We have been watching Midsomer Murders for about 1 year. We use our Amazon Fire Stick and subscribe to Acorn TV. Now, we binge watch! Totally, free Saturday nights and Midsomer Murders. This is thinking it out and discovering "who did it" before DCI Barnaby! He is one dedicated Detective. He loves Joyce and Cully; however, quite funny when he arrives at a restaurant, only to turn around, because with that twinkle in his eye, he figured out who the perp is. We appreciate these actors, although we are painfully aware there will be a change in cast. We are watching Season 9 and as previous reviewers have said this is a solid detective show. We say we need to visit the area where the program is filmed; however, we are not sure if we should move there? (HA HA) We have visited London twice and have spent time in North Yorkshire. We consider ourselves anglophiles when repeat very British words. Loving our nights with Midsomer Murders!

The acting is superb and the writing was witty. Just found this a few weeks ago and have now watched all the episodes I can. I love the characters and the way they interact with each other and the landscape. Speaking of landscape, the areas where this is filmed are simply stunning. I love crime shows and this ranks up there with some of the very best. The crimes are brilliantly played out and seem like they are plausible. It is nice to watch a crime show that doesn't rely on flashy gun work or car chases. You have to pay attention and think it out. So happy I stumbled on it.

Boy, do I miss John Nettles. He managed to keep the show fresh for so many seasons with his interpretation of the Tom Barnaby character. Exit Nettles and enter Neil Dudgeon. Dudgeon's range of emotion extends to his ability to open his eyes wide or close them to narrow slits. The "eye actor" is as flat as they come. Compounding his lack of skills are ridiculously bad writing and directing. I feel sorry for Gwilym Lee. He's the only human actor (ah, good old Sykesy) worth watching in this now craptacular series. His cross to bear is the writing that treats him worse than Sykes. Dudgeon barks out commands to Nelson that are worse than those delivered to Sykes. "Nelson, do this. Nelson, go here". Yada, yada. Wow, nice writing. Gwilym, leave while your acting standing is still intact.

The first series, had good acting, a tongue in cheek and a god plot. loaded with charming villages and quaint characters the contrast was really interesting. Now the characters are just waiting to be terminated, and the tempo just feels so slooow because there is absolutely no acting going on. Feels awkward like a high-school play. The photo is super annoying, constant low-motion zoom-ins of what? Is this supposed to be a soap now?I wish they could take the time and work on the characters, choose better actors and work on the plot more. Work with contrasts, there has to be something in the story that you care for, not just the last almost-victim.