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{{Infobox episode|series_and_ep_number = Series Fifteen, Episode Five|image1 = The-sicilian-defence.jpg|airdate = 9 January 2013|village_or_location = [[Bishopwood]]|writer = [[Paul Logue]]|director = [[Alex Pillai]]|previous_episode = [[Death and the Divas]]|following_episode = [[Schooled in Murder]]}}'''The Sicilian Defence''' is the fifth episode of the [[Series Fifteen|fifteenth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] an originally aired on 9th January 2013.
  
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|series_and_ep_number = Series Fifteen, Episode Five
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|image1 = The-sicilian-defence.jpg
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|airdate = 9 January 2013
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|village_or_location = [[Bishopwood]]
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|writer = [[Paul Logue]]
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|director = [[Alex Pillai]]
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|previous_episode = [[Death and the Divas]]
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|following_episode = [[Schooled in Murder]]
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}}'''The Sicilian Defence''' is the fifth episode of the [[Series Fifteen|fifteenth series]] of the popular [[ITV]] crime drama [[Midsomer Murders]] an originally aired on 9th January 2013.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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*Ginny Dee as Waitress
  
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*David Golt as Restaurant Punter
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*[[David Golt]] as Restaurant Punter
 
*Paul Blackwell as Chess Player (uncredited)
  
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*[[Chris Cowlin]] as CID Officer (uncredited)
  
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*Elise Quevedo as Chess Player (uncredited)
  
*Elise Quevedo as Chess Player (uncredited)
 
*Kevin Tran as Chess Player (uncredited)
  
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*[[Chris Wilson]] as Police Officer (uncredited)
 
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==Galleries==
  
==Galleries==
 
===Body Count===
  
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Prior to the Episode
 
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Reverend-stannington.jpg|Reverend Stannington<br>Died of natural causes in 1894.
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Jason-winters.jpg|Jason Winters<br>Committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates in 1993 after realizing that he had been swindled out of the rights to the computer game he had created.
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Jason-winters.jpg|[[Jason Winters]]<br>Committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates in 1993 after realizing that he had been swindled out of the rights to the computer game he had created.
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Placeholder person.png|Marion Green<br>Died of breathing complications that was determined to be a natural cause of death after being served a meal of Chicken Korma which was prepared by Caroline Potts. This death occured prior to the events of the episode.
  
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Placeholder person.png|Vladimir Kostelov<br>Died of natural causes.
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Placeholder person.png|Marion Green<br>Died of breathing complications that was determined to be a natural cause of death after being served a meal of Chicken Korma which was prepared by Caroline Potts 6 months ago.
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In the Episode
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Edward-stannington.jpg|[[Edward Stannington]]<br>Stabbed in the back with a large pick that is used for ice climbing. He then had put in his mouth notes which described half of the chess moves [[Jason Winters|Jason]] used to defeat Kostelov.
 
Jack-barton.jpg|[[Jack Barton]]<br>Died of cardiac arrest which was determined to be a natural cause of death while eating a meal of Goulash which was prepared by Caroline Potts.
  
Jack-barton.jpg|[[Jack Barton]]<br>Died of cardiac arrest which was determined to be a natural cause of death while eating a meal of Goulash which was prepared by Caroline Potts.
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David-farmer.jpg|[[David Farmer]]<br>While he bent down in his car to get a cross jewelry, was strangled with a smooth rope, possibly a climbing rope. He then had put in his mouth notes which described half of the chess moves [[Jason Winters|Jason]] used to defeat Kostelov.
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Edward-stannington.jpg|[[Edward Stannington]]<br>Stabbed in the back with a large pick that is used for ice climbing.
  
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David-farmer.jpg|[[David Farmer]]<br>Strangled with a smooth rope, possibly a climbing rope.
  
