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{{infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Twelve, Episode Three|image1 = Secrets-and-spies.jpg|airdate = 7 July 2009|village_or_location = [[Midsomer Parva]]|writer = [[Michael Aitkens]]|director = [[Renny Rye]]|previous_episode = [[The Black Book]]|following_episode = [[The Glitch]]}}'''Secrets and Spies''' is the third episode of the [[Series Twelve|twelfth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and originally aired on 7th July 2009.
  
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|series_and_ep_number = Series Twelve, Episode Three
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|image1 = Secrets-and-spies.jpg
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|airdate = 7 July 2009
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|village_or_location = [[Midsomer Parva]]
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|writer = [[Michael Aitkens]]
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|director = [[Renny Rye]]
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|previous_episode = [[The Black Book]]
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|following_episode = [[The Glitch]]
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}}'''Secrets and Spies''' is the third episode of the [[Series Twelve|twelfth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] and originally aired on 7th July 2009.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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Former secret agent [[Geoffrey Larkin]] arrives in [[Midsomer Parva]] and stays at Allenby House, a country mansion run by former spies Sir [[Malcolm Frazer]], his son [[Nicky Frazer|Nicky]] and Nicky's wife [[Jenny Frazer|Jenny]] as a safe house. Geoffrey is soon gashed to death after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva, and the locals blame the 'beast of Midsomer'. However, [[Tom Barnaby|Barnaby]] – a former spy himself – soon realises that the killing has links to Allenby House and Cold War Berlin, but is initially thrown off the case by MI6. But when a further murder occurs MI6 Agent [[Glen Jarvis]] asks Barnaby back on the case.
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A number of murders near a government safe house in [[Midsomer Parva]] appears to be connected to a group of British spies stationed in East Berlin during the Cold War.
  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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[[Tom Barnaby|DCI Tom Barnaby]] is asked by a semi-retired former spy, [[Brenda Packard]], to call in at Allenby House, home of another ex-spy [[Malcolm Frazer|Sir Malcolm Frazer]] , to see if he can offer any advice on security safeguards at the manor house. For financial reasons, Sir Malcolm has recently agreed to allowing the government to use his home, which he shares with his son [[Nicky Frazer|Nicky]] and daughter-in-law [[Jenny Frazer|Jenny]] , as a safe house. Their first 'guest' is [[Geoffrey Larkin]] an ex-spy who later in life became an arms dealer. Not long after Larkin tells Sir Malcolm that he is aware of the contents of an old East German security file code-named Wolfman, Larkin is found dead, on the cricket pitch. Barnaby is frustrated when Brenda Packard puts a stop to his murder investigation before it even starts forcing him to submit his resignation. It doesn't last long however when a second murder victim is found. The solution lies with events in Berlin, long ago.
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[[Tom Barnaby|DCI Tom Barnaby]] is asked by a semi-retired former spy, [[Brenda Packard]], to call in at Allenby House, home of another ex-spy [[Malcolm Frazer|Sir Malcolm Frazer]] , to see if he can offer any advice on security safeguards at the manor house. For financial reasons, Sir Malcolm has recently agreed to allowing the government to use his home, which he shares with his son [[Nicky Frazer|Nicky]] and daughter-in-law [[Jenny Frazer|Jenny]] , as a safe house. Their first 'guest' is [[Geoffrey Larkin]] an ex-spy who later in life became an arms dealer. Not long after Larkin tells Sir Malcolm that he is aware of the contents of an old East German security file code-named Wolfman, Larkin is found dead, on the cricket pitch. Barnaby is frustrated when Brenda Packard puts a stop to his murder investigation before it even starts forcing him to submit his resignation. It doesn't last long however when a second murder victim is found and Barnaby is called back in the case. The solution lies with events in Berlin, long ago.
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[John Nettles]] as DCI [[Tom Barnaby]]
  
*[[John Nettles]] as DCI [[Tom Barnaby]]
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*[[Anna Massey]] as [[Brenda Packard]]
  
*[[Anna Massey]] as [[Brenda Packard]]
 
*Claudia Elmhirst as [[Amanda Watson]]
  
*Claudia Elmhirst as [[Amanda Watson]]
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*Clive Wood as [[Geoffrey Larkin]]
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*[[Clive Wood]] as [[Geoffrey Larkin]]
 
*Josef Lindsay as Young Boy
  
*Josef Lindsay as Young Boy
 
*Timothy Carlton as Chief Constable
  
*Timothy Carlton as Chief Constable
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*Tom Rooke as Young Nicky
  
*Tom Rooke as Young Nicky
 
*Marcus McSorley as Jenny's Lover (uncredited)
  
*Marcus McSorley as Jenny's Lover (uncredited)
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*Nick Thomas-Webster as Police Driver (uncredited)
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*[[Nick Thomas-Webster]] as Police Driver (uncredited)
 
