BBC News
By Katy Lewis and Laurence Cawley
BBC News, East
image captionJohn Nettles played Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby for the first 13 series
With the UK s tourism and hospitality sectors ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, the county of Buckinghamshire has turned to an unlikely source of hope: its connections with a popular murder mystery programme. Why?
First aired in 1997, ITV s Midsomer Murders is watched by millions of fans and syndicated worldwide.
Although the heart of the fictional crime drama is set in south Oxfordshire, a significant portion of the filming takes place in neighbouring Buckinghamshire.
The county s tourism body hopes its three Midsomer Murder tours might be just the ticket for those seeking a little post-lockdown excursion.