 
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===Episode Images===
  
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==Videos==
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Midsomer Murders Series 15 Episode 5 - The Sicilian Defence Preview
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==Quotes==
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{{Dialogue|Case closed, Barnaby and Jones prepare to leave the hospital and watch Dr. Laura Parr being taken into custody
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|'''Ben Jones''': She tortured those two for over a year.
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|'''John Barnaby''': She tortured people to keep the memory of her brother alive.
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|'''Ben Jones''': Why not put a plaque on a park bench like everyone else?
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|'''John Barnaby''': Grieving may be universal, but we must express it in our own unique way.
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|'''Ben Jones''': Sigmund Freud.
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|'''John Barnaby''': John Barnaby, 1988. Durham University.
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|Closing comments in '''The Sicilian Defence'''
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==Notes==
  
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*Cheryl Campbell - [[Beyond the Grave]]
  
*Cheryl Campbell - [[Beyond the Grave]]
 
*Nicholas Rowe - [[The Fisher King]]
  
*Nicholas Rowe - [[The Fisher King]]
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*David Golt - [[A Rare Bird]], [[The Dark Rider]], [[Murder of Innocence]], [[Death and the Divas]], [[The Flying Club]], [[The Dagger Club]] and [[Murder by Magic]]
  
 
*Helen Evans - [[Murder of Innocence]] and [[The Flying Club]]
  
*Helen Evans - [[Murder of Innocence]] and [[The Flying Club]]
 
*Richard Herdman - [[Murder of Innocence]], [[Written in the Stars]], [[Death and the Divas]] and [[Schooled in Murder]]
  
*Richard Herdman - [[Murder of Innocence]], [[Written in the Stars]], [[Death and the Divas]] and [[Schooled in Murder]]
 
*Paul Blackwell - [[Written in the Stars]] and [[The Dagger Club]]
  
*Paul Blackwell - [[Written in the Stars]] and [[The Dagger Club]]
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*Taj Gill - [[The Dagger Club]] and [[Send in the Clowns]]
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*Lee Nicholas Harris - [[The Flying Club]]
 
[[Category:Series Fifteen episodes]]
  
[[Category:Series Fifteen episodes]]

Revision as of 19:34, 2 May 2020

The Sicilian Defence is the fifth episode of the fifteenth series of the popular ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders an originally aired on 9th January 2013.

Synopsis

Harriet Farmer wakes up after being in a coma since the night she tried to elope. Soon afterwards, a serial killer strikes members of a chess club. Could the attack which left Harriet for dead a year ago be linked to moves on a chess board? And where is her boyfriend Finn?

Plot

A year after Harriet Farmer was knocked unconscious in the woods near her home, she regains consciousness. Her memory is a bit foggy and she doesn't quite remember the night she was attacked. Her father, David Farmer is thrilled however, even though she was running off to marry Finn Robson, who has since disappeared. DCI Barnaby and DS Jones have another murder to solve when Edward Stannington, head of the Bishopwood chess club, is found dead having been stabbed in the back. Stannington was generally disliked in the village having turned down a business offered by Arthur Potts and generally mistreated his aunt, with whom he shared a house. He had also been conducting research on Alan Robson, Finn's father, who made his fortune developing a computer chess game. When David Farmer is found dead, Barnaby is convinced the two cases are linked.

Cast

Galleries

Body Count

Prior to the Episode

In the Episode

Supporting Cast

Episode Images

Videos

 

Quotes

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Case closed, Barnaby and Jones prepare to leave the hospital and watch Dr. Laura Parr being taken into custody
Ben Jones: She tortured those two for over a year.
John Barnaby: She tortured people to keep the memory of her brother alive.
Ben Jones: Why not put a plaque on a park bench like everyone else?
John Barnaby: Grieving may be universal, but we must express it in our own unique way.
Ben Jones: Sigmund Freud.
John Barnaby: John Barnaby, 1988. Durham University.
Closing comments in The Sicilian Defence


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Notes

  • Jason Winters was Dr. Laura Parr's brother. He was the creative genius behind the software program "Knight2King". He was in love with Wendy Robson and she took advantage of that to convince him to sign over the rights to the software to her. Shortly thereafter, he committed suicide. Dr. Parr decided that she would take revenge on the Robson's by taking their son from them.

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

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