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{{Infobox
  
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|series_and_ep_number = Series Eight, Episode Four
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|Box title = EPISODE
  
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|image1 = Bantling-boy.jpg
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BANTLING BOY
  
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|airdate = 16 January 2005
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|image = Image:Bantling Boy Opening Titles.gif
  
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|village_or_location = Bantling Hall
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|imagewidth = 350
  
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|writer = [[Steve Trafford]]
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|caption = Bantling Boy Opening Titles
  
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|director = [[Sarah Hellings]]
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|Row 1 title = First broadcast
  
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|previous_episode = [[Orchis Fatalis]]
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|Row 1 info = 16th Janruary 2005
  
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|following_episode = [[Second Sight]]
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|Row 2 title = Written by
  
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}}'''Bantling Boy''' is the fourth episode of the [[Series Eight|eighth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and it was originally aired on 16th January 2005.
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|Row 2 info = Steve Trafford
  
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|Row 3 title = Directed by
  
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|Row 3 info = Sarah Hellings|Row 4 title = Previous episode
  
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|Row 4 info = Orchis Fatalis
  
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|Row 5 title = Next episode
  
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|Row 5 info = Second Sight}}
  
   
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==Synopsis==
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Bantling Boy is an episode of Midsomer Murders. It was first shown on the 16th January 2005. It recieved 8.80 million viewers.
  
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[[Tom Barnaby|DCI Barnaby]] and [[Dan Scott|DS Scott]] enter the world of horse racing when the trainer of thoroughbred Bantling Boy is battered to death. [[Bruce Hartley]] was an alcoholic who had vowed to expose the reason why his father bequeathed the horse to a syndicate comprised of four Midsomer villagers. The members of the syndicate come under suspicion, but the killing continues - then Bantling Boy seems to fall ill. The detectives must unravel secrets hidden at the aristocratic Bantling Hall to find the killer.
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=='''Plot synopsis'''==
  
   
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==Plot==
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The champion racehorse Bantling Boy was bequeathed to a four-man syndicate by the late Lord Hartley of Bantling Hall. The members are Bruce Hsrtley, his son, Dr. John Osgood, his doctor, Trevor Machin, his gardener and Joanna Craxton, his nurse. After a successful day at the races, millionaire Sam Tate offers £500,000 for Bantling Boy, but Bruce angrily attacks him, wanting to keep him. Joanna and Trevor are desperate to sell Bantling Boy to clear up their debts, but Bruce and Osgood are equally keen to keeep. Seeing as the syndicate needs a complete agreement for any action to be taken, the meeting reaches a tense stalemate. Bruce defiantly declares that Bantling Boy will be sold over "My dead body!" On a top 10 list of things not to say in Midsomer, that must rank pretty high. After insulting his mother, uncle, wife and an embittered jockey, Bruce visits Bantling Boy's stable, where he is struck over the head with a hammer by an unseen assailant and killed. Barnaby and Scott investigate the syndicate, and Osgood implies that the group doesn't just own a horse, but protects something else. However, before he can divulge more, Osgood is killed in a similar manner to Bruce, except this time a pedant cloth is wrapped around his mouth like a gag. Who was it trying to 'shut him up'? Barnaby realises Osgood's murder emulates the crest of Bantling Hall, the hammer and pedant. Barnaby finally makes the connection between the murders, but can he unmask the vengeful, psychotic killer in time?
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The champion racehorse Bantling Boy was bequeathed to a four-man syndicate by the late Lord Hartley of Bantling Hall. The members are Bruce Hartley, his son, [[John Osgood|Dr. John Osgood]], his doctor, [[Trevor Machin]], his gardener and [[Joanna Craxton]], his nurse. After a successful day at the races, millionaire [[Sam Tate]] offers £500,000 for Bantling Boy, but Bruce angrily attacks him, wanting to keep him. Joanna and Trevor are desperate to sell Bantling Boy to clear up their debts, but Bruce and Osgood are equally keen to keep. Seeing as the syndicate needs a complete agreement for any action to be taken, the meeting reaches a tense stalemate. Bruce defiantly declares that Bantling Boy will be sold over "My dead body!" On a top 10 list of things not to say in Midsomer, that must rank pretty high. After insulting his mother, uncle, wife and an embittered jockey, Bruce visits Bantling Boy's stable, where he is struck over the head with a hammer by an unseen assailant and killed. Barnaby and Scott investigate the syndicate, and Osgood implies that the group doesn't just own a horse, but protects something else. However, before he can divulge more, Osgood is killed in a similar manner to Bruce, except this time a pennant cloth is wrapped around his mouth like a gag. Who was it trying to 'shut him up'? Barnaby realises Osgood's murder emulates the crest of Bantling Hall, the hammer and pennant. Barnaby finally makes the connection between the murders, but can he unmask the vengeful, psychotic killer in time?
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===Full Summary===
  
