The rural countryside of a fictional county in England provides the backdrop for season two of MIDSOMER MURDERS, a crime series based on the novels of Caroline Graham. A lush visual style, quirky characters (frequently wealthy eccentrics), and ubiquitous red herrings, recall classic public television British mysteries of the past. The two-part episodes include: "Death's Shadow," “Stranglers Wood," "Blood Will Out," "Beyond the Grave."
The peace of the seemingly idyllic village of Badger's Drift is shattered by the inexplicable murder of an old lady, Emily Simpson, found dead in her cottage after witnessing something unsettling in the woods. Her old friend, Lucy Bellringer, is convinced that Emily's death was not from natural causes. She persuades Chief Investigator Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Troy of Causton CID to look into the matter and then hunt down the killer. Their investigation uncovers a web of sinister events, some long buried in the past.