At the party, Grace Bishop says to Iris Holman, "Sorry for squeezing your hand like that. During the fight the other night. You must think I'm awful." Iris says, "How perceptive." Grace says, "Is that a smile? Or just your lips sliding off your teeth?" Barnaby says to Giles Braithwaite, "Gerald is very strongly identified with Midsomer Morchard, isn't he?" Joyce says, "He's the lord of the manor." Giles retorts, "Not quite." Joyce says, "He lives in the manor house." Giles says, "He's the current occupant." Barnaby says, "And it is very kind of him, is it not, to open up the place for the celebration?" Giles says, "He's a sporting man with a strong sense of occasion." Giles is not a boxing fan, but he did have an interest in this fight. Joyce says, "And your wife?" Giles says, "Iris? She's not my wife. She's my assistant." Giles walks off.

She said that she grew up with four red setters and a Labrador. She and DS Jamie Winter develop romantic feelings towards one another. At the end of series 19 she has taken a job in Montreal. [5] Dr. Fleur Perkins [ edit ] At home, Barnaby says to Joyce. "I am not a man to have his head easily turned, am I? Do you think I am open to flattery? I'm not talking about man-woman stuff. It's when that sort of thing... clouds your professional judgement. There is one person in this investigation I have consistently overlooked as a suspect. Willfully overlooked." Inside the Manor, Gerald and Sebastian are having a discussion. Sebastian says, "Frank Bishop? Here? It's never going to happen. I won't let it." Gerald says, "There's nothing we can do about it. It's out of our hands." Sebastian says, "We'll see about that." Sebastian walks out. Samantha Bond starred in three episodes: first in "Destroying Angel" (2001) and "Shot at Dawn" (2008), and again in Neil Dudgeon's 2011 debut as lead character, the episode "Death in the Slow Lane".TV: He's going to win the title! The referee's stopping it! John Kinsella, from Midsomer Morchard! ( Cheering ) TV: And the celebrations begin! What a performance, John Kinsella! Taken in as a young boy, as an orphan, by Frank Bishop. He's there in the ring with him now, sharing the moment of glory. He's now champion of the world. Gerald, dressed in costume, goes in the ring to announce the fight. He says, "My lords, ladies and gentlemen! I bring you a contest which pits the old world against the new. One, where a misguided son of Yankee-shire ( Booing ) will learn that the hand of the foreigner, when raised against the son of Britannia... ( Cheering ) ..must be aided not only by the strength of a lion, but by the heart too. ( Cheering ) I doubt very much whether our gentleman from the colonies will be roaring when he's had the shine taken off him by our own Tom Sayer! ( Cheering .. John Kinsella runs up to the ring.) And now I will ask you all to join me in showing an invader... ( Booing ) ..how he is welcomed to the shores of Great Britain. Mr John Heenan! ( Booing.. Ken Touhy comes to the ring. He tells Gerald "Last minute switch.")

