Midsomer Murders: Midsomer Rhapsody
08:00 am - 10:00 am, Thursday, November 13 on WPXJ Ion+ (51.5)
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Midsomer Rhapsody
A respected retired music teacher is found battered to death. Adding to the mystery is the discovery among his possessions of an unknown musical composition written by a composer who died years earlier.
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2005
English
Stereo
Drama
Crime
Mystery & Suspense
Season Finale
Cast & Crew
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
John Hopkins
(Actor)
.. Sgt. Dan Scott
Nicholas Amer
(Actor)
.. Arthur Leggott
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
June Whitfield
(Actor)
.. Peggy Alder
Trevor Peacock
(Actor)
.. Charlie Speight
Belinda Sinclair
(Actor)
.. Melody Thorpe
David Lyon
(Actor)
.. Alan Thorpe
David Burke
(Actor)
.. John Farrow
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Noah Farrow
Oliver Cotton
(Actor)
.. Michael Maybury
Clare Higgins
(Actor)
.. Laura Crawford
Christopher Benjamin
(Actor)
.. Harvey Crane
Stephen Boxer
(Actor)
.. Owen Swinscoe
Richard Vanstone
(Actor)
.. Joe Smeeton
Julia Deakin
(Actor)
.. Valerie Smeeton
Tom Ellis
(Actor)
.. Lee Smeeton
Kate Fleetwood
(Actor)
.. Sarah Douglas
Malcolm Raeburn
(Actor)
.. Auctioneer
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Born:
October 11, 1943
Birthplace: St Austell, Cornwall, England
Birthplace: St Austell, Cornwall, England
Trivia:
Left university to perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Was narrator of BBC series Airport between 1996 and 2005. Appointed an OBE in 2010. Awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Plymouth in 2012. Patron of The Mare and Foal Sanctuary.
John Hopkins
(Actor)
.. Sgt. Dan Scott
Nicholas Amer
(Actor)
.. Arthur Leggott
Born:
January 01, 1928
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
Born:
October 31, 1952
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Trivia:
Starred in the 1975 Birmingham Rep production of Equus. Played Sasha in a 1978 production of Ivanov at the Old Vic. Portrayed the role of Joyce Barnaby in Midsomer Murders between 1997 and 2011. Performed in a world tour of Hamlet throughout 1978, alongside Sir Derek Jacobi. Is a Drama tutor at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
Born:
March 29, 1938
Died: May 12, 2013
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: May 12, 2013
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Trivia:
At the age of nine, presented radio broadcasts for Children's Hour. Worked as a stage hand at the Birmingham Rep at the age of 16. Moved to London to become an actor immediately upon getting his O-Levels. Worked as a fight director and stunt man throughout the 1960s, under the name 'Jack Barry'. Portrayed Dr George Bullard in Midsomer Murders from 1998 to 2011.
Laura Howard
(Actor)
.. Cully Barnaby
Birthplace: Chiswick, London, England
Trivia:
Made her television debut in the 1992 historical series Covington Cross.Landed her first leading television role in 1992, playing Tammy Rokeby in sitcom So Haunt Me. In 1996, appeared in drama series Soldier Soldier as Deborah Briggs. Is perhaps best known for playing Cully Barnaby in crime-mystery procedural Midsomer Murders between 1997 and 2011. Performed as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Making Mischief Season in 2016.
June Whitfield
(Actor)
.. Peggy Alder
Born:
November 11, 1925
Birthplace: Streatham, London
Birthplace: Streatham, London
Trivia:
Trained at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, June Whitfield landed her first professional roles on the London stage and became one of Great Britain's most respected comedy actresses. After establishing herself in theater, Whitfield gained further acclaim for appearing opposite Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bently in the classic radio series Take It From Here. She has become one of BBC Radio's most enduring and beloved radio performers; she can be heard reading The News Huddlines, something she has been doing since the 1950s. Despite her radio work, Whitfield is best known on television, where she appeared opposite her longtime professional partner Terry Scott in the popular sitcom Happily Ever After, which ran for a decade and was later renamed Terry and June. She also worked with comedians like Ronnie Barker and Dick Emery. Whitfield began her sporadic film career in Carry On Nurse (1959); she would continue appearing in the venerable Carry On series for many years. Her other film credits include The Spy With a Cold Nose (1966) and Jude (1996). For her many years in the entertainment industry, June Whitfield received the British Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994.
Trevor Peacock
(Actor)
.. Charlie Speight
Born:
May 19, 1931
Birthplace: London, England
Birthplace: London, England
Trivia:
Esteemed British character actor Trevor Peacock has found success on stage, screen, and television in the U.K. and the U.S. He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on television is known for his regular roles on such BBC shows as Growing Pains and Wish Me Luck III. Peacock made his film debut as an actor in The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963). Two years prior he had provided music for Beat Girl. Peacock tried his hand at screenwriting with He Who Rides a Tiger (1966) and also provided the film with music. Peacock's career continued through the '90s with appearances in feature films such as For Roseanna (1997) and television miniseries like NeverWhere (1996).
Belinda Sinclair
(Actor)
.. Melody Thorpe
David Lyon
(Actor)
.. Alan Thorpe
Born:
May 16, 1941
David Burke
(Actor)
.. John Farrow
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Noah Farrow
Born:
May 28, 1919
Died: September 08, 2006
Birthplace: Eaglescliffe, County Durham
Died: September 08, 2006
Birthplace: Eaglescliffe, County Durham
Trivia:
British character actor, onscreen from the '60s.
Oliver Cotton
(Actor)
.. Michael Maybury
Born:
January 01, 1944
Trivia:
British supporting actor Oliver Cotton has appeared on screen since 1967.
Clare Higgins
(Actor)
.. Laura Crawford
Christopher Benjamin
(Actor)
.. Harvey Crane
Born:
December 27, 1934
Stephen Boxer
(Actor)
.. Owen Swinscoe
Born:
May 19, 1950
Richard Vanstone
(Actor)
.. Joe Smeeton
Julia Deakin
(Actor)
.. Valerie Smeeton
Tom Ellis
(Actor)
.. Lee Smeeton
Kate Fleetwood
(Actor)
.. Sarah Douglas
Born:
September 24, 1972
Malcolm Raeburn
(Actor)
.. Auctioneer
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
Born:
May 24, 1905
Birthplace: Porthcawl, South Wales, Wales
Birthplace: Porthcawl, South Wales, Wales
Trivia:
Joined the National Youth Theatre as a teenager. Won the Alec Clunes award for Best Actor while studying drama at LAMDA. In 1998, performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Herbal Bed. Between 2005 and 2017, played DI Ben Jones in ITV Drama Midsomer Murders. In 2012, was nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series award at the Monte Carlo TV Festival for his role in Midsomer Murders.
