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Drawing Dead is the third 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 later transmitted in the UK on 19th May 2019.
Synopsis[]
Carver Valley's seventh comic festival is in full swing when the village is shocked by the murder of a former supermodel. With a scathing comic magazine shaming several villagers as the only lead, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are left trying to separate fact from fiction. As nothing is what it seems.
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby
- Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter
- Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby
- Annette Badland as Dr. Fleur Perkins
- Bill Bailey as Darwin Chipping
- Ruby Bentall as Stella Starling
- Will Brown as Timothy Argo
- Nicholas Burns as Barrett Lounds
- Ben Caplan as Murray Eccbeer
- Nicholas Farrell as Isaac Starling
- Eloise Joseph as Bluebell Eccbeer
- Jemma Redgrave as Dr. Juno Starling
- Elena Saurel as Zennia Lounds
- Ellen Thomas as Ruth Crane
- Josh Williams as Jerome Buchanan (as Josh Williams)
- Heather Wright as Francesca Lounds
- Grant Crookes as Dealer (uncredited)
- Daniel Eghan as Dr. Good (uncredited)
- Susan Fordham as Warrior Princess (uncredited)
- Stephen Hawke as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Ty Hurley as Security Guard (uncredited)
- Chen Yip Lai as Dealer (uncredited)
- Martyn Mayger as Visitor in Spacesuit (uncredited)
- Mike Ray as Gargoyle (uncredited)
- Chris Wilson as Police Officer (uncredited)
Galleries[]
Body Count[]
Prior to the Episode
Beaten to death with a fireplace poker 2 years ago.
In the Episode
Killed by unplugging the life-support respirator and having stuffed a rolled up comic book in her mouth after being in a coma for two years. She was knocked out by a horse's hoof.
While sitting in his desk chair, was pulled behind onto a large paper cutter and had his throat slit by it.
Supporting Cast[]
Episode Images[]
Video[]
Midsomer Murders Series 20 Episode 3 - Drawing Dead Preview
Notes[]
The following actors and actresses who appeared in this episode have also appeared in the following episodes
- Nicholas Farrell - Strangler's Wood
- Daniel Eghan - Last Man Out and The Curse of the Ninth
- Chen Yip Lai - Send in the Clowns and The Point of Balance
Trivia:
- Dorney Court is used in this episode. It is also featured in Strangler's Wood as the Fox and Goose, Bantling Boy as Bantling Hall, Secrets and Spies as Allenby House, and in Not in My Back Yard as Pelfe Hall.
- The giant robot that can be seen in continuity shots of the outdoor comic festival bears a strong resemblance to the ABC Warriors from the 1995 Judge Dredd movie. It was made years ago by Yorkshire Props as a freelance project and when the producers of Midsomer Murders asked if they could use it, the owner said yes. Yorkshire Props has since built another ABC Warriors replica whose design stays much truer to the original comic book.
- The costume that Jamie wears while trying to get into the comic festival might be a reference to either Hawkman, Birdman, or Condorman.
The Trials and Tribulations of Jamie Winter: When Barnaby wants him to help out in the beginning, Jamie is unwilling because he has the day off. Plus he is dressed up in costume for the comic festival.