Midsomer Murders - "A Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 2" - 8:19 pm Saturday, October 25 on KUHT

John Nettles (Actor) .. DCI Tom Barnaby

Born: October 11, 1943
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.

Daniel Casey (Actor) .. Sgt. Gavin Troy

Born: June 01, 1972
Birthplace: Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England

Trivia: Joined the Stockton Youth Theatre as a 14-year-old. Performed in the award-winning Dead Fish at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Reprised his role in the touring production of Dead Fish throughout 1994 and 1995. Played the role of DS Gavin Troy in Midsomer Murders between 1998 and 2003. Ran for Leukaemia Research in the 2003 Great north Run.

Jane Wymark (Actor) .. Joyce Barnaby

Born: October 31, 1952
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) .. Dr. Bullard

Born: March 29, 1938
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.

Ronald Pickup (Actor) .. Rupert Smythe-Webster

Born: June 07, 1940
Birthplace: Chester, Cheshire, England

Trivia: Trained at the RADA, Ronald Pickup made his London theatrical bow in 1964. Since that time, Pickup has played an abundance of Shakespeare on stage and television: his bravura 1984 performance as Titus Andronicus on the BBC/PBS Shakespeare Plays series can make the flesh creep even when one is only thinking about it. In films from 1968, Pickup has played such prominent roles as Stravinsky in the 1980 biopic Nijinsky. Even busier on television, he was seen as Randolph Churchill in the 1975 biopic Jennie and as Whitlock in the 1994 TV-movie Gone With the Wind-sequel Scarlet. He is also a regular or semi-regular in quite a few British TV series: Moving (1985), Oscar (1986), Fortunes of War (1987), Not with a Bang (1990) and The Riff Raff Element (1994). Additionally, Ronald Pickup has supplied the voice of Aslan in the TV adaptations of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" stories.

Beth Goddard (Actor) .. Wendy Smythe-Webster

Chistopher Good (Actor) .. Simon Smythe-Webster

Phoebe Nicholls (Actor) .. Laura Smythe-Webster

Born: April 07, 1957
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Supporting actress Phoebe Nicholls (billed as Sarah Nicholls in her earliest performances) has been on television, stage, and film since her childhood, specializing in period dramas. She made her film debut in The Pumpkin Eaters (1964), following it up with a small role in Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965). On television Nicholls may best be remembered for playing Cordelia in the internationally popular miniseries Brideshead Revisited (1982). Some of the films she has appeared in include David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980) and Nicolas Roeg's made-for-television drama Heart of Darkness (1994). Nicholls has worked closely with director Charles Sturridge on different productions including his television miniseries Gulliver's Travels (1996), a stage production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, and in the feature film Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997).

Jonathan Hyde (Actor) .. Frank Webster

Born: May 21, 1948
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Trivia: Left Australia for the United Kingdom in 1969; shortly after his arrival, he saw Ian McClellan perform on the stage in Richard II and decided to become an actor. Was an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News; left the show when it underwent heavy cast changes for the second season. Is an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company; performed in the RSC's tour of King Lear in 2007, opposite Ian McKellan. Is an accomplished singer and painter.

Leo Bill (Actor) .. Darren

Born: August 31, 1980
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Trivia: Started his career at the age of 4 in a TV show in the U.K.Both his parents are actors and encouraged him to pursue his acting career.Enrolled in the Playbox Theater at the age of 12, a renowned institution for children and teenagers to develop their acting skills.Acting in the theater is one of his greatest passions.In 2018, starred in the play Curtains, written by his father, Stephen Bill.Has maintained a very private personal life.

Jo Stone-Fewings (Actor) .. Danny Pinchel

Tim Preece (Actor) .. Jack Wilson

Born: August 05, 1938

Anne Reid (Actor) .. Sarah Proudie

Born: May 28, 1935
Birthplace: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Trivia: Her father was a foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, leading her to travel abroad occasionally to spend time with her parents in India, Tehran and Beirut. Became a stage manager and worked in repertory theatre after graduating from RADA. Spent ten years on landmark soap, Coronation Street, before leaving in 1971. 18.9 million people watched the funeral of her character, Val, in Coronation Street, in 1971, after she had been electrocuted by a faulty hair drier. Filmed scenes for Love Actually (2003), playing a headmistress tending to her dying partner, but her scenes were ultimately cut from the film. Won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year in 2004 for the film The Mother. Played Jack's mother in Into the Woods at the Royal Opera House in London in 2007. Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010. Received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in 2015. Underwent hip replacement surgery in 2019.

Alex Lowe (Actor) .. Phil Harrison

Born: January 15, 1968

Charlie Beall (Actor) .. Larry Smith

Rebecca Johnson (Actor) .. Anne

Danielle Tilley (Actor) .. Emily

Katy Murphy (Actor) .. Helen

Born: January 15, 1963

Jack Chissick (Actor) .. Murdoch

Midsomer Murders: A Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 2

8:19 pm - 9:09 pm, Saturday, October 25 on KUHT (8)

A Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 2

Season 6, Episode 8