Midsomer Murders: The Black Book

Series 1, episode 3

Directed by
Pete Smith
,
Renny Rye

Originally Aired On: Tuesday, 07 July 2009

A masterpiece by landscape artist Henry Hogson causes a stir when it is auctioned for £400,000 after a fierce bidding war - and hours later, its former owner is tortured and killed. When a Hogson work is then stolen, Barnaby and Jones research the Midsomer painter with the help of art teacher Matilda Simms. They soon uncover evidence of forgery - but the killer is still at large. Guest starring David Bamber and Susannah Harker, with John Nettles and Jason Hughes

Cast

John Nettles...DCI Tom Barnaby
Jason Hughes...DS Ben Jones
John Willie Hopkins
Image for Jane WymarkJane Wymark...Joyce Barnaby
Laura Howard
Barry Jackson...Dr Bullard
Kirsty Dillon...WDC Stephens
Marty Cruikshank
Anne Firbank...Felicity Law
Image for Clive RussellClive Russell...Seth Comfort
Image for David BamberDavid Bamber...Anthony Prideaux
Neil Stuke...Glen Jarvis
Jack Walker...Harry Fowler
Susannah Harker...Matilda Simms
Image for Paul AndersonPaul Anderson...Graham Spate
Benjamin Whitrow...Sir Malcolm Frazer
Image for Paul W.S. AndersonPaul W.S. Anderson...Graham Spate
Image for Peter DavisonPeter Davison...Nicky Frazer
Christopher Fulford...Alan Best
Image for Alice KrigeAlice Krige...Jenny Frazer
Sarah Badel...Patricia Blackshaw
Paul Ridley...Neville Blackshaw
John Bowe...Jimmy Wells
Gavan O'Herlihy...George Arlington
Image for Anna MasseyAnna Massey...Brenda Packard
Claudia Elmhirst...Amanda Watson
Charlotte Asprey...Christine Miller
Clive Wood...Geoffrey Larkin
Paula Jennings...Yvonne Best
Iain Mitchell...Auctioneer
Josef Lindsay...Young Boy
Victoria Lennox...Librarian
Timothy Carlton...Chief Constable
Stephanie Jacob...Alice
Tim Stan...Security Guard
Victoria Shalet...Melony
Tim Stanmore
Tim Treloar...PC Reg
Rosalind Drury...Young Jenny
Neville Phillips...Admirer
Tom Rooke...Young Nicky
Brian True-May
Pete Smith
Marcus McSorley...Jenny's Lover
Nicholas Martin
Nick Thomas-Webster...Police Driver
Chris Wilson...Police Officer