A Sacred Trust is the seventh episode of the fourteenth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and first aired 26th October 2011.
Synopsis[]
DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the cloistered world of Midsomer Priory when a nun is strangled to death. The detectives uncover a complex mystery involving holy orders, teenage romantic liaisons, African art and missing antique silver as the community is forced to open its doors to 21st-century policing.
Plot[]
DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate a murder at Midsomer Priory when Mother Thomas Aquinas is found strangled in the chicken coop. Jones had been to the priory earlier after hearing that a stained glass window had been vandalized but the Prioress, Mother Julian, had refused to admit him. The priory had been donated to the Order of Ste. Mathilde two centuries ago and with the death, only three nuns now remain: the Prioress, the wheelchair-bound Mother Jerome and Sister Catherine who is only one week away from taking her final vows. The priory has few visitors the most frequent of which was their chaplain, Father Behan. Aside from the the priory, the nuns also had a valuable collection of silver which included a chalice, two candlesticks and an engraved paten. These have now gone missing, presumably stolen by whoever killed Mother Thomas. It's all too simple for Barnaby. A second murder, a possible inheritance and a deep, dark secret from 30 years ago are all possible leads to identifying the murderer.
Cast[]
- Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby
- Jason Hughes as DS Ben Jones
- Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby
- Tamzin Malleson as Kate Wilding
- Jamie Blackley as Duncan Hendred
- Martha Mackintosh as Tamsin Bickford
- Joanna David as Mother Julian
- Fiona Glascott as Sister Catherine
- Susan Sheridan as Mother Thomas Acquinas
- Rosalind Knight as Mother Jerome
- Hannah Arterton as Katy
- Philip Anthony as Peter De Winter
- Michael Colgan as Father Behan
- Cliff Parisi as Barry
- Tom Knight as Colin Fleming
- Louise Bangay as Serena Fleming
- Emma Davies as Lauren Hendred
- George Irving as Matthew Hendred
- Josh Parris as Callum
- Richard Walsh as George Norrington
- Jessica Turner as Delia Norrington
- Hugh Ross as Bishop Graves
- Zoe Lister as Young Mother Julian
- Chris Wilson as Police Officer (uncredited)
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Body Count[]
Prior to the Episode
Died of natural causes in the 18-19th century.
Died of natural causes when Catherine was two years old.
In the Episode
Strangled as she was locking away the chickens. (Not the intended victim)
Strangled and was found sitting in his chair.
Supporting Cast[]
Episode Images[]
Video[]
Midsomer Murders Series 14 Episode 7 - A Sacred Trust Preview
Notes[]
- Midsomer Priory is not a village or town. After the death of Mother Thomas, Mother Julian says that Midsomer Priory "is a house of worship".
The following actors and actresses who appeared in this episode have also appeared in the following episodes
- Joanna David - Written in Blood
- Rosalind Knight - Birds of Prey
- Jessica Turner - Death's Shadow
- Hugh Ross - The Dogleg Murders