MIDSOMER MURDERS: SERIES 19 PT 2

The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon, Life of Riley) and his assistant, DS Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrix, Marcella). Delightful in a murderously charming way (Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy). Guest stars include Claire Skinner, Abigail Cruttenden, Georgie Glen, James Fleet, and Simon Callow. THE MYSTERIES Death by Persuasion-A woman is stabbed in the neck with a quill near a Georgian re-creation event celebrating Jane Austen. The Curse of the Ninth-The winner of a prestigious music award is found strangled with a violin string moments before a performance.