Barnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.Barnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.Barnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.
- Patrick Morgan
- (as Alex Hanson)
- SOCO
- (uncredited)
- Parent
- (uncredited)
- CID Officer
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe final episode to be produced by Brian True-May. He had been involved as producer or executive producer of every episode until this point but left the series after he told the Radio Times that the programme "wouldn't work" if there was any racial diversity in the village life.
- GoofsThe program/brochure that was on the wall of the room of the obsessed fan misspelled "Starring" Nina which was spelled "Staring" Nina.
- Quotes
[John Barnaby is reading from a book about rare birds, in connection with the murder case]
DCI John Barnaby: "The female blue-crested hoopoe has multiple partners and attacks the male viciously in the nether regions after mating".
Sarah Barnaby: Well, that should stop them feeling frisky.
DCI John Barnaby: Ouch!
[Sarah seductively strokes John's hand]
Sarah Barnaby: Are you, uh, feeling frisky?
DCI John Barnaby: Will you attack me viciously in the nether regions afterwards?
Sarah Barnaby: Quite possibly.
DCI John Barnaby: [eagerly] You're on!
The Midsomer-in-the-Marsh Ornithological Society has an annual contest. The winner must have spotted a rare bird. Ralph Ford announces that he has seen a blue-crested hoopoe, not indigenous to the area, and declares himself the winner.
No one else goes along since he has no proof. Ralph is furious. That night, Patrick Morgan is murdered when he meets Ralph after he receives a text from him. Except that it was someone else using Ralph's phone.
Barnaby and Jones are on the case, and find out soon enough everybody hated this guy. His widow, Nina, is a stunning former Russian ballerina who is now pregnant. However, Ralph had a vasectomy so he is not the father.
Then there is another victim. And there are plenty of suspects.
I really enjoyed this one, but I have to agree with another reviewer - the new Barnaby does nothing for me. And you can tell the writers are trying to stuff him down our throats because they added a scene with his wife where they decide to have sex. Sorry, but they don't seem like husband and wife, and while I love their dog, this is not the same wonderful household of Joyce, Cully, and Tom Barnaby.
Also, I think this Barnaby is a little nasty to Jones.
The reviewer suggested the combination of Troy, Tom Barnaby's old assistant, and Jones. I second that suggestion. I know Neil Dudgeon is a good actor, but he doesn't have John Nettles' warmth, and he doesn't infuse the humor into his lines that Nettles did. A lighter and warmer touch was called for.
- blanche-2
- Apr 3, 2016
Details
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD