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Orchis Fatalis
"Orchis Fatalis" is the third episode of the eighth season of British television show ''Midsomer Murders'' and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and John Hopkins as Detective Sergeant Dan Scott. It concerns the discovery of a very rare orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ..., the yellow roth, and a number of murders seemingly committed in an attempt to acquire it. {{DEFAULTSORT:Orchis Fatalis (Midsomer Murders Episode) Midsomer Murders episodes 2005 British television episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ITV since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It identifies itself differently from other detective dramas often by featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack that includes the use of the theremin instrument for the show's theme tune. The programme has featured two lead stars—from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Tom Barnaby, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Hodgkinson
Terry Hodgkinson (30 March 1949 – 13 July 2019) was Chairman of Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber. He was appointed on 14 December 2003 and stepped down in December 2010. He held an Honours Degree in Building from the University of Aston, in Birmingham, a Chartered Director, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors IOD and of the Chartered Institute of Building CIOB. He was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Huddersfield in 2010 and a CBE for services to business and regeneration in 2010 and was a visiting professor affiliated to the Faculty of Business and Law at Leeds Metropolitan University. Career In 1973, Hodgkinson founded Aston Builders and Contractors Ltd in Wakefield which ran up to 1979. He then formed with a partner a company called Lemmeleg Ltd and ran this until 2005 with a turnover of £30 million then sold out to Rok. During this period he also ran and sold on a number of SME's from an equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Walter
Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24 September 1950) is a British actress. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award as well as numerous nominations including for a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2011, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama. Walter began her career in 1974 and made her Broadway debut in 1983. For her work in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including ''Twelfth Night'' (1987–88) and ''Three Sisters (play), Three Sisters'' (1988), she won the 1988 Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival, Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival. Her other notable work for the RSC includes leading roles in ''Macbeth'' (1999) and ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (2006). She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I in the 2005 London revival of ''Mary Stuart (play), Mary Stuart'', and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Bardock
Matthew Arthur Bardock was born in 1969 in Croydon. He is an English actor who is known for playing Jeff Collier in ''Casualty'', DS Clive Barnard in ''A Touch of Frost'', DS Davey Higgins in ''The Coroner'', Albie in '' The Lakes'', Mark Craig in ''New Blood'' and DS Simon Morgan in ''Manhunt: The Nightstalker''. Career Bardock made his television debut in 1992, when he appeared in ''Prime Suspect'' and the following year, he appeared in ''Casualty'' as a leading gang member who set fire to the ED. In 1995, Bardock appeared in the stage production of ''Mojo'' by Jez Butterworth at the Royal Court Theatre. Bardock came to notice for his role as DC Clive Barnard in the British television series ''A Touch of Frost''. His character was the nephew of the Chief Constable. While many believe he had only got into CID through his family connections, Frost sees beyond that and takes Barnard under his wing. He was later promoted to Detective Sergeant, but was killed in the 1997 episode "N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nettleton (actor)
John Nettleton (born 5 February 1929) is an English actor best known for playing Sir Arnold Robinson, Cabinet Secretary in ''Yes Minister'' (1980–84) and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (1985–88). Another political role for Nettleton was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (Sir Stephen Baxter) in the sitcom '' The New Statesman''. Other television roles included a Ministry of Defence department chief in ''The Avengers'' (episode " The See-Through Man", 1967), a police sergeant in '' Please Sir!'' (1969), Alfred Booker in ''The Champions'' (episode "Full Circle", 1969), Froggett in the office comedy series ''If It Moves File It'' (1970), Francis Bacon in ''Elizabeth R'' (1971), a Detective Superintendent in '' Doctor at Large'' in 1971, George Pattinson in a now lost episode ("The Uninvited") of ''Out of the Unknown'' (also in 1971), as Arthur Bellamy, brother to Viscount Bellamy, in ''Upstairs, Downstair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Michael Chater Robinson (23 March 1921 – 16 October 2021) was an English film, television and stage actor. He appeared in the crime drama series ''Callan'', ''Foyle's War'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. Biography Geoffrey Michael Chater Robinson was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire on 23 March 1921 and lived in Iden, East Sussex and London. His father, Lawrence Chater Robinson, was a composer of music for dance bands and his mother Peggy was an actress. It was seeing her perform at London St Martin's Theatre when he was 11 that made him want to follow her onto the stage. Chater was educated at Marlborough College, and joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1940. He served as a captain in India and Burma, where he wrote and performed in revues for the troops during time off. He served in the British Army from 1940–1946. After the Second World War, he focused on his career in the entertainment industry. He became an assistant stage manager at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, where in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead In The Water (Midsomer Murders)
