Midsomer murders. [Set 8]
(DVD)

Title from container.

Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham.

Originally broadcast on television in 2004.

"As seen on A&E and the Biography Channel."

Contains 3 episodes from the television series.

Special features: John Nettles interview; Midsomer map; Caroline Graham biography; cast filmographies.

John Nettles, John Hopkins, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard.

The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In "The straw woman, " when a curate dies tragically at a festival revival, some villagers of Midsomer Parva suspect black magic. Barnaby and Scott unravel a centuries-old mystery, complicated by Scott's attraction to a schoolteacher who has been branded a witch by the village. In "The Maid in Splendour, " unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs threaten the lives of those connected to The Maid in Splendour, Midsomer Worthy's beloved local pub. When one of the pub's bartenders is found murdered in the nearby woods, Barnaby and Scott uncover a deadly clash of cultures in the gossipy village. In "Ghosts of Christmas past, " the Villiers family has gathered to celebrate Christmas exactly nine years after Ferdy Villiers suicide. When another member of the family dies mysteriously, Barnaby and Scott find they must investigate the past as well as the present.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.