Midsomer Murders - Season 7 - Eps 6: The Straw Woman
When a traditional festival is revived at Midsomer Parva, it goes disastrously wrong, with the curate (or assistant priest) being burnt alive inside a straw effigy of a woman. Local property owner Alan Clifford holds a party at the Manor House, and it seems he has secrets... And then, just after finding a pig's head on the altar of the parish church, the dead curate's gay lover, the Reverend Jim Hale, dies too, seemingly of 'spontaneous combustion' - that is, he bursts into flames without any normal explanation. Barnaby refuses to believe in rumours of witchcraft and is vindicated when it proves that Hale's clothes had been sprinkled with phosphorus. Then, with Barnaby hot on the killer's trail, Liz Francis is knocked out with a candlestick and becomes the third villager to be burnt alive.
About Midsomer Murders
Title: Midsomer Murders
First Air Date: 1997-03-23
Last Air Date: 2024-11-10
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 309 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 25
Total Episodes: 140
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production Companies: Bentley Productions, ITV, BBC, Hallmark Entertainment
Synopsis
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Cast
Neil Dudgeon
DCI John Barnaby
Nick Hendrix
DS Jamie Winter
Fiona Dolman
Sarah Barnaby
Annette Badland
Dr. Fleur Perkins
