Red in Tooth & Claw is the fourth episode of the nineteenth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and originally aired 18th January 2017.
Synopsis
The discovery of a body covered in live rabbits reveals a sinister side to the local pet show. Is this a rivalry taken too far or is the killer driven by something darker?
Plot
Delphi Hartley's annual summer pet show comes to Bellville Hall, and local businessman Timothy Benson is once again working hard to ensure his prize-winning rabbit, Hercules, claims Best in Show. However, shortly after opening, the show is rocked by the murder of local estate agent Seb Huntington, who is found inside the central marquee, covered in live rabbits. His girlfriend, Tegan Langton, who is Delphi's second in command, is left distraught by his death. Meanwhile, Benson is shocked to discover that Hercules appears to have disappeared without trace. Suspicion immediately falls on him and his wife Ailsa after DCI Barnaby and DS Winter discover that they both have conflicting alibis for the time of the murder. When Huntington's boss, and Tegan's mum, Cleo, is found dead in her car, having asphyxiated from an allergic reaction to rabbit hair which is found inside her air conditioning system, it soon appears that someone has a motive for harming everyone close to Tegan.
Cast
- Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby
- Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter
- Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby
- Navinder Bhatti as Jayesh Varma
- Sara Crowe as Ailsa Benson
- Maxim De Villiers as Seb Huntington
- Stirling Gallacher as Cleo Langton
- Sean Gallagher as Errol Judd
- Susan Hampshire as Delphi Hartley
- Vanessa Hehir as Belinda Tressel
- Aisling Loftus as Tegan Langton
- Simon Nagra as Dhruv Varma
- Michael Obiora as Dr. Oliver Marcet
- Steve Pemberton as Timothy Benson
- Tom Price as Perry Tressel
- Amit Shah as Shray Varma
- Raj Awasti as Villager (uncredited)
- Kishore Bhatt as Pet Handler (uncredited)
- Stephen Hawke as Midsomer Police Officer (uncredited)
- Glenn Webster as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Jo Wheatley as Villager (uncredited)
- Anick Wiget as Villager (uncredited)
- Chris Wilson as Police Officer (uncredited)
Galleries
Body Count
Stabbed in neck with scissors.
Died from respiratory failure after rabbit fur was placed in car ducts and allergy medication was removed from purse.
Supporting Cast
Episode Images
Notes
- First appearance of Dr. Oliver Marcet who is filling in for Dr. Kam Karimore while she is away for a month teaching a training course.