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{{Infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Twenty, Episode Two|image1 = Death-of-the-small-coppers.jpg|airdate = available via streaming to U.S. on 3rd April 2018|village_or_location = [[Little Crosby]]|writer = [[Chris Murray]]|director = [[Paul Harrison]]|previous_episode = [[The Ghost of Causton Abbey]]|following_episode = [[Drawing Dead]]}}'''Death of the Small Coppers''' is the second episode of the [[Series Twenty|twentieth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and was first aired through BritBox video steaming service to the U.S. on 3rd April 2018.
  
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|series_and_ep_number = Series Twenty, Episode Two
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|image1 = Death-of-the-small-coppers.jpg
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|airdate = available via streaming to U.S. on 3rd May 2018
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17 March 2019 (UK)
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|village_or_location = [[Little Crosby]]
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|writer = [[Chris Murray]]
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|director = [[Paul Harrison]]
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|previous_episode = [[The Ghost of Causton Abbey]]
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|following_episode = [[Drawing Dead]]
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|filmdates = April 2017 - May 2017
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}}'''Death of the Small Coppers''' is the second episode of the [[Series Twenty|twentieth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and was first aired through Acorn TV streaming service to the U.S. on 3rd May 2018. It was then screened to UK audiences on 17th March 2019.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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==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]]
 
*[[Annette Badland]] as Dr. [[Fleur Perkins]]
  
*[[Annette Badland]] as Dr. [[Fleur Perkins]]
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*Mark Benton as Eddie Rowbotham
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*Mark Benton as [[Eddie Rowbotham]]
 
*Peter Egan as [[Grady Palmerston]]
  
*Peter Egan as [[Grady Palmerston]]
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*Ray Fearon as Carlton Scott
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*Ray Fearon as [[Carlton Scott]]
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*Ellie Haddington as Ginny Welton
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*Ellie Haddington as [[Ginny Welton]]
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*Thusitha Jayasundera as Anika Sidana
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*Thusitha Jayasundera as [[Anika Sidana]]
 
*[[Ann Eleonora Jørgensen]] as VPK [[Birgitte Poulsen]]
  
*[[Ann Eleonora Jørgensen]] as VPK [[Birgitte Poulsen]]
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*Ella Kenion as Celeste Palmeston
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*Ella Kenion as [[Celeste Palmerston]]
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*John Light as Luke Fawcett
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*John Light as [[Luke Fawcett]]
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*Niamh McGrady as Penny Kingdom
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*Niamh McGrady as [[Penny Kingdom]] (as Niamh Mcgrady)
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*Susan Fordham as Circulous Worker
  
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*Stephen Hawke as Police Officer
  
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*Ty Hurley as Crosby Newspaper Journalist
  
 
*Chance Perdomo as Leo Scott
  
*Chance Perdomo as Leo Scott
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*Glenn Webster as Police Officer
  
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*Chris Wilson as Police Officer
  
 
*(unnamed actor) as [[Mahesh Sidana]]
  
*(unnamed actor) as [[Mahesh Sidana]]
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*Gioacchino Jim Cuffaro as Student (uncredited)
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*Ashley Darkwood as Newspaper Delivery Agent (uncredited)
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*[[Susan Fordham]] as Circulus Worker (uncredited)
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*[[Stephen Hawke]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
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*[[Ty Hurley]] as Crosby Newspaper Journalist (uncredited)
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*A.k. Steppa as Postman (uncredited)
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*[[Glenn Webster]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
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*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
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==Galleries==
  
==Galleries==
 
===Body Count===
  
===Body Count===
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Prior to the Episode
 
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Jane-scott.jpg|Jane Scott<br>Died of unspecified illness.</gallery>
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Mahesh-sidana.jpg|[[Mahesh Sidana]]<br>Run through with an auger and then hung on a wall in front of an image of a large "Small Copper" butterfly
  
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Grady-palmerston.jpg|[[Grady Palmerston]]<br>Electrocuted by a device connected to a computer quiz that shocked him when he answered incorrectly
  
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In the Episode
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Mahesh-sidana.jpg|[[Mahesh Sidana]]<br>Run through with an auger and then hung on a wall in front of an image of a large "Small Copper" butterfly.
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Grady-palmerston.jpg|[[Grady Palmerston]]<br>Electrocuted by a device connected to a computer quiz that shocked him when he answered incorrectly.
 
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===Supporting Cast===
  
===Supporting Cast===
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Birgitte-poulsen.jpg|[[Birgitte Poulsen]]
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Eddie-rowbotham.jpg|Eddie Rowbotham
  
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Penny-kingdom.jpg|[[Penny Kingdom]]
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Carlton-scott.jpg|Carlton Scott
  
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Eddie-rowbotham.jpg|[[Eddie Rowbotham]]
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Ginny-welton.jpg|Ginny Welton
  
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Anika-sidana.jpg|Anika Sidana
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Anika-sidana.jpg|[[Anika Sidana]]
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Birgette-poulsen.jpg|[[Birgitte Poulsen]]
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Carlton-scott.jpg|[[Carlton Scott]]
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Luke-fawcett.jpg|Luke Fawcett
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Leo-scott.jpg|[[Leo Scott]]
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Penny-kingdom.jpg|Penny Kingdom
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Luke-fawcett.jpg|[[Luke Fawcett]]
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Ginny-welton.jpg|[[Ginny Welton]]
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Celeste-palmerston.jpg|[[Celeste Palmerston]]
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===Episode Images===
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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Ann Eleonora Jørgensen returns to Midsomer as VPK Birgitte Poulsen who is conducting an unofficial investigation into Circulous. Her previous appearance occurred in the sixteenth series in [[The Killings of Copenhagen]].
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*Ann Eleonora Jørgensen returns to Midsomer as VPK Birgitte Poulsen who is conducting an unofficial investigation into Circulous. Her previous appearance occurred in the sixteenth series in [[The Killings of Copenhagen]].
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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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*Ellie Haddington - [[Tainted Fruit]]
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*Peter Egan - [[Not in My Back Yard]]
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*[[Ann Eleonora Jørgensen]] - [[The Killings of Copenhagen]]
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*Ashley Darkwood - [[Murder by Magic]]
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*A.k. Steppa - [[Saints and Sinners]], [[Crime and Punishment]] and [[The Point of Balance]]
 
[[Category:Series Twenty episodes]]
  
[[Category:Series Twenty episodes]]

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Death of the Small Coppers is the second episode of the twentieth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and was first aired through Acorn TV streaming service to the U.S. on 3rd May 2018. It was then screened to UK audiences on 17th March 2019.

Synopsis

When Mahesh Sidana - butterfly collector and founding member of an elite IQ society - is found murdered, pinned to a wall in a manner akin to his treasured butterfly specimens, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are thrust into a crime that impacts not only on their community, but internationally. With the help of an old friend, can they catch the culprit before another victim is found?

Plot

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Prior to the Episode

In the Episode

Supporting Cast

Episode Images

Notes

  • Ann Eleonora Jørgensen returns to Midsomer as VPK Birgitte Poulsen who is conducting an unofficial investigation into Circulous. Her previous appearance occurred in the sixteenth series in The Killings of Copenhagen.

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

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