Midsomer Murders

In this mystery, a well‑known villager in the quiet village is beaten to death with a walking stick, and suspicion quickly turns later to the members of her eccentric reading club. The programme includes a guest appearance by Anton Rodgers.

is a televised mystery episode, presented as a programme rather than a full‑length series. The title signals a crime‑focused narrative, and the format is that of a single instalment within the broader mystery genre. The story centres on the violent death of a well‑known resident of a village, who is beaten to death with a walking stick. In the wake of the killing, suspicion quickly turns to the members of her particularly unconventional reading club, whose odd habits and close association with the victim make them the prime focus of the investigation. The episode is further distinguished by a guest appearance from Anton Rodgers, who joins the regular cast to add depth to the unfolding mystery. As a self‑contained mystery, the instalment weaves together the brutal murder, the eccentric reading group, and the investigative tension that follows, delivering a compact yet compelling narrative within its single‑episode framework.