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==Cast==
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<div style="​column-count: 2; -moz-column-count: 2; -webkit-column-count: 2;​">
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*[[John Nettles]] as DCI [[Tom Barnaby]]
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*[[John Hopkins]] as Sergeant [[Dan Scott]]
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*[[Jane Wymark]] as [[Joyce Barnaby]]
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*[[Laura Howard]] as [[Cully Barnaby]]
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*[[Barry Jackson]] as Dr. [[George Bullard]]
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*[[Caroline Blakiston]] as [[Angela Hartley]]
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*Philip McGough as [[Geoffrey]]
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*Simon Kunz as [[Bruce Hartley]]
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*[[Anna Wilson-Jones]] as [[Marianna Hartley]]
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*Barnaby Kay as [[John Osgood|Dr. Osgood]]
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*Charlie Condou as [[Jake Foley]]
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*Julia Ford as [[Joanna Craxton]]
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*Shane Attwooll as [[Ray Craxton]] (as Shane Attwool)
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*Thomas Grant as [[Peter Craxton]]
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*Geoffrey Freshwater as [[Sam Tate]]
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*Richard O'Callaghan as [[Trevor Machin]]
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*Hugh Dickson as [[Major Dickson]]
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*Paul Viragh as Vicar
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*Stewart Harwood as Bookie
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</div>
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==Galleries==
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===Body Count===
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Prior to the Episode
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Colonel-hartley.jpg|[[Colonel Hartley]]<br>Died of cancer approximately 8-9 years ago.</gallery>
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In the Episode
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Bruce-hartley.jpg|[[Bruce Hartley]]<br>Hit on head with Farriers hammer.
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Dr-osgood.jpg|[[John Osgood|Dr. Osgood]]<br>Hit on head with Farriers hammer and pennant stuffed in mouth.
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Trevor-machin.jpg|[[Trevor Machin]]<br>Hit on head with Farriers hammer and pennant stuffed in mouth.
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Joanna-craxton.jpg|[[Joanna Craxton]]<br>Hit on head with Farriers hammer and pennant stuffed in mouth.
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</gallery>
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===Supporting Cast===
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Angela-hartley.jpg|[[Angela Hartley]]
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Geoffrey.jpg|[[Geoffrey]]
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Marianna-hartley.jpg|[[Marianna Hartley]]
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Jake-foley.jpg|[[Jake Foley]]
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Ray-craxton.jpg|[[Ray Craxton]]
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Peter-craxton.jpg|[[Peter Craxton]]
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Sam-tate.jpg|[[Sam Tate]]
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Major-dickson.jpg|[[Major Dickson]]
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</gallery>
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===Episode Images===
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Bantling-boy-07.jpg
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Bantling-boy-01.jpg
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Bantling-boy-02.jpg
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Bantling-boy-03.jpg
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Bantling-boy-04.jpg
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Bantling-boy-05.jpg
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Bantling-boy-06.jpg
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</gallery>
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==Video==
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[[File:Midsomer Murders Series 8 Episode 4 - Bantling Boy Preview|thumb|none|350 px]]
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==Notes==
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The following actors and actresses who appeared in this episode have also appeared in the following episodes
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*[[Caroline Blakiston]] - [[Small Mercies]] and [[The Village That Rose from the Dead]]
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*Simon Kunz - [[The Dagger Club]]
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*[[Anna Wilson-Jones]] - [[Death and the Divas]]
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*Barnaby Kay - [[Written in the Stars]]
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[[Category:Series Eight episodes]]
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[[Category:Articles needing expansion]]

Revision as of 09:59, 22 April 2020

Bantling Boy is the fourth episode of the eighth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and it was originally aired on 16th January 2005.

Synopsis

DCI Barnaby and DS Scott enter the world of horse racing when the trainer of thoroughbred Bantling Boy is battered to death. Bruce Hartley was an alcoholic who had vowed to expose the reason why his father bequeathed the horse to a syndicate comprised of four Midsomer villagers. The members of the syndicate come under suspicion, but the killing continues - then Bantling Boy seems to fall ill. The detectives must unravel secrets hidden at the aristocratic Bantling Hall to find the killer.

Plot

The champion racehorse Bantling Boy was bequeathed to a four-man syndicate by the late Lord Hartley of Bantling Hall. The members are Bruce Hartley, his son, Dr. John Osgood, his doctor, Trevor Machin, his gardener and Joanna Craxton, his nurse. After a successful day at the races, millionaire Sam Tate offers £500,000 for Bantling Boy, but Bruce angrily attacks him, wanting to keep him. Joanna and Trevor are desperate to sell Bantling Boy to clear up their debts, but Bruce and Osgood are equally keen to keep. Seeing as the syndicate needs a complete agreement for any action to be taken, the meeting reaches a tense stalemate. Bruce defiantly declares that Bantling Boy will be sold over "My dead body!" On a top 10 list of things not to say in Midsomer, that must rank pretty high. After insulting his mother, uncle, wife and an embittered jockey, Bruce visits Bantling Boy's stable, where he is struck over the head with a hammer by an unseen assailant and killed. Barnaby and Scott investigate the syndicate, and Osgood implies that the group doesn't just own a horse, but protects something else. However, before he can divulge more, Osgood is killed in a similar manner to Bruce, except this time a pennant cloth is wrapped around his mouth like a gag. Who was it trying to 'shut him up'? Barnaby realises Osgood's murder emulates the crest of Bantling Hall, the hammer and pennant. Barnaby finally makes the connection between the murders, but can he unmask the vengeful, psychotic killer in time?

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Prior to the Episode

In the Episode

Supporting Cast

Episode Images

Video

Midsomer_Murders_Series_8_Episode_4_-_Bantling_Boy_Preview

Midsomer Murders Series 8 Episode 4 - Bantling Boy Preview

Notes

The following actors and actresses who appeared in this episode have also appeared in the following episodes

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