Detective Sergeant Charlie Nelson ( Gwilym Lee) (series 16–18)—When Jones was promoted, he was replaced by DS Charlie Nelson. Nelson was the first Sergeant to not serve alongside Tom Barnaby. He was a lodger at Kate's house. Nelson left the series after season 18. Rosalind Knight played Eleanor Macpherson in "Birds of Prey" (2003) and Mother Jerome in "A Sacred Trust" (2011). A series earns an Average Rating when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. The average Tomato Meter is the sum of all season scores divided by the number of seasons using the Tomato Meter.” Every time I go to any Midsomer village, it’s the same thing. Violence, sexual deviance, suicide and murder. How can you expect me to go and live in one of them?”– DCI Tom Barnaby Midsomer Murders S09e02 Dead Letters Gemma AtkinsonGemma Atkinson shares a two-word response to the collaboration between Gorka Marquez and Helen Skelton on BBC Strictly after praising starFans of the BBC dance show were already excited about the collaboration and Gemma shared her reaction

Emily Beavis – Died after being pushed over the edge of a quarry 18 months before the events of the episode. Estate agent Olive Beauvoisin (Eileen Davies) appeared in "Death's Shadow", "Dead Man’s Eleven", and "Hidden Depths" (but was credited in that particular episode only as "Estate Agent").

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Robert Daws played Mike Spicer in "Hidden Depths" (2005), and Hamish Rafferty in "Curse of the Ninth" (2017).

Eric Calder, Chairman and boss of Calder's Biscuits, is found murdered whilst on a business trip in Copenhagen. He had been poisoned with strychnine applied to a box of Calder's biscuits. It is discovered the box had been sent from the village of Badger's Drift, home to Calder's firm. The detectives team up with two female Danish police officers to investigate, where suspects and motives abound before the mystery is unravelled. Emily Beavis – Died after being pushed over the edge of a quarry 18 months before the events of the episode. (Participant) From Superman To The Queen: All The Famous Celebs You Never Knew Appeared In Midsomer Murders The Wild West Society bring their show to Ford Florey, comprising a fairground, and several re-enactments of scenes from American frontier history. Amidst the sound of gunfire, the witch on the 'Dunk the Witch' stall is shot dead. Barnaby and Jones look at possible motives, which seem to revolve around the disputed ownership of an area of local land. The investigation encounters family rivalries and a recurring Wild West theme before the killer can be caught. Art historian Philip Hamilton is restoring a medieval fresco is unearthed in the church crypt of Midsomer St Claire. When his partner Nancy Dewar is found dead in a river, a series of murders commences that appear to be inspired by macabre illustrations in the fresco. As the village prepares for storms and flooding, Barnaby and Nelson realise that the motive for the murders is not religious but is connected to a hidden secret. James Harrington – Drunk on whiskey laced with valerian after getting drunk at home. He was then taken and drowned in a nearby slough.One of the most unusual Midsomer episodes given the fact that although the main plot has quite often something to do with a certain event in the past, this time it effectively triggers all the murders after some eight years without much warning. What ignites all the drama is the return of the annual Festival Queen award which was originally abandoned after the death of Bella Slade, the incumbent holder at the time. Rupert Vansittart appeared in three episodes: as Selwyn Proctor in "Market for Murder" (2002), as Desmond Harcourt in "The Axeman Cometh" (2007), and as Alistair Kingslake in "The Dogleg Murders" (2009). Cynthia Bennett – She was strangled with a pair of clamps and then buried in the Garden of Remembrance 5 years before the events of the episode.