Inspector Barnaby and his partner Gavin Troy are after "Birds of Prey" in this 2003 episode of the Midsomer Murders. For a pretty place, it sure has a lot of crime.
Nettles and Troy investigate a suicide that soon starts to look like murder. A man named Julian Shepherd has driven his car into the river and drowned. He and other people are investors in an fuel-less transportation system developed by the elderly Charles Edmonton (Richard Todd). Before his death, Shepherd has gone to ask for his investment back because he was in financial trouble. He'd been put off by George Hamilton (David Calder), who works with Edmonton and keeps things organized for him.
As usual, very good, with John Nettles his usually wily self as his wife plans a trip for them to Africa where they will ride on elephants. For some reason, of all the young men who have worked with Barnaby, I liked Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) the best. Well, he did play the role for nine years, maybe that's why. And it was wonderful to see Richard Todd, whom I only knew of as a much younger man making movies.
Beautiful scenery - just lovely, and a good atmosphere throughout. An interesting mystery from this intelligent and entertaining series.
Nettles and Troy investigate a suicide that soon starts to look like murder. A man named Julian Shepherd has driven his car into the river and drowned. He and other people are investors in an fuel-less transportation system developed by the elderly Charles Edmonton (Richard Todd). Before his death, Shepherd has gone to ask for his investment back because he was in financial trouble. He'd been put off by George Hamilton (David Calder), who works with Edmonton and keeps things organized for him.
As usual, very good, with John Nettles his usually wily self as his wife plans a trip for them to Africa where they will ride on elephants. For some reason, of all the young men who have worked with Barnaby, I liked Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) the best. Well, he did play the role for nine years, maybe that's why. And it was wonderful to see Richard Todd, whom I only knew of as a much younger man making movies.
Beautiful scenery - just lovely, and a good atmosphere throughout. An interesting mystery from this intelligent and entertaining series.