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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
The Bleakridge village watch are a Draconian bunch, penalizing the pettiest of offences. Barnaby and Winter investigate when one of their number, butcher [[Angus Colton]], is murdered whilst looking into a spate of burglaries and his sister-in-law, the fearsome [[Ingrid Loxton]] explains that the group was established after her brother was killed in an unsolved hit and run. Not everybody supports the watch, notably landlord [[Mitch McAllister]], who is attacked and his pub vandalized and who is prime suspect when another member of the group is killed. When Ingrid relents by asking Barnaby to help catch the murderer he discovers not only a burned out car stolen two years earlier from café owners [[Barbara Walton|Barbara]] and [[Duncan Walton]] for the hit and run but the identities of the burglar, putting Ingrid in a bad light, and the driver - who has cause to silence those watch members likely to expose their own form of crime and punishment.
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The Bleakridge village watch are a Draconian bunch, penalizing the pettiest of offences. Barnaby and Winter investigate when one of their number, butcher [[Angus Colton]], is murdered whilst looking into a spate of burglaries and his sister-in-law, the fearsome [[Ingrid Lockston]] explains that the group was established after her brother was killed in an unsolved hit and run. Not everybody supports the watch, notably landlord [[Mitch McAllister]], who is attacked and his pub vandalized and who is prime suspect when another member of the group is killed. When Ingrid relents by asking Barnaby to help catch the murderer he discovers not only a burned out car stolen two years earlier from café owners [[Barbara Walton|Barbara]] and [[Duncan Walton]] for the hit and run but the identities of the burglar, putting Ingrid in a bad light, and the driver - who has cause to silence those watch members likely to expose their own form of crime and punishment.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
 
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*[[Neil Dudgeon]] as DCI [[John Barnaby]]
 
*[[Neil Dudgeon]] as DCI [[John Barnaby]]
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*Sam Troughton as [[Henry Marsh]]
 
*Sam Troughton as [[Henry Marsh]]
 
*Bern Collaço as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
*Bern Collaço as Police Officer (uncredited)
*Susan Fordham as Passerby (uncredited)
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*[[Susan Fordham]] as Passerby (uncredited)
 
*Harriet Garside as Bleakridge Watch (uncredited)
 
*Harriet Garside as Bleakridge Watch (uncredited)
 
*Stephen Hawke as Midsomer Police Officer (uncredited)
 
*Stephen Hawke as Midsomer Police Officer (uncredited)
*Ty Hurley as VIP Parish Councillor (uncredited)
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*[[Ty Hurley]] as VIP Parish Councillor (uncredited)
 
*Shaun Lucas as Press Photographer (uncredited)
 
*Shaun Lucas as Press Photographer (uncredited)
*Mike Ray as Pub Punter (uncredited)
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*[[Mike Ray]] as Pub Punter (uncredited)
 
*Deborah Rock as Bleakridge Neighbourhood Watch Officer (uncredited)
 
*Deborah Rock as Bleakridge Neighbourhood Watch Officer (uncredited)
 
*A.k. Steppa as Passerby (uncredited)
 
*A.k. Steppa as Passerby (uncredited)
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*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
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==Galleries==
 
==Galleries==
 
 
===Body Count===
 
===Body Count===
 
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Frank-lockston.jpg|Frank Lockston<br>Victim of vehicular hit and run 2 years prior to the events of the episode.
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Frank-lockston.jpg|[[Frank Lockston]]<br>Victim of vehicular hit and run 2 years prior to the events of the episode.
Angus-colton.jpg|Angus Colton<br>Struck on head with meat tenderizer and then placed in frozen meat locker.
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Angus-colton.jpg|[[Angus Colton]]<br>Struck on head with meat tenderizer and then placed in frozen meat locker.
 
Azeem-meer.jpg|[[Azeem Meer]]<br>Bludgeoned with hammer.
 
Azeem-meer.jpg|[[Azeem Meer]]<br>Bludgeoned with hammer.
 
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===Supporting Cast===
 
===Supporting Cast===
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Ingrid-lockston.jpg|[[Ingrid Lockston]]
 
Ingrid-lockston.jpg|[[Ingrid Lockston]]
 
Cecily-hope.jpg|[[Cecily Hope]]
 
Cecily-hope.jpg|[[Cecily Hope]]
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*The murdered characters Frank Lockston and Angus Colton were not included in the cast list.
 
*The murdered characters Frank Lockston and Angus Colton were not included in the cast list.
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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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*Marty Cruikshank - [[Orchis Fatalis]]
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*Philip Bird - [[Hidden Depths]]
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*Frances Barber - [[Master Class]]
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*Shaun Lucas - [[Written in the Stars]], [[The Ballad of Midsomer County]], [[The Incident at Cooper Hill]] and [[Last Man Out]]
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*Bern Collaço - [[The Incident at Cooper Hill]], [[Breaking the Chain]], [[Saints and Sinners]] and [[Harvest of Souls]]
 
[[Category:Series Nineteen episodes]]
 
[[Category:Series Nineteen episodes]]

Revision as of 20:51, 8 January 2020

Crime and Punishment is the second episode of the nineteenth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and originally aired 4th January 2017.

Synopsis

The Bleakridge Watch patrols the streets of their remote village, exposing anyone who steps outside the law. When one of their members dies, DCI Barnaby and new partner DS Jamie Winter uncover just how far some people will go for power.

Plot

The Bleakridge village watch are a Draconian bunch, penalizing the pettiest of offences. Barnaby and Winter investigate when one of their number, butcher Angus Colton, is murdered whilst looking into a spate of burglaries and his sister-in-law, the fearsome Ingrid Lockston explains that the group was established after her brother was killed in an unsolved hit and run. Not everybody supports the watch, notably landlord Mitch McAllister, who is attacked and his pub vandalized and who is prime suspect when another member of the group is killed. When Ingrid relents by asking Barnaby to help catch the murderer he discovers not only a burned out car stolen two years earlier from café owners Barbara and Duncan Walton for the hit and run but the identities of the burglar, putting Ingrid in a bad light, and the driver - who has cause to silence those watch members likely to expose their own form of crime and punishment.

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Supporting Cast

Episode images

Notes

  • The murdered characters Frank Lockston and Angus Colton were not included in the cast list.

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