Suspending disbelief
Surely reviewers such as Edna Sweetlove must realise that people actually considering purchasing DVD's of series such as Midsomer have, actually, already seen an episode (...or six...) on the box and, therefore, realise what level of disbelief suspension is required!
Midsomer is not about realism, it's about the creation of a quintissentially English stage, set with quintissentially English characters. The fact that this stageset has probably never actually existed has nothing at all to do with anything!
The creation of Midsomer is a resounding success (...how many series...?) and everyone who loves a gentle, non-gory whodunnit, wants to spend a week there (...preferably not as a victim...!) to take in the beautiful scenery, the picture-postcard cottages and meet the unique characters, in the teashop over a cup of Earl Grey, watching a murder mystery unfold!
Great stuff! Not Shakespeare it's true, but when was the last time YOU read Shakespeare?
My only problem is affording the entire collection!
Oh, and by the way, I read 'The Tempest' only last month.



If you turn a stone in a village, one never knows what one will discover
Something on this line was said by one of the most famous "village detectives" of all times: Mrs. Marple.

And this is the essence of the Midsomer Murders. In the idyllic setting of the English countryside murder and deceit is lurking. Inspector Barnaby and his sergeant Troy follow the leads and discover the truth. It is a quite, sometimes funny, never too bloody, not the typical US style of crime investigation with massive chases, but an interesting and captivating one. It is highly enjoyable and the actors create theirs characters in a great way. Barnaby's wife and daughter lend support and character to the cast and humanize the main characters.

I can not at all understand why the previous reviewer trashed the Midsommer Murders. I enjoyed every episode and I am very sure you will too.



An unfair cop
Edna's theory - wot Edna invented, ahem, ahem - is that John Nettles did it!!! How else to explain all the murders in Midsomer? He kills people and frames innocent cast members, who then ritualistically admit to the crimes...

But seriously, this long-running (neverending?) series is VERY poor, just about the worst Brit mysteries I've EVER come across (and there's a lot of competition out there). Yes, this is close to being the UK equivalent of MURDER, SHE WROTE. On a sidenote, it's rather sad to see John Nettles, a fine stage actor, on cruise control here.

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