Midsomer Murders - "A Rare Bird" - 04:00 am Tuesday, November 25 on WPXV ION Mystery

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A Rare Bird

A nasty argument between keen birdwatchers in Midsomer-in-the-Marsh turns nasty when their president is killed. Barnaby and Jones are called in to investigate the case.

repeat 2012 English 1080i Stereo

Drama Crime Mystery & Suspense Season Finale

Cast & Crew

John Nettles (Actor) .. DCI Tom Barnaby

Daniel Casey (Actor) .. Sgt. Gavin Troy

Jane Wymark (Actor) .. Joyce Barnaby

Neil Dudgeon (Actor)

Jason Hughes (Actor)

Fiona Dolman (Actor)

Tamzin Malleson (Actor)

Alexander Hanson (Actor)

Genevieve O'reilly (Actor)

Paul Bigley (Actor) .. Tim Whitley

James Dreyfus (Actor) .. Ralph Ford

Allan Corduner (Actor) .. Michael Hipsman

Tony Haygarth (Actor) .. George Napier

Amanda Jones (Actor) .. Olivia Carter

David Golt (Actor) .. Parent

Nick Thomas-Webster (Actor) .. CID Officer

Julie Vollono (Actor) .. Pub Patron

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Did You Know..

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.

Neil Dudgeon (Actor)

Born: January 02, 1961
Birthplace: Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Trivia: British character actor Neil Dudgeon debuted in the late '80s in his native U.K., and specialized in working-class types with a forceful edge, such as policemen, constables, and inner-city taxi drivers. Dudgeon debuted in Stephen Frears' acclaimed Joe Orton biopic Prick Up Your Ears (1987), then graced the casts of numerous low-profile theatrical movies and telefilms over the following decades, including Revolver (1992), Dirty Tricks (2000), and Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002). Dudgeon elevated his profile somewhat in the mid- to late 2000s with bit parts in two key films: the Renée Zellweger/Hugh Grant comedy Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and director Garth Jennings' bittersweet coming-of-age nostalgia Son of Rambow (2007).

Jason Hughes (Actor)

Born: May 24, 1905
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.

Fiona Dolman (Actor)

Born: January 01, 1970
Birthplace: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland

Trivia: Made her television debut in a 1993 episode of Crime Story. Between 1998 and 2001, starred as Jackie Bradley in period drama Heartbeat. Between 2011 and 2018, starred as Sarah Barnaby in ITV Crime Drama Midsomer Murders. In 2012, was nominated for the Golden Nymph award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, for her role in Midsomer Murders.

Tamzin Malleson (Actor)

Born: May 01, 1974
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset, England

Trivia: Made her television debut in a 1996 episode of A Touch of Frost. Between 1996 and 1997, starred as Alison Dangerfield in medical drama Dangerfield. Between 2002 and 2004, starred as Penny Neville in drama series Teachers. Between 2011 and 2015, starred as Dr. Kate Wilding in crime drama Midsomer Murders. In 2017, opened a diner in Stroud with partner Keith Allen.

Alexander Hanson (Actor)

Genevieve O'reilly (Actor)

Born: January 06, 1977
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Trivia: As a child, knew that she wanted to become a performer and sang and danced a lot at home. At the age of 10, emigrated from Dublin to Adelaide with her family. Moved from Adelaide to Sydney at the age of twenty to study at the NIDA. Was one of the subjects of a TV documentary on the NIDA and its students titled Drama School (2000). Cast as the understudy for Gale Edwards' New York production of The White Devil a week after graduating from NIDA in 2000. Made her TV debut in fantasy series BeastMaster in 2001. First film role was as Officer Wirtz in The Matrix Reloaded (2003). Moved to London to pursue acting opportunities in 2005. Profile raised with her lead role as Kate in TV series The Time of Your Life (2007). Played Princess Diana in the 2007 docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess.

Paul Bigley (Actor) .. Tim Whitley

James Dreyfus (Actor) .. Ralph Ford

Born: October 09, 1968
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bloomsbury, London. Won the Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Olivier Award for his work in The Lady In The Dark at the National Theatre in 1998. Was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the Birmingham Rep in 1988. Usually plays comedy roles.