Midsomer Murders’ Inspector Barnaby
DCI Thomas Barnaby is the main character in a series of novels by Caroline Graham. As of now there exist seven novels:
• The Killings at Badger’s Drift (1987)
• Death of a Hollow Man (1989)
• Death in Disguise (1993)
• Written in Blood (1995)
• Faithful Unto Death (1998)
• A Place of Safety (1999)
• A Ghost in the Machine (2004)
Midsomer Murders has been adapted into a TV-series which until today has produced 83 movie-length episodes.
Tom Barnaby worked for MI6 before he started his career in the police force. At the start of the series, he takes a job in Causton, a fictional city in the just as fictional county of Midsomer. The thing about Midsomer is that the murder rate there is off the charts – no one really knows why, but the villagers kill each other in the strangest ways (poisoning by tropical frog, anyone?).
Tom is married to Joyce. They have a daughter named Cully who lives with them during parts of the series. Both Joyce and Cully re involved in communal projects where they volunteer their time. This connects Barnaby to many a victim in his cases.
Barnaby is well known for his meticulous work in the field. His background in MI6 might explain his extraordinary observational skills. Often at the end of an episode, he will reveal that he had known who the murderer was, but waited until he had found enough evidence to proof his or her guilt.
After 80 episodes, Tom Barnaby decides to retire. He is replaced by his younger cousin, DCI John Barnaby. He is described as more closed off than his older cousin. With a dark sense of humour and sarcasm he manages to get through the dark moments of his cases. He plays his cards close to his chest, and often seems to change his personality in a way that makes it easier for him to get closer to his suspect – he isn’t afraid of looking silly or weak.
Neil Dungeon, who plays John Barnaby, describes the cousins being good friends. He admires John Nettle, who played Tom Barnaby, and likens him to Spencer Tracy.
John Nettles says he wished that Tom Barnaby could have left the series in a blaze of glory, dying in the service of his country, but he’s content with his character retiring anyway – true to the motto, leave when people want more.
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