Midsomer Murders Season 2

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Series 2 launched in January 1999 and confirmed that Midsomer Murders had a durable formula rather than a one-off hit. The four feature-length episodes maintained the show's tonal signature: English village settings of elaborate beauty concealing elaborate wrongdoing, with Barnaby and his sergeant working through local gossip and class resentments toward an invariably surprising resolution. Nettles' casting proved prescient - his Barnaby was warm enough to charm witnesses and firm enough to survive discoveries that would unsettle a more reactive detective. The show attracted guest performers of genuine theatrical standing, a pattern that would define the series throughout its run.

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Season Over Season

Series 2 confirms the formula works beyond the debut - the village-death premise is inexhaustible.