MIDSOMER MURDERS: Series 18
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
With this long-running series’ (since 1997) 105 – 111th episodes, it’s happened, and it had to happen sometime–malaise has set in to Midsomer.The series has never really recovered from the departure of John Nettles (in 2011), but even before that, in Nettles’ final couple of seasons, a changing of the guard in the writers’ room and producers’ suite brought about a decided change in the signature tone of this series. MM has carved out its unique niche in an overcrowded genre on the basis of a few signature factors: 1. the lush, verdant and seemingly endless confines of the fictional Midsomer County, the blood-soaked murder capital of the world, consisting of hundreds of picturesque, homicidal hamlets with off-kilter names, and with its own unique seasonal calendar, weather and sense of geography. Series creator Anthony Horowitz was correct in identifying Midsomer as the true star of this show. 2. the prolific rate of murders, so many of which carried out by insanely creative, byzantine methods. Only in Midsomer are wine bottles, rounds of cheese and even a bowl of eggs and live eels used as instruments of homicide. And UFOs. 3. the bantering, by turns witty, sarcastic and master/disciple relationship between DCI Barnaby and his sergeant. John Nettles as Barnaby had three sergeants and each man in his turn brought droll moments to the sidekick role. The scripts used to purposely put in opportunities for Barnaby to faux-abuse his sergeant and plenty of physical comedy business or snappy comebacks, as embodied by Mssrs. Daniel Casey, John Hopkins & Jason Hughes…-Hikari
I have been with this series all the way through and have loved it in every incarnation. Although our detective and forensic people have changed over the years, the series is built on great writing and the development of great eccentric UK characters set in English villages. They are a surprisingly bloodthirsty bunch of folks. The mysteries this time out satisfy as they always do. They always involve a scenario set in one of the surrounding villages. For example, one episode is set entirely in the world of bike racing. The victims are murderer are all there for that purpose. Their motive has something to do with the race.Equally as enjoyable is a case involving a UFO sighting with villagers coming to believe they may be surrounded by aliens after all. There is especially one central crackpot who has been living off UFO stories for decades, making it the essence of his life.Barnaby has become a father but his dog remains the highlight to viewers of his home life. The dog does Yoga, escapes from the vet’s and every other imaginable dog feat. He too is a great character.Very enjoyable, first rate BBC Mystery viewing.-carol irvin
I thoroughly enjoy Midsomer Murders, and Series 18 is no exception. The goal, as the producers have stated before, is to have murders just a little off-kilter. They usually manage to do this, and the eerie theme music always helps.Causton CID has a new pathologist, Dr. Kam Karimore. She’s smart and feisty, and a running gag throughout this series is her competition with Charlie Nelson in – everything! Even who would be better at dog-sitting Sykes.A second running gag is the little competition between John Barnaby and his wife Sarah. Each parent tries to coach their baby, Betty, on her very first word. Will it be “DaDa” or “MaMa”? This was a hit with me, because it reminded me of our same attempts with our daughter.Series 18 of “Midsomer Murders” has the 105th through the 110th episodes of this long-running mystery show. They originally aired January/February 2016. The six mysteries total 557 minutes without commercials.-Happy Reader
DVD Wholesale Main Features
Actors: Neil Dudgeon, Gwilyn Lee
Directors: Alex Pillai, Renny Rye, Rob Evans, Matt Carter, Nick Laughland
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
DVD Release Date: September 20, 2016
Run Time: 557 minutes
ASIN: B01HHGAKDG
