their heads.

Director:

Peter Smith

Writers:

Christopher Russell (screenplay), Caroline Graham (characters)

Stars:

John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Nettles	...	DCI Tom Barnaby
Daniel Casey	...	Sergeant Gavin Troy
Jane Wymark	...	Joyce Barnaby
Sarah Alexander	...	Fliss Inkpen-Thomas
Dean Batchelor	...	Michael
Anthony Bate	...	Augustus Deverell
Raymond Bowers	...	Desmond Cox
Anna Calder-Marshall	...	Susan Millard
Tom Chadbon	...	Charles King
Simon Chandler	...	Richard Deverell
Elaine Donnelly	...	Elaine
Kate Duchêne	...	Jane Bennett (as Kate Duchene)
Neil Dudgeon	...	Daniel Bolt
Victoria Hamilton	...	Hilary Inkpen
Barry Jackson	...	Dr. George Bullard

Storyline

Townspeople of a Midsomer village are up in arms over a wealthy, hated family's decision to turn a once-public memorial garden into a tea room. When one of the family is found murdered, Barnaby and Troy must weed through the townspeople's sordid lives to uncover the culprit.

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Plot Keywords:

adolescent | boy | drinking | in laws | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Neil Dudgeon (Daniel Bolt) would later portray Barnaby's cousin, John Barnaby - who becomes the lead detective in later seasons.

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Goofs

Victoria Hamilton, who plays Hillary, has brown eyes, which is genetically impossible as Hillary's parents (both parents) have blue eyes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Daniel Bolt: . Paradisea liliastrum.

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Soundtracks

Midsomer Murders
(Theme Song)
Written by Jim Parker
Performed by Celia Sheen

User Reviews

The Forgotten Daughter

We are led down the garden path, so to speak. A woman from a very rich family has decided to take down a garden that has graced a small town form many decades. She is part of the Inkpens, a snobbish group that feels above the entire community. One young woman in particular lords it over everyone, including other family members. Her mother is a virago and her grandma a tyrant. She also has a half-sister, the product of her father's dalliance, apparently. She is a sober young woman who plays the Cinderella role to her blonde entitled sibling. One day the former is murdered from a blow to the head with a shovel, while the townspeople attend a meeting to air their anger over the destruction of the garden. Soon other bodies are in evidence. The person who built the garden is dying and his daughter has taken up the cause. She becomes a suspect as well. So many possibilities. There are even more. It is another nicely done episode but a bit contrived.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2000 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Cripps Cottage, 2, Frogmore Lane, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bentley Productions, A+E Networks, Chrysalis Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min (DVD)

Color:

Color