The series The Midsomer Murders, which began broadcasting in 1997 and now recovers Movistar Plus +, among other chains and platforms, connects with that already tradition of British police series in which the good education of its protagonists and the distancing of visual gloating in the gruesome bloody scenes are its main distinctive features. Naturally, there are scoundrels, thugs, thieves, brainless and murderers, even some aristocrats, after all what happens in a village is the reflection of what happens in the world, and Causton, in the fictional county of Midsomer, is no exception. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), of the Crime Investigation Department, with the help of a loyal and obedient sergeant, will be in charge of solving the crimes for the tranquility of the locals.
From the very active Chief Inspector Vera, with her everlasting coat and hat, to the impeccable Endeavour Morse and Fred Thursday or Inspector Alec Hardy and Sergeant Ellie Miller, protagonists of the excellent Broadchurch, among others, share with Barnaby the polite professionalism in a murky and cruel world. The stories of Midsomer are based on the novels of Caroline Graham adapted to television by Anthony Horowitz, and its popular acceptance is explained with a couple of facts: 23 seasons have been shot with a total of 109 chapters, more than enough footage to analyze and exhibit the daily life of a small English town, From the inevitable pints of beer in the local pub to private garden competitions or river rowing regattas no matter how much human evil insists on disrupting the idyllic rural life of that beautiful and green country.
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