S21.E3

The Sting of Death

Episode aired Mar 21, 2021
TV-PG
1h 29m

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Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)

Barnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a thief. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing... Read allBarnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a thief. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing bees, and suspicions fly when one of the locals is stung to death.Barnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a thief. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing bees, and suspicions fly when one of the locals is stung to death.

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- Matt Carter
Writers
- Caroline Graham
- Julia Gilbert
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7.1/10

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Director
- Matt Carter
Writers
- Caroline Graham
- Julia Gilbert
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9/10

A buzzing episode

When a master beekeeper is attacked at his stately home after attempting to catch the intruder Barnaby and Winter are called in. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing bees, and soon more murders occur, of course all bee related - a Dr's face is covered with bees, and a man is draped in beewax. An enjoyable and wacky episode that is centred around bees. There's some eccentric characters such as the priest who calls the practitioner of Yoga as heathens. Definitely one of my favourites.

coltras35
Jul 1, 2022
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Trivia
The name Melissa, as in Melissa Deddington, means "honeybee" in Greek.

Goofs
A photographer with a hand-held film camera (we see him winding on the 35 mm film) and a long telephoto lens, manages to take sharp photographs in moonlight when Ambrose greets his visitor in a VW Beetle. This is not possible: even with the fastest film available (eg Ilford Delta 3200), push-processed as if it were 6400 or 12800 ASA, an exposure of several seconds will be needed at f4 (a realistic widest aperture for a long lens). It is impossible to hand-hold a camera for several seconds and get a sharp picture, especially when the camera shake is magnified by the long lens.

Quotes
Reverend Nigel Brookthorpe: I've been rejected as Bishop of Causton, Doctor Lowe. The final nail in the coffin.
Dr. Serena Lowe: I'm so sorry. I know how much you wanted that.
Reverend Nigel Brookthorpe: It seems I'm always second best. No one seems to care about God anymore.