"Dead in the Water" is the second episode of the eighth season of British television show Midsomer Murders and the thirty seventh episode overall. It stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and John Hopkins as Detective Sergeant Dan Scott. The boating scenes were filmed in Henley Henley may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Henley, Dorset, a location * Henley, Gloucestershire, a location * Henley-on-Thames, a town in South Oxfordshire, England ** Henley (UK Parliament constituency) ** Henley Rural District, a former r ..., Oxfordshire. Plot Barnaby is persuaded by his wife to take a day out at the Midsomer Regatta. He is soon called into action however, when a body appears during a race. He discovers it is Guy Sweetman, a member of the club, and something of a ladies man. Barnaby tries to solve both the murder, and a spate of robberies in the area, which ultimately prove to be connected. References {{Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders episodes 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nettles
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series '' Bergerac'' (1981–1991) in the title role, and ''Midsomer Murders'' (1997–2011) as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby. He has also narrated several television series. Early life Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in 1943. His birth mother was an Irish nurse who came to work in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was adopted at birth by carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie. As a youth he attended St Austell Grammar School. In 1962 he went to study history and philosophy at the University of Southampton, where he developed an interest in acting, and after graduation he joined the Royal Court Theatre. Acting career Nettles played Laertes to Tom Courtenay's Hamlet in 1969 at the University Theatre for 69 Theatre Company in Manchester. From 1969 to 1970, he was in repertor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Barnaby
Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Barnaby (born 20 April 1943) is a fictional detective created by English writer Caroline Graham as the protagonist in her ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' novel series and adapted into one of the main characters in the ITV drama ''Midsomer Murders''. Tom Barnaby (played by John Nettles) first appears in the programme's first episode ''The Killings at Badger's Drift'' and last appears in ''Fit for Murder'', an episode broadcast on 2 February 2011, which is the final episode of the thirteenth series. He states in an episode called ''Picture of Innocence'' that his birthday is 20 April 1943. He is married to Joyce Barnaby, played by Jane Wymark and has a daughter called Cully, played by Laura Howard. He appeared in 81 episodes before handing over to his cousin John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon). He is assisted in every episode by a sergeant. He has three sergeants throughout his tenure, Gavin Troy; 1997–2003, Daniel Scott; 2003–2005 and Benj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hopkins (actor)
John Hopkins (born 1975) is an English actor. Some of his best-known roles include Sgt. Dan Scott on ''Midsomer Murders'' (2004–2005), Lowell in Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), and Sir Francis Basset in the British TV series ''Poldark'' (2017–2018). Journalists and teachers have always admired his acting skills. In addition to his television and film work, he has never stopped acting on stage and exploring other forms of professional entertainment, such as doing voiceovers for video games, television and radio. Early life and education John Hopkins was born in Luton, England, a town close to London. There is little publicly available information about his family or childhood. He attended secondary school at Manshead CofE Upper School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and later studied at the University of Leeds (1993-1996), majoring in English. After this, Hopkins started to show interest in the theatre. He joined a drama group and took part in various productions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. (See ''External links'' below). The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are '' Bulbophyllum'' (2,000 species), '' Epidendrum'' (1,500 species), '' Dendrobium'' (1,400 species) and '' Pleurothallis'' (1,000 species). It also includes '' Vanilla'' (the genus o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Midsomer may refer to– * Midsomer Norton, a town in England * Midsomer, a fictional county in England that is the setting of the TV series ''Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
