When a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, DCI John Barnaby discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.When a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, DCI John Barnaby discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.When a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, DCI John Barnaby discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.
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- TriviaThis is the first episode with Neil Dudgeon top billed and not John Nettles.
- GoofsSgt Jones says that when Palmer's remains were found in his racing car under a sheet and under some bales of straw in a barn, it was assumed that the death was suicide since his gun was next to him, without at anytime wondering how after committing suicide the dead man managed to hide himself under a sheet and several bales.
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DS Ben Jones: Poor kid. Still, family money, good lawyer, should see her right.
DCI John Barnaby: Are you serious? She's lying through her perfect little teeth.
DS Ben Jones: Really?
DCI John Barnaby: Yes!
DS Ben Jones: Well, she seemed genuine to me.
DCI John Barnaby: That is because she is a pretty girl, and you are a young man and your brains are still in your trousers.
DS Ben Jones: Thank you, sir.
DCI John Barnaby: I, on the other hand, being a dessicated old goat, don't fall for that crapola for one second.
DS Ben Jones: Oh, good.
- ConnectionsReferences The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
I had heard that there would be a cast change via media rumors but that was years ago. Meanwhile, MM episodes continued as ever. Then suddenly there's a new DCI (which is fine; people really DO retire in REAL life). My issue is that this was not addressed within the series except as a slight afterthought. Changing the face of the person the camera focuses on 90% of the time is important enough to warrant at least a subplot or a single scene! I had trouble rapping my head around 'this new guy' as hero when the old DCI fit like my favorite pair of jeans. A person who really LOVES a series, creates (in their own mind) an idea of who each character is. Having a suitable transition allows the TV audience to bid farewell to the outgoing character and say hello to the new.
Aside from this gripe, there is an incredible improvement in the production value of the series in general. I'm very impressed by this aspect. I also thoroughly like Neil Dudgeon so much but really miss John Neville. I wish he would return occasionally just to schmooze cousin to cousin.
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- Bearwood College, Bearwood Road, Sindlesham, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK(Darnley Park Girls School: Classic Car Rally)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 16:9 HD