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| − | Pub landlady Hannah Altman is crushed to death whilst assisting illusionist Gideon Latimer at a charity magic show to raise funds for [[Midsomer Oaks]] church. The trick was sabotaged, suggesting that Gideon was the intended victim. He had received hate mail linking his act to Satanism and a particularly vocal critic is zealous curate Andrew Maplin. Certainly robed figures conduct midnight rituals in the grounds of Gideon's mansion, once owned by an eighteenth century |
+ | Pub landlady Hannah Altman is crushed to death whilst assisting illusionist Gideon Latimer at a charity magic show to raise funds for [[Midsomer Oaks]] church. The trick was sabotaged, suggesting that Gideon was the intended victim. He had received hate mail linking his act to Satanism and a particularly vocal critic is zealous curate Andrew Maplin. Certainly robed figures conduct midnight rituals in the grounds of Gideon's mansion, once owned by an eighteenth century pagan and one of them kills Andrew, leaving his corpse on a stone altar. Hannah was having an affair as is Gideon's wife, widening the list of suspects, whilst the vicar's wife Lorna Soane is revealed as a descendant of the eighteenth century pagan. There is another slaying before [[John Barnaby|DCI Barnaby]] works out who committed murder by magic. |
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Revision as of 20:18, 28 July 2018
Murder by Magic is the second episode of the seventeenth series of the popular British crime drama Midsomer Murders and was originally shown on 4th February 2015.
Synopsis
Pub landlady Hannah Altman is crushed to death whilst assisting illusionist Gideon Latimer at a charity magic show to raise funds for Midsomer Oaks church. The trick was sabotaged, suggesting that Gideon was the intended victim. He had received hate mail linking his act to Satanism and a particularly vocal critic is zealous curate Andrew Maplin. Certainly robed figures conduct midnight rituals in the grounds of Gideon's mansion, once owned by an eighteenth century pagan and one of them kills Andrew, leaving his corpse on a stone altar. Hannah was having an affair as is Gideon's wife, widening the list of suspects, whilst the vicar's wife Lorna Soane is revealed as a descendant of the eighteenth century pagan. There is another slaying before DCI Barnaby works out who committed murder by magic.
Plot
Cast
- Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby
- Gwilym Lee as DS Charlie Nelson
- Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby
- Tamzin Malleson as Kate Wilding
- Amanda Burton as Carole Latimer
- Jack Shepherd as Magnus Soane
- Joe Absolom as Luke Altman
- Fraser Ayres as Theo Bainbridge
- Noma Dumezweni as Ailsa Probert
- Deborah Findlay as Lorna Soane
- Andrew Lee Potts as Gideon Latimer (as Andrew-Lee Potts)
- Stephanie Leonidas as Annabel Latimer
- Alan McKenna as Rhodri Probert
- Justin Salinger as Andrew Maplin
- Merelina Kendall as Dr. Dorthea Grenville
- Raj Awasti as Pub Customer (uncredited)
- Hannah Blamires as CID Officer (uncredited)
- Pamela Betsy Cooper as Caterer (uncredited)
- Chris Cowlin as CID Officer (uncredited)
- Ashley Darkwood as Pagan Priest / Curtain Twitcher (uncredited)
- Anthony Farrelly as C.I.D Officer (uncredited)
- David Golt as Choir Singer (uncredited)
- John Neville as Fund Raiser and Choir Singer (uncredited)
- Shaun Newnham as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
- Ricky Rajpal as Pub Customer (uncredited)
- Anick Wiget as Choir Singer (uncredited)