Midsomer Murders: Series 01 (1998)

Synopsis
After making its British TV bow with the one-shot special "The Killings at Badgers Draft" in March of 1997, the whimsical mystery series Midsomer Murders launched its first full year on the air in the Summer of 1998, offering four feature-length episodes. In each story, veteran Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) unearths a hotbed of death, deception and depravity in the deceptively tranquil rural county of Midsomer. Assisting Barnaby in his inquiries is his loyal young aide Sgt. Troy (Daniel Casey) and mild-mannered county pathologist Dr. Bullard (Barry Jackson). In the first episode, "Written in Blood", Barnaby must solve the murder of a man who legally doesn't exist. Next up is "Death of a Hollow Man", in which the backstage intrigues surrounding an amateur production of "Amadeus" turn lethal. Barnaby looks into some likely skullduggery within the financial structure of a village community crafts center in "Faithful Unto Death" And finally, "Death in Disguise" finds Barnaby investigating a series of "coincidental" fatalities in a New-Age commune. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide