Christmas in Midsomer is not a time of peace and good will it is a time of murder and mistrust. The episode opens with a group assembling in a supposedly haunted house; as they walk around a couple leave the group in order to have a private moment alone. While doing this they are disturbed by a noise in the neighbouring room and the woman runs off and the man investigates
the next thing we know he has been run through with an antique sword. Barnaby is soon on the scene and as well as investigating the murder he meets his new partner, DS Charlie Nelson, for the first time. Inevitably there are plenty of suspects: the man's wife, somebody who is posting leaflets objecting to the ghost walks and the local publican who believes his pub is the only truly haunted site in the village are just a few possible killers. There is also a new addition expected to the Barnaby household as Sarah Barnaby is heavily pregnant
they just and to think of a better name than 'Bump' for the baby.
Anybody who is used to Midsomer Murders will know what to expect and fans are unlikely to be disappointed. There are less murders than usual but that doesn't matter as the mystery was enjoyable. Just about everybody is a possible suspect including a few well-known actors and they all seem to have different motives. Thankfully despite the ghost story nobody that matters thinks there was anything supernatural about the murder that would be too corny. As well as providing a mystery this also served to introduce DS Jones' replacement DS Nelson, played by Gwilym Lee; it is too soon to judge this character but he is quite different to Jones which is probably a good thing. There are plenty of chuckles to be had as the case progresses and Nelson learns his boss's ways. There are of course some expected clichés too does it ever not snow during a TV Christmas special even though white Christmases are pretty rare in England?! Still that didn't stop it being enjoyable.
Anybody who is used to Midsomer Murders will know what to expect and fans are unlikely to be disappointed. There are less murders than usual but that doesn't matter as the mystery was enjoyable. Just about everybody is a possible suspect including a few well-known actors and they all seem to have different motives. Thankfully despite the ghost story nobody that matters thinks there was anything supernatural about the murder that would be too corny. As well as providing a mystery this also served to introduce DS Jones' replacement DS Nelson, played by Gwilym Lee; it is too soon to judge this character but he is quite different to Jones which is probably a good thing. There are plenty of chuckles to be had as the case progresses and Nelson learns his boss's ways. There are of course some expected clichés too does it ever not snow during a TV Christmas special even though white Christmases are pretty rare in England?! Still that didn't stop it being enjoyable.