Midsomer Murders Series 6 Episode 4 A Tale of Two Hamlets 2003
Someone is decimating the ancient Smythe-Webster family of Upper Walden, and the bad blood between the villages of Upper and Lower Walden is renewed with a vengeance. First, young heart-throb actor Larry Smith (alias Laurence Smythe-Webster) dies in an explosion at a publicity event for a new film. House of Satan is based on a book by a local writer, the late Ellis Bell of Lower Walden - a village whose inhabitants are referred to by its Vicar, the Reverend Simon Smythe-Webster, as ""the weasels of the wild wood"".The next to die is Larry's uncle, House of Satan producer Frank Webster (Francis Smythe-Webster), electrocuted to death on his exercise bike. Finally, Barnaby's principal suspect, Danny Pinchel, the family's cook, is drowned in a large bowl of tomato soup...Barnaby realizes he is dealing with an historic grudge, and he enquires into the family's antecedents.
- Released: 2003-01-24
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman, Annette Badland
- Director: Kirsten Gair, Caroline Graham, Jim Parker
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1. A Talent for Life 2003-01-03
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2. Death and Dreams 2003-01-10
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3. Painted in Blood 2003-01-17
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4. A Tale of Two Hamlets 2003-01-24
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5. Birds of Prey 2003-01-31
