Midsomer Murders - "Written in Blood" - 4:30 pm Friday, December 12 on Ovation Arts Network

About this Broadcast

Written in Blood

The murder of one member of a writers group is immediately followed by the death of a famous author, for whom the victim had a mysterious antipathy. Amy: Joanna David. Honoria: Anna Massey. Insp. Barnaby: John Nettles. Sgt. Troy: Daniel Casey. Brian: David Troughton. Max Jennings: John Shrapnel. Gerald Hadleigh: Robert Swann. Jeremy Silberston directed.

repeat 1998 English Stereo

Crime Drama Crime Mystery & Suspense

Cast & Crew

John Nettles (Actor)

Daniel Casey (Actor) .. Sergeant Gavin Troy

Jane Wymark (Actor) .. Joyce Barnaby

Laura Howard (Actor) .. Cully Barnaby

Barry Jackson (Actor)

Anna Massey (Actor)

Joanna David (Actor)

David Troughton (Actor)

John Shrapnel (Actor)

Jane Booker (Actor)

Judith Scott (Actor)

Robert Swann (Actor)

Una Stubbs (Actor)

Daniel Newman (Actor) .. Tom Carter

Zoot Lynam (Actor) .. Collar

Mark Bagnall (Actor) .. Boreham

Annoushka Le Gallois (Actor) .. Barbara Neale

Marlene Sidaway (Actor) .. Mrs. Bundy

Nancy Lodder (Actor) .. Edie Carter

Jacqueline Morgan (Actor) .. Miss Panter

Marcus Rogers (Actor) .. Denzel

Jay Barrymore (Actor) .. Liam

Neil Conrich (Actor) .. Police Constable Angel

John Bardon (Actor) .. Mr. Belgrove

Timothy Bateson (Actor) .. James Jocelyne

Bryan Burdon (Actor) .. Barman

Murray Ewan (Actor) .. Liam's Father

Paul Putner (Actor) .. Policeman 2

David Maybrick (Actor) .. Policeman 3

Brian Parr (Actor) .. Mr. Baker

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Did You Know..

John Nettles (Actor)

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) .. Sergeant 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.

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.

Barry Jackson (Actor)

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.

Anna Massey (Actor)

Born: August 11, 1937
Died: July 03, 2011

Trivia: The second child of actors Raymond Massey and Adrienne Allen, Anna Massey made her own film bow as the spunky daughter of Jack Hawkins in John Ford's Gideon's Day (1958). Anna was one of the few members of the female cast of the controversial Peeping Tom (1960) who was not murdered by psycho photographer Karl Boehm; conversely, she was the second victim of the necktie strangler in Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972) (she's the one whose murder occurs off-camera, as Hitchcock dollies from a second-floor flat to the street below). Maturing into a versatile character actress in her 40s, Massey had an amazing facility for appearing in TV redos of earlier films: she played Miss Ronberry in the 1979 remake of The Corn is Green, Mrs. Danvers in the 1981 remake of Rebecca, and Betsy in the 1985 remake of Anna Karenina. In 1994, Anna Massey was among the stars of the weekly British sitcom Nice Day at the Office.

Joanna David (Actor)

Born: January 17, 1947
Birthplace: Lancaster, England

Trivia: Father went bankrupt when she was ten, leading the family to lose all their possessions. Won a scholarship to the Elmhurst Ballet School at 13, but failed to get into the Royal Ballet School years later. Danced on stage in The Ocean Revue with Roy Hudd in Clacton-on-Sea, inspiring her to enroll at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in the 1960's. Adopted the stage name David, taken from her mother's first name, Davida. Big break was the BBC's Sense and Sensibility in 1971, after which she worked prolifically in costume dramas. Played Francesca Annis's daughter in Lillie in 1978, although she is only eighteen months younger. Underwent brain surgery in 1993 to correct a congenital malformation. Acted with daughter Emilia in Pride and Prejudice in 1995. Married Edward Fox in 2004 after 33 years of living together. Is a patron of the Pancreatic Cancer Action charity. Is vice-president of the Theatrical Guild. Contracted Ménière's disease in 2008. Has been friends with Downton Abbey co-star Dame Maggie Smith for over four decades. Is a trustee of the National Brain Appeal, the charity dedicated to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. Is a member of the RADA Council.

David Troughton (Actor)

Born: June 09, 1950

John Shrapnel (Actor)

Born: January 01, 1942

Trivia: On stage, the classically trained, stark-featured English character actor John Shrapnel wove a forceful, occasionally even scabrous dramatic undercurrent into his evocations of the figures inhabiting the great tragedies of literature. Maintaining a frequent presence at theaters such as The Aldwych, The Warehouse, and The Piccadilly, Shrapnel earned enthusiastic notices for his supporting contributions to productions of Julius Caesar, The Greeks, Hamlet, and innumerable others. On camera, the thespian built up a massive resumé beginning in the early '70s and emphasized both television and cinematic work. Filmed roles in the early years (such as that of Petya in the 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra, or that of Hector in the 1982 Troilus and Cressida) seemed primarily an offshoot of his theatrical stock, but by the late 1980s, he expanded his repertoire to include more commercial (Hollywood-oriented) fare. On that note, Shrapnel did effective supporting work in films as diverse as How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), 101 Dalmatians (1996), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). Producers still often reserved him for classical and/or historical roles, however, per his portrayal of Lord Howard in Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

Jane Booker (Actor)

Born: May 09, 1956