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{{Infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Three, Episode Two|image1 = Blue-herrings.jpg|airdate = 22 January 2000|village_or_location = [[Aspern Tallow]]|writer = [[Hugh Whitemore]]|director = [[Peter Smith]]|previous_episode = [[Death of a Stranger]]|following_episode = [[Judgement Day]]}}'''Blue Herrings''' is the second episode of the third series of the popular British crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and originally aired on 22nd January 2000.
  
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{{Infobox episode
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|series_and_ep_number = Series Three, Episode Two
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|image1 = Blue-herrings.jpg
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|airdate = 22 January 2000
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|village_or_location = [[Aspern Tallow]]
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|writer = [[Hugh Whitemore]]
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|director = [[Peter Smith]]
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|previous_episode = [[Death of a Stranger]]
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|following_episode = [[Judgement Day]]
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}}'''Blue Herrings''' is the second episode of the [[Series Three|third series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and originally aired on 22nd January 2000.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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While taking a week off to move into their new home, [[John Barnaby|DCI Barnaby]] takes time to visit his aunt, Alice Bly, who is staying at a local convalescent home for a few weeks. She tells him that a resident died there the previous evening and at least one other resident believes it was murder. When the home's administrator tells Barnaby that residents' personal effects are going missing, he gets [[Gavin Troy|DS Troy]] to look into the goings on at the manor. When a second resident is found dead soon after, Barnaby begins to suspect that something is amiss.
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While taking a week off to move into their new home, [[Tom Barnaby|DCI Barnaby]] takes time to visit his aunt, Alice Bly, who is staying at a local convalescent home for a few weeks. She tells him that a resident died there the previous evening and at least one other resident believes it was murder. When the home's administrator tells Barnaby that residents' personal effects are going missing, he gets [[Gavin Troy|DS Troy]] to look into the goings on at the manor. When a second resident is found dead soon after, Barnaby begins to suspect that something is amiss.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[John Nettles]] as DCI [[Tom Barnaby]]
  
*[[John Nettles]] as DCI [[Tom Barnaby]]
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*[[Jane Wymark]] as [[Joyce Barnaby]]
  
*[[Jane Wymark]] as [[Joyce Barnaby]]
 
*[[Laura Howard]] as [[Cully Barnaby]]
  
*[[Laura Howard]] as [[Cully Barnaby]]
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*Phyllis Calvert as Alice Bly
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*Phyllis Calvert as [[Alice Bly]]
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*Nigel Davenport as William Smithers
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*Nigel Davenport as [[William Smithers]]
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*Geoffrey Bayldon as Arthur Prewitt
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*Geoffrey Bayldon as [[Arthur Prewitt]]
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*Mary Wimbush as George Watson
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*Mary Wimbush as [[George Watson]]
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*Gudrun Ure as Celia Armstrong
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*Gudrun Ure as [[Celia Armstrong]]
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*Angela Down as Pru Bennett
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*Angela Down as [[Pru Bennett]]
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*Colin Tierney as Mungo Mortimer
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*Colin Tierney as [[Mungo Mortimer]]
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*Clive Wood as Dr. Clive Warnford
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*[[Clive Wood]] as Dr. [[Clive Warnford]]
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*Deborah Findlay as Hilary Richards
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*[[Deborah Findlay]] as [[Hilary Richards]]
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*Carolyn Pickles as Sister Lovelace
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*[[Carolyn Pickles]] as [[Sister Lovelace]]
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*Miranda Kingsley as Nurse Bartlett
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*Miranda Kingsley as [[Nurse Bartlett]]
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*Mali Harries as Nurse O'Casey
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*Mali Harries as [[Nurse O'Casey]]
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*Sam Beazley as Cyril Toft
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*Sam Beazley as [[Cyril Toft]]
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*Matyelok Gibbs as Muriel Harrap
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*Matyelok Gibbs as [[Muriel Harrap]]
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*Georgine Anderson as Madge Fielding
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*Georgine Anderson as [[Madge Fielding]]
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*Daphne Goddard as Miss Laybourne
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*Daphne Goddard as [[Miss Laybourne]]
 
