THE ELECTRIC VENDETTA
First Broadcast: September 2, 2001
| A
man is found dead in a crop circle at Midsomer Parva. He is naked and
found dead in an extremely odd manner. There is a tuft of hair missing;
there are two large holes on his lower back; his hand has been burnt to
crisp and there is an extremely terrified expression on his face. The
body is found by Sir. Harry Chatwyn, who owns the land. Barnaby and Troy are confused at the murder being in a strange place and in even stranger circumstances. They eventually meet the village ufologist, Lloyd Kirkby, who believes it is the work of extra terrestrials. He even shows Barnaby his book, and there is a picture of a man in it in an identical state to the one found in the crop. |
| Lloyd
is taken into the police station for further questioning until a friend
of his turns up and asks for him to be left alone. He is Sir. Christian
Aubrey, whose wife Isobel is ill and slowly dying. Barnaby doesn't believe that aliens are involved and doesn't even believe in them himself. However it is soon definite that some shady business is going on when another man is found, again in identical circumstances. |
| They
soon discover that the dead man is no other than Ronnie Stokes, a thief
from the town. This might be a connection to later events when the
owners of the post office see Sally Boulter, the doctor's secretary, and
other troublemaker, Dave Ripert, moving some treasures into Sally's
house, possibly even stolen treasures. But who is correct by their theory - alien work, or the work of some dangerous killer?
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DCI
Tom Barnaby |
John
Nettles |
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DS
Gavin Troy |
Daniel
Casey |
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Joyce
Barnaby |
Jane
Wymark |
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Sir
Harry Chatwyn |
John
Woodvine |
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Lady
Beatrice Chatwyn |
Alison
Fiske |
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Sir
Christian Aubrey |
Alec
McCowen |
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Lady
Isabel Aubrey |
Ursula
Howells |
|
Steve
Ramsey |
Patrick
Baladi |
|
Lucy
Ramsey |
Daisy
Bates |
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Sally
Boulter |
Amanda
Mealing |
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Miss.
Alice Leonard |
Mereline
Kendall |
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Miss.
Marian Leonard |
Charmian
May |
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Dave
Ripert |
Nigel
Harrison |
|
Dave
Hedges |
Jonie
Broom |
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Michael
Rycroft |
Michael
Bertenshaw |
|
Reverend
Ellis |
Donald
Gee |
|
Driver |
Graham
Bill |
|
Young
Isabel |
Amy
Darcy |
|
Lynn |
Eleanor
Moriarty |
|
Young
Peter Rhodes |
Laurence
Penry-Jones |
|
Peter
Rhodes, Marquis of Ross |
Peter
Penry-Jones |
|
Young
Christian Aubrey |
Simon
Quarterman |
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Screenplay
by |
Terry
Hodgkinson |
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Directed
by |
Peter
Smith |
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Produced
by |
Brian
True-May |