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DrDan

(20,411 posts)
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 02:12 PM Jul 2018

any Midsomer Murders fans here?

My wife and I have been watching them the past couple of weeks.

Just curious - but they tend to run 1:45 or so. So does that mean they are shown on one evening for a two hour period with time for commercials? Or over several evenings?

In either case, we love them. We particularly enjoy Inspector Troy - what a character.

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any Midsomer Murders fans here? (Original Post) DrDan Jul 2018 OP
I enjoy it, elleng Jul 2018 #1
Yes - never miss it; waiting for new season though. northoftheborder Jul 2018 #2
Not sure about the U.S. but in the U.K. it's a 2 hr show with ads. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #3
thanks - kinda thought so DrDan Jul 2018 #8
Love it TexasProgresive Jul 2018 #4
Dr. and Mrs. Dan, saidsimplesimon Jul 2018 #5
there certainly was DrDan Jul 2018 #10
I get them on DVD from the library. I can't get into the dark mysteries either. fierywoman Jul 2018 #6
Love the series. Polly Hennessey Jul 2018 #7
Love Midsomer. Stonepounder Jul 2018 #9
it sure does - I think there 3 in the episode we just finished DrDan Jul 2018 #11
Netflix has all of the seasons. The series has concluded. AJT Jul 2018 #12
It Hasn't Concluded DarthDem Jul 2018 #20
That's great! AJT Jul 2018 #22
Much Tony wife's dismay matt819 Jul 2018 #13
that would be a LOT of episodes DrDan Jul 2018 #14
Yep. Every single one. matt819 Jul 2018 #16
Love the show! SallyHemmings Jul 2018 #15
The missing minutes would have been allocated to commercials procon Jul 2018 #17
there is a different feel to this cop show - somewhat light considering subject, likeable characters DrDan Jul 2018 #19
I like them, although the murder rate in that area, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #18
Did Jessica Fletcher move to Midsomer? csziggy Jul 2018 #21

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
5. Dr. and Mrs. Dan,
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 02:29 PM
Jul 2018

I enjoyed every season available on Netflix. It was a bit uncomfortable to realize there was a lack of diversity in Midsomer.

Polly Hennessey

(6,786 posts)
7. Love the series.
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 02:43 PM
Jul 2018

Agree, the Tunnel is/was dark. The two main characters overcame that darkness for me. I’m a fan of almost all the British mysteries. Another good one is Endeavor.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
9. Love Midsomer.
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 02:45 PM
Jul 2018

Can't figure out how there are any residents left in Midsomer though. The body count in each episode goes up and up.

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)
20. It Hasn't Concluded
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 03:49 PM
Jul 2018

The 19th season (the British call them "series&quot just ended in May. A 20th season has been confirmed as in the works.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
13. Much Tony wife's dismay
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 02:49 PM
Jul 2018

I’ve watched all 30 seasons. Shows are shown in full, not divided into two episodes.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
16. Yep. Every single one.
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 03:09 PM
Jul 2018

Hey, I’m a fan.

I just started in on the x files. Only 211 episodes to go

procon

(15,805 posts)
17. The missing minutes would have been allocated to commercials
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 03:15 PM
Jul 2018

during the original broadcast time. That's one of the best reasons to subscribe to a streaming service, they remove all the ads.

Haven't watch that particular show yet, generally not a big fan of cop shows overall. However, I did chance upon another British "C.B. Strike", based on best-selling novels by J.K. Rowling writing under a pseudonym.

Its about an ex Brit soldier turned drunken private investigator. He has a prosthetic leg, PTSD, and is beset with all kinds of personal problems, but underneath all his demons, he really is a good guy. Good show so far.

DrDan

(20,411 posts)
19. there is a different feel to this cop show - somewhat light considering subject, likeable characters
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 03:34 PM
Jul 2018

solving the crimes has been more cerebral on the part of the Chief Inspector.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,582 posts)
18. I like them, although the murder rate in that area,
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 03:31 PM
Jul 2018

not to mention the bizarre nature of the murders, seems to be rather extraordinary. And nobody ever seems to get stabbed in a bar brawl; all the victims turn out to have had some unknown involvement with sinister but wealthy people with inexplicable motives, and they seem to turn up dead in rose gardens, churches, or at peculiar village festivals.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
21. Did Jessica Fletcher move to Midsomer?
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 09:21 PM
Jul 2018

That was the complaint about Angela Lansbury's character - every where she went there was at least one murder!

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