Painted In Blood

Barnaby's wife, Joyce, finds a dead body on the Midsomer Florey village green while taking part in a watercolour painting class, and she recognizes it as the elderly Miss Fairfax.

Barnaby is given the case, then finds himself taken off it and replaced by a team from the National Intelligence Squad, while he is assigned to deal with a missing handbag. However, he continues his investigation into the murder, finding deceit and double-dealing. It appears that 'Miss Fairfax' was not an elderly spinster at all, but a young detective sergeant from the National Intelligence Squad working under cover, and that her colleagues are busy fitting up the village handyman for the murder of an old lady who never was.

CAST

Godrey Teal- Leslie Phillips

Barrett Filby- John Sessions

Ann Carter- Denise Black

Linda Tyrell- Barbara Durkin

Tony Carter- Matthew Marsh

Colin Hawksley- Clive Merrison

Tessa Hawksley- Dinah Stabb

Alan Pinkney- David Mallinson

DC Simon Backley- Andrew Lancel

DS James Noland- Nigel Lindsay

Ruth Fairfax- Anna Northam

Mrs. Metcalfe- Shelia Reid

Mike Weatherby- Eamon Geoghegan

Mrs. Bainbridge- Jean Challis

Mr. Miller- Colin Higgins

Mrs. Partridge- Hilary Crane

Jason Hurst- Michael Tucek

Written by:

Andrew Payne

Directed by:

Sarah Hellings

Produced by:

Brian True-May