Midsomer Murders: Village Case Files (DVD)

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 nice-guy detective Tom Barnaby (John Nettles, Bergerac) and his assistants Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins, Love in a Cold Climate) and Detective Constable Ben Jones (Jason Hughes, This Life). "Delightful in a murderously charming way" (Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy). Guest stars in this collection of Series 8-9 include Simon Callow, Harriet Walter, Annette Crosbie, George Baker, Siân Phillips, Peter Capaldi, and Julia McKenzie. THE MYSTERIES (original U.K. broadcast order) Things That Go Bump in the Night, Dead in the Water, Orchis Fatalis, Bantling Boy, Second Sight, Hidden Depths, Sauce for the Goose, Midsomer Rhapsody, the House in the Woods, Dead Letters, Vixen's Run, Down Among the Dead Men, Four Funerals and a Wedding, Country Matters, Death in Chorus, Last Year's Model.

Starring: Cathryn Bradshaw, Philip Martin Brown, Garry Cooper, Julian Curry, John Hopkins, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, Dearbhla Molloy, John Nettles, Kathryn Pogson, Mary Jo Randle, Jonathan Slinger, Linda Spurrier, Jane Wymark, Miles Anderson, Jason Hughes, Juliet Aubrey, Peter Capaldi, Patrick Drury, Tim Hardy, Dominic Jephcott, Saskia Wickham