At the center of the MIDSOMER MURDERS is Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), who investigates killings with a professional, no-nonsense style, ably assisted by his chief deputy, Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey). The cases include the cricket-bat murder of a landowner’s wife, the bludgeoning of an unidentified tramp, a series of suspicious deaths in a nursing home, and the pitchfork slaying of a local man. Full of the best elements of the classic British murder mystery, season 3 of MIDSOMER MURDERS consists of fascinating, entertaining cases of intrigue and suspense.