Midsomer Murders: Difference between revisions

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* [[Actor Allusion]] : In ''Vixen's Run'', {{spoiler|the plot kicks off when elderly Sir Freddy Butler dies at dinner. Despite there being traces of strychnine in his system, the coroner rules natural causes as strychnine is an ingredient in heart medication and Sir Freddy was rather old, fat and drunk. Several other members of his family are killed over the course of the episode by Sir Freddy's first wife Lady Annabel, played by [[I, Claudius|Sian Philips]]. When she's taken away by Barnaby in the police car at the end she says}}

{{spoiler|Lady Annabel: Oh... of course.}} }}

** {{spoiler|Now remember what Livia did to her husband (and much of the rest of the cast) in [[I, Claudius]]...}}

** {{spoiler|"Dead in the Water" is another exception, although there was a second attempted murder.}}

** [[Lampshade Hanging]] on this in one episode:

DCI Barnaby: "It has been remarked upon before, yes." }}

* [[New Media Are Evil]] : "Picture of Innocence" The plot revolves around ''Digital'' vs ''Traditional'' Photography.