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{{Infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Fourteen, Episode Two|image1 = Dark-secrets.jpg|airdate = 30 March 2011|village_or_location = [[Midsomer Parva]]|writer = [[Michael Aitkens]]|director = [[Simon Langton]]|previous_episode = [[Death in the Slow Lane]]|following_episode = [[Echoes of the Dead]]}}'''Dark Secrets''' is the second episode of the [[Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of the British crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and was first aired 30th March 2011.
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{{Infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Fourteen, Episode Two|image1 = Dark-secrets.jpg|airdate = 30 March 2011|village_or_location = [[Midsomer Parva]]|writer = [[Michael Aitkens]]|director = [[Simon Langton]]|previous_episode = [[Death in the Slow Lane]]|following_episode = [[Echoes of the Dead]]}}'''Dark Secrets''' is the second episode of the [[Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of the [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and was first aired 30th March 2011.
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a|Barnaby|I'm looking for case files from 35 years ago.|Nelson|Anything over 10 years old gets sent to the central files warehouse.|Which is where?|Which was burnt down 10 years ago.|I love this place.|John and Ben in ''Dark Secrets''}}
  
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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When he tries to see William and Mary Bingham, county social services officer [[Gerry Dawkins]] is promptly thrown off the property by the Bingham's daughter [[Selina Stanton|Selena]] and her husband [[Eddie Stanton]]. The same day, he visits a local artists' colony where he asks the residents to register with the local authority. They welcome him by gently tossing him in a nearby duck pond. The fastidious Dawkins complains to the police and, as a result, Barnaby and Jones visit both the artists' colony and the Binghams. They have a murder to investigate when, two days later, Dawkins is found floating face down in the river. After learning a good deal of village gossip, Barnaby looks for the medical report into the death of [[Robin Bingham|Robin]] and Jennifer Bingham over thirty years ago. He finds there is no autopsy report on Jennifer as her body was never found. He believes she is still alive, but there will be another death before he ties it all together.
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[Neil Dudgeon]] as DCI [[John Barnaby]]
  
*[[Neil Dudgeon]] as DCI [[John Barnaby]]
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*[[Fiona Dolman]] as [[Sarah Barnaby]]
  
*[[Fiona Dolman]] as [[Sarah Barnaby]]
 
*[[Edward Fox]] as [[William Bingham]]
  
*[[Edward Fox]] as [[William Bingham]]
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*Phyllida Law as [[Mary Bingham]]
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*[[Phyllida Law]] as [[Mary Bingham]]
 
*Neil Pearson as [[Eddie Stanton]]
  
*Neil Pearson as [[Eddie Stanton]]
 
*Beth Goddard as [[Selina Stanton]]
  
*Beth Goddard as [[Selina Stanton]]
 
*Lucy Briggs-Owen as [[Verity Stanton]]
  
*Lucy Briggs-Owen as [[Verity Stanton]]
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*Haydn Gwynne as [[Maggie Viviani]]
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*[[Haydn Gwynne]] as [[Maggie Viviani]]
 
*Julian Ovenden as [[Ben Viviani]]
  
*Julian Ovenden as [[Ben Viviani]]
 
*Nick Brimble as [[Adam Grace]]
  
*Nick Brimble as [[Adam Grace]]
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*Ifan Meredith as Dave Taylor
  
*Ifan Meredith as Dave Taylor
 
*Sue Vincent as Matron Lynch
  
*Sue Vincent as Matron Lynch
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*Helen Steinway Bailey as Jennifer Bingham (as Helen Steinway-Bailey)
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*Helen Steinway Bailey as Jennifer Bingham (as Helen Steinway-Bailey)(uncredited)
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*[[Nick Thomas-Webster]] as CID Officer (uncredited)
 
*Arran Topham as [[Robin Bingham]]
  
*Arran Topham as [[Robin Bingham]]
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*Nick Thomas-Webster as CID Officer (uncredited)
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*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
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==Notes==
  
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*First appearance of [[Sarah Barnaby]]
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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===Body Count===
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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===Murder Victims===
  
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Robin-bingham.png|[[Robin Bingham]]<br>Drowned after crashing car into river. Accidental death.
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
  
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Gerry-dawkins.png|[[Gerry Dawkins]]<br>Struck in back of head and then drowned in overturned canoe|link=Gerry Dawkins
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Gerry-dawkins.png|[[Gerry Dawkins]]<br>Struck in back of head and then drowned in overturned canoe.
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Mary-bingham.png|[[Mary Bingham]]<br>Heart attack after being crushed by stack of newspapers|link=Mary Bingham
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Mary-bingham.png|[[Mary Bingham]]<br>Heart attack after being crushed by stack of newspapers.
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Jonathan-frost.png|[[Jonathan Frost|Dr. Frost]]<br>Heart attack after being questioned by DS Jones.
 
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</gallery>
   
 
===Supporting Characters===
  
===Supporting Characters===
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Selina-stanton.png|[[Selina Stanton]]|link=Selina Stanton
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Selina-stanton.png|[[Selina Stanton]]
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Josie-parker.png|[[Josie Parker]]|link=Josie Parker
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Eddie-stanton.png|[[Eddie Stanton]]
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Verity-stanton.png|[[Verity Stanton]]
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Maggie-viviani.png|[[Maggie Viviani]]|link=Maggie Viviani
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Maggie-viviani.png|[[Maggie Viviani]]
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William-bingham.png|[[William Bingham]]|link=William Bingham
  
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Adam-grace.png|[[Adam Grace]]
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Verity-stanton.png|[[Verity Stanton]]|link=Verity Stanton
  
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Ben-viviani.png|[[Ben Viviani]]|link=Ben Viviani
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Ben-viviani.png|[[Ben Viviani]]
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William-bingham.png|[[William Bingham]]
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Adam-grace.png|[[Adam Grace]]|link=Adam Grace
  
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Laurence-fletcher.png|[[Laurence Fletcher]]
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Eddie-stanton.png|[[Eddie Stanton]]|link=Eddie Stanton
  
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Josie-parker.png|[[Josie Parker]]
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Laurence-fletcher.png|[[Laurence Fletcher]]|link=Laurence Fletcher
  
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Jane-morris.png|[[Jane Morris]]|link=Jane Morris
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Jane-morris.png|[[Jane Morris]]
 
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</gallery>
   
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==Video==
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===Death of Natural Causes===
  
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[[File:Midsomer Murders Series 14 Episode 2 - Dark Secrets Preview|thumb|none|500 px]]
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
  
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Robin-bingham.png|[[Robin Bingham]]<br>Drowned after crashing car into river|link=Robin Bingham
  
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==Notes==
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Jonathan-frost.png|[[Jonathan Frost|Dr. Frost]]<br>Heart attack after being questioned by DS Jones|link=Jonathan Frost
  
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*First appearance of [[Sarah Barnaby]].
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*Jennifer Bingham did survive the car crash into the river and was rescued by Adam Grace. She changed her name to Maggie Viviani and gave birth to a son named Ben.
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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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*[[Phyllida Law]] - [[Blood Will Out]]
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*Abigail McKern - [[Destroying Angel]]
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*Jeff Rawle - [[A Talent for Life]]
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*Beth Goddard - [[A Tale of Two Hamlets]]
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*[[Haydn Gwynne]] - [[Ghosts of Christmas Past]]
 
[[Category:Series Fourteen episodes]]
  
[[Category:Series Fourteen episodes]]

Revision as of 20:18, 28 November 2019

Dark Secrets is the second episode of the fourteenth series of the ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and was first aired 30th March 2011.

Synopsis

The reclusive lives of elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham comes under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered. DCI Barnaby and DS Jones must unearth generations of family secrets and decipher astronomical charts to find the killer.

Plot

When he tries to see William and Mary Bingham, county social services officer Gerry Dawkins is promptly thrown off the property by the Bingham's daughter Selena and her husband Eddie Stanton. The same day, he visits a local artists' colony where he asks the residents to register with the local authority. They welcome him by gently tossing him in a nearby duck pond. The fastidious Dawkins complains to the police and, as a result, Barnaby and Jones visit both the artists' colony and the Binghams. They have a murder to investigate when, two days later, Dawkins is found floating face down in the river. After learning a good deal of village gossip, Barnaby looks for the medical report into the death of Robin and Jennifer Bingham over thirty years ago. He finds there is no autopsy report on Jennifer as her body was never found. He believes she is still alive, but there will be another death before he ties it all together.

Cast

Gallery

Body Count

Supporting Characters

Video

Midsomer_Murders_Series_14_Episode_2_-_Dark_Secrets_Preview

Midsomer Murders Series 14 Episode 2 - Dark Secrets Preview

Notes

  • First appearance of Sarah Barnaby.
  • Jennifer Bingham did survive the car crash into the river and was rescued by Adam Grace. She changed her name to Maggie Viviani and gave birth to a son named Ben.

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

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