*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
  
*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
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==Galleries==
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===Body Count===
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Prior to the Episode
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Gwendoline-frazer.jpg|[[Gwendoline Frazer]]<br>Died of natural causes in 16th September 1993.
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</gallery>
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In the Episode
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" navigation="true" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Geoffrey-larkin.jpg|[[Geoffrey Larkin]]<br>Stabbed in the neck with a corkscrew and then the area of the wound was mutilated by the fossilized teeth of a Saber-toothed cat to disguise it. His body was then taken to the cricket pitch.
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Nicky-frazer.jpg|[[Nicky Frazer]]<br>Phoned to lure him outside, then while he was drunk was stabbed in neck and had his face mutilated by the fossilized teeth of a Saber-toothed cat.
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===Supporting Cast===
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<gallery captionalign="center" captionsize="large" bordersize="medium" widths="110" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Malcolm-frazer.jpg|[[Malcolm Frazer|Sir Malcolm Frazer]]
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Jenny-frazer.jpg|[[Jenny Frazer]]
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Seth-comfort.jpg|[[Seth Comfort]]
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Glen-jarvis.jpg|[[Glen Jarvis]]
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Jimmy-wells.jpg|[[Jimmy Wells]]
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Brenda-packard.jpg|[[Brenda Packard]]
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Amanda-watson.jpg|[[Amanda Watson]]
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Harry-fowler.jpg|[[Harry Fowler]]
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Chief-constable.jpg|Chief Constable
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Alice.jpg|Alice
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Young-jenny.jpg|Young Jenny
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Young-nicky.jpg|Young Nicky
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===Episode Images===
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Secrets-and-spies-01.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-02.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-03.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-04.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-05.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-06.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-07.jpg
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Secrets-and-spies-08.jpg
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</gallery>
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==Video==
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[[File:Midsomer Murders Series 12 Episode 3 - Secrets and Spies Preview|thumb|none|350 px]]
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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*[[Gail Stephens]] is promoted form Woman Police Constable(WPC) to Woman Detective Constable(WDC).
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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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*[[Anna Massey]] - [[Written in Blood]]
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*Neil Stuke - [[Send in the Clowns]]
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*Benjamin Whitrow - [[Tainted Fruit]]
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*[[Clive Wood]] - [[Blue Herrings]] and [[Wild Harvest]]
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*Josef Lindsay - [[Dead Letters]]
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*Stephanie Jacob - [[Last Year's Model]] and [[Master Class]]
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*Tim Treloar - [[Birds of Prey]], [[The Fisher King]], [[The Straw Woman]] and [[Ghosts of Christmas Past]]
 
[[Category:Series Twelve episodes]]
  
[[Category:Series Twelve episodes]]

Revision as of 18:54, 24 March 2020

Secrets and Spies is the third episode of the twelfth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders and originally aired on 7th July 2009.

Synopsis

Former secret agent Geoffrey Larkin arrives in Midsomer Parva and stays at Allenby House, a country mansion run by former spies Sir Malcolm Frazer, his son Nicky and Nicky's wife Jenny as a safe house. Geoffrey is soon gashed to death after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva, and the locals blame the 'beast of Midsomer'. However, Barnaby – a former spy himself – soon realises that the killing has links to Allenby House and Cold War Berlin, but is initially thrown off the case by MI6. But when a further murder occurs MI6 Agent Glen Jarvis asks Barnaby back on the case.

Plot

DCI Tom Barnaby is asked by a semi-retired former spy, Brenda Packard, to call in at Allenby House, home of another ex-spy Sir Malcolm Frazer , to see if he can offer any advice on security safeguards at the manor house. For financial reasons, Sir Malcolm has recently agreed to allowing the government to use his home, which he shares with his son Nicky and daughter-in-law Jenny , as a safe house. Their first 'guest' is Geoffrey Larkin an ex-spy who later in life became an arms dealer. Not long after Larkin tells Sir Malcolm that he is aware of the contents of an old East German security file code-named Wolfman, Larkin is found dead, on the cricket pitch. Barnaby is frustrated when Brenda Packard puts a stop to his murder investigation before it even starts forcing him to submit his resignation. It doesn't last long however when a second murder victim is found and Barnaby is called back in the case. The solution lies with events in Berlin, long ago.

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Prior to the Episode

In the Episode

Supporting Cast

Episode Images

Video

Midsomer_Murders_Series_12_Episode_3_-_Secrets_and_Spies_Preview

Midsomer Murders Series 12 Episode 3 - Secrets and Spies Preview

Notes

  • Gail Stephens is promoted form Woman Police Constable(WPC) to Woman Detective Constable(WDC).

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

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