Midsomer Murders: Set 1 (1999) Rating: Starring: Richard Briers, Phyllida Law, Prunella Scales, Trudie Styler, Julian Wadham Director: Category: Suspense, Mystery Studio: Acorn Media Subtitles: Length: 400 mins Want to buy?           Based on the novels by Caroline Graham. What evil lurks beyond the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer.. The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these darkly humorous British television mysteries. John Nettles (Bergerac) stars as the unflappable Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby with Daniel Casey (The Wingless Bird) as his brash young assistant, Sergeant Troy. Based on the novels by Caroline Graham, a modern master of the English village mystery. Guest stars include Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Julian Wadham, Phyllida Law and Trudie Styler. The mysteries: Death's Shadow-A string of bizarre murders in Badger's Drift lead to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Strangler's Wood-The strangling of a beautiful Brazilian woman, whose body is found in Raven's Wood, harks back to three earlier murders. Blood Will Out-Rival clans of travelers disrupt the peace of Martyr Warren and incense the local magistrate. Beyond the Grave-Unearthly happenings in and around the Aspen Tallow museum create an atmosphere of terror.