TV Commentary: Good left hand again. Rattling that jab into the face of Latosa. Good shot! Left hook! Kinsella has put Latosa down! Working off that right-hand lead. And a left hook has put Latosa on the canvas. The gumshield is out. Jones is considerably less naive than Troy or Scott, possessing an insight into cases that neither would have. Jones was born in Wales and remarks about his love for Wales when he and Tom travel there in the episode "Death and Dust". He is a Welsh Baptist, as Barnaby calls him in "A Sacred Trust" (Series 14, Episode 7), to which Jones replies "What's wrong with that? Except the teetotalism." Teddy tells Grace that he's glad Frank fired him. Teddy says, "I'm finally free of him. We can be together now." Grace says, "You know I can't leave John. He's like a son to me." Teddy says, "And me! He'll come with us. That was always the plan." Grace says, "Teddy, the plan was to get him out of his contract. And unless that happens, we're going nowhere. Not while Frank's still around."Peter Eyre played Leonard Pike in “Strangler’s Wood” (1999) and Headley Madrigal in “Picture of Innocence” (2007). Barnaby and Jones go to visit Grace. She tells them Frank is in bed. "Jet lag." Barnaby says, "And he's been up all night." Grace says, "Is it true he found the body?" Barnaby says, "It's true he found Mr Braithwaite. Whether Mr. Braithwaite was alive or dead at the time, we're still looking at that." Grace says, "What do you mean?" Jones asks, "Why did you ask Giles Braithwaite to come here yesterday afternoon?" Grace says, "I wanted to ask about getting a divorce. The longer I can keep it from Frank, the better. Where Frank and money is concerned, you need to get the jump on him to stand any chance of getting what you're due." Joyce and Barnaby arrive at Morchard Manor. Joyce is helping plan the Reenactment. She runs inside and shows Grace and Camilla a poster printed for the event. Joyce says, "What do you think? Magnificent brutes, aren't they?" Grace says, "Joyce! You're right. That'd definitely persuade me to go to the fight." Camilla says, "They didn't have posters in 1860. All the arrangements had to be hush-hush in case the police found out and stopped it." Grace says, "That was 150 years ago. This time round, we need all the publicity we can get." Camilla says, "I was only trying to show that I'd done my research." Grace says, "Hey, you don't have to justify yourself to me. I'm not that husband of yours. We're very happy to have you in charge."

Barnaby and Jones leave. Jones says, "I saw Teddy Malloy fight. My grandad took me to see this Welsh boxer that was fighting on the undercard. A Frank Bishop promotion. Malloy was top of the bill. Fighting for the British title. Youngest-ever challenger. He lost. He never fought again." Barnaby and Jones go to Morchard Manor. They tell Gerald about Iris Holman and her request to meet them at the statue of Tom Sayers. At home, Barnaby says Iris Holman is a strange lady. Giles Braithwaite, he's just her boss, isn't he? So why did she come on as though he were two-timing her? Joyce says, "Ha! Iris Holman is in love with Giles Braithwaite. You'd have to be blind not to see it. Or a man." She held the document that legalised the wager. She was asking for money. But what she really wanted was revenge. Detective Constable Gail Stephens ( Kirsty Dillon) (series 10–13)—a colleague of Tom Barnaby and DS Jones, who often helps them in their cases, sometimes providing valuable insight. Gail was transferred to Midsomer from Binwell. Gail is cheery but emotional, breaking down in tears when, after initially serving as a uniformed woman police constable, she was appointed as a plain-clothed CID detective. Throughout Gail's appearances, it is implied that she is on the point of having an affair with Sgt Jones, but when it came to the crunch he decided that he did not want to get too heavily involved with a colleague, after which Gail effectively snubbed him. Strangely, Gail has not been seen since "Fit For Murder".Outside Sebastian runs into Giles. "I've been looking everywhere for you!" Giles says, "Not now, Sebastian. We're leaving." Sebastian says, "I don't think so." Detective Sergeant (later Inspector) Gavin Troy ( Daniel Casey) (main: series 1–7; guest: series 11)—DCI Barnaby's first assistant. Troy is bright and ambitious. Early in the series, Troy is also known for his careless driving, causing a number of near-accidents. He is less enlightened than his boss who, in the first episode, tells Troy that he is “as politically correct as a Nuremberg Rally.” For example, Troy is uncomfortable with gay people (he calls them “ass bandits”) and the elderly, whom he calls "wrinklies". Judy Parfitt appeared as Angela Wentworth in "Death's Shadow" (1999) and as Caroline Halsey in "Days of Misrule" (2008). There were a few other characters here that just filled in space, like Bishop's wife (and mother to John). The sculptor who was commissioned to do a beautiful metal piece who is engaged (or was) to an equally aggressive, hurt feelings brute of a bully who also hated John because of how he was treated by the ladies. Wouldn't have mind if he was murdered, btw. This whole episode basically had me wanting MORE people dead. Is that sad for me to say? Trust me...there are episodes of MM where the people you think or, wish that should die, doesn't.

Writing provokes a lot of thought mostly, and has a healthy balance of the humorous and the darkly twisted. Love the chemistry between Barnaby and Jones, the incorporation of boxing is entertaining and there are some nice twists and turns along the way and intriguing subplots. Detective Chief Inspector Thomas "Tom" Geoffrey Barnaby ( John Nettles) (series 1–13)—A senior member of Causton CID, Barnaby used to work for MI6. A patient, tolerant man, Barnaby's style of investigation is methodical and fair. Barnaby is a sagacious and perceptive individual, able to recognise seemingly obscure clues. Barnaby's social life revolves around his wife Joyce and his daughter Cully, who often provide a personal connection with the crimes that he is investigating. Barnaby's parents are both deceased by the episode "Blue Herrings". In his last appearance, "Fit for Murder", we learn that his father died on his birthday, at Barnaby's current age. Iris Holman drives up to Morchard Manor. Sebastian comes out of the Manor. Iris says she wants to know if Sebastian killed Giles. Sebastian says he's been wanting to ask her the same question. Cully Barnaby (later Dixon) ( Laura Howard) (series 1–13)—Tom and Joyce's only child takes her first name from a village on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where she was conceived during her parents' honeymoon. An inquisitive and bold young woman, she's inherited her parents' friendly attitudes and community spirit. Early in the series, she attended Cambridge University and dated a fellow drama student, called Nico ( Ed Waters). After that, she sometimes went out with and secretly flirted with DS Troy and DS Scott. She is an actress and frequently takes temporary jobs in the Midsomer area when "resting" between assignments. Like her mother, her tendency to do community work often leaves her personally involved with the murders that take place. She meets Simon Dixon ( Sam Hazeldine) in "The Axeman Cometh", becomes engaged to him in "Death In A Chocolate Box", and marries him in "Blood Wedding". Kevin Doyle appeared as Ferdy Villiers in "Ghosts of Christmas Past" (2004), and again as Paddy Powell in "The Oblong Murders" (2011).

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TV: Frank Bishop, Kinsella's promoter and manager at ringside. Don King's there as well. I wonder if he'll want a piece of young John Kinsella if he can come through this. Into the ninth round of this 12-rounder. The world middleweight title.Latosa is a favourite for this one. Good body shots. Kinsella really teeing off with that left hand. Precisely what Teddy Molloy said. Gerald tells Barnaby that Camilla has been a bit emotional of late. Barnaby says, she would be, being pregnant. Gerald says, "It's exactly why it's not the right time to be thinking about a divorce. You saw the way Sebastian treated her the other night and it's not an isolated incident. I'm ashamed to say my son is a bully." Barnaby says, "Iris Holman says that Sebastian is not your son." Gerald says, "Oh, that woman really has become very bitter. He was fathered by another man before my wife walked out on me and Sebastian." Sebastian's natural father was a playboy and drank himself to death. So Gerald raised another man's child. Gerald says, "I raised my son. Which is why I feel responsible for the way he's treating that poor girl." Gerald takes a weeping Camilla to a car to go home. Jones says, "How does Kinsella got two women on the go at the same time?" Barnaby asks, "Camilla Farquaharson?" Jones says, "Yes. Is he the father of her child?" Barnaby says, "We need to talk to Sebastian Farquaharson. I wonder if Iris Holman knows where he is." Gerald tells Barnaby that he is taking Camilla home. Barnaby tells Gerald that his wife is convinced that Iris Holman was in love with Braithwaite. Gerald says, "She's bang on the money but that was never going to happen. Giles Braithwaite was a homosexual." John Lightbody is gardener Steve Hope in "Hidden Depths", in "Death and Dust", he plays the role of Jason Slater. Sarah Barnaby ( Fiona Dolman) (series 14–present)—John Barnaby's wife is the headmistress of a local secondary school. As she has a full-time career of her own (unlike Joyce), she does not figure as much in her husband's cases; and they don't have any children (until the end of the sixteenth series), although you may consider Sykes, their dog, as their child. They have a loving marriage and celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary in "Schooled for murder". Throughout the sixteenth series Sarah is pregnant and in the last episode of the series she gives birth to their first child, a daughter, called Betty.