*Arthur Cox as Landlord
  
*Arthur Cox as Landlord
 
*Cyril Shaps as Jeweller
  
*Cyril Shaps as Jeweller
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==Galleries==
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===Body Count===
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Mrs-mortimer.jpg|[[Mrs. Mortimer]]<br>Died of natural causes several weeks prior to the events of the episode.
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muriel-harrap.jpg|[[Muriel Harrap]]<br>Found dead in the elevator. Said to be natural causes.
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madge-fielding.jpg|[[Madge Fielding]]<br>Fell dead while being surprised by an intruder in her room.
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celia-armstrong.jpg|[[Celia Armstrong]]<br>Smothered with a pillow while she was sleeping.
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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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alice-bly.jpg|[[Alice Bly]]
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william-smithers.jpg|[[William Smithers]]
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arthur-prewitt.jpg|[[Arthur Prewitt]]
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george-watson.jpg|[[George Watson]]
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pru-bennett.jpg|[[Pru Bennett]]
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mungo-mortimer.jpg|[[Mungo Mortimer]]
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clive-warnford.jpg|[[Clive Warnford|Dr. Clive Wanford]]
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hilary-richards.jpg|[[Hilary Richards]]
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sister-lovelace.jpg|[[Sister Lovelace]]
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nurse-bartlett.jpg|[[Nurse Bartlett]]
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nurse-o'casey.jpg|[[Nurse O'Casey]]
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cyril-toft.jpg|[[Cyril Toft]]
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miss-laybourne.jpg|[[Miss Laybourne]]
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===Episode Images===
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blue-herrings-07.jpg
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blue-herrings-01.jpg
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blue-herrings-02.jpg
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blue-herrings-03.jpg
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blue-herrings-06.jpg
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</gallery>
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==Video==
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[[File:Midsomer Murders - Favourite Story Line E03|thumb|none|350 px]]
   
 
==Notes==
  
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*As [[Tom Barnaby]] suggests at the end of the episode and [[John Nettles]] said in the video above, this was the first episode of the series to have no murder in it. There is a kind of murder, that of [[Celia Armstrong]], but it's a mercy murder, the victim would have died anyway. The second episode in this situation is [[Habeas Corpus]].
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[[Category:Series Three episodes]]
  
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*This episode states that Barnaby's mother had died a 'few years' prior to the main events of the story.
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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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*Cyril Shaps - [[Strangler's Wood]]
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*Richard Dee-Roberts - [[Dead Man's Eleven]] and [[Death of a Stranger]]
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*Angela Down - [[The Creeper]]
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*[[Clive Wood]] - [[Secrets and Spies]] and [[Wild Harvest]]
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*[[Deborah Findlay]] - [[Murder by Magic]]
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*[[Carolyn Pickles]] - [[The Made-to-Measure Murders]]
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*Georgine Anderson - [[Dance with the Dead]]
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*Sarah Ball - [[The Straw Woman]]

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Blue Herrings is the second episode of the third series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and originally aired on 22nd January 2000.

Synopsis

While taking a week off to move into their new home, DCI Barnaby takes time to visit his aunt, Alice Bly, who is staying at a local convalescent home for a few weeks. She tells him that a resident died there the previous evening and at least one other resident believes it was murder. When the home's administrator tells Barnaby that residents' personal effects are going missing, he gets DS Troy to look into the goings on at the manor. When a second resident is found dead soon after, Barnaby begins to suspect that something is amiss.

Plot

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Supporting Cast

Episode Images

Video

Midsomer_Murders_-_Favourite_Story_Line_E03

Midsomer Murders - Favourite Story Line E03

Notes

  • As Tom Barnaby suggests at the end of the episode and John Nettles said in the video above, this was the first episode of the series to have no murder in it. There is a kind of murder, that of Celia Armstrong, but it's a mercy murder, the victim would have died anyway. The second episode in this situation is Habeas Corpus.
  • This episode states that Barnaby's mother had died a 'few years' prior to the main events of the story.

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

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