Daniel Casey Movies

Five feature-length episodes are on the roster in Season Six of the popular British mystery program Midsomer Murders. Detective Chief Inspector Tom Burnaby (John Nettles) of Midsomer County wastes no time getting down to business with "A Talent for Life", in which former "Bond girl" Honor Blackman portrays the first casualty of two seemingly unrelated murders. "Death and Dreams" is next, wherein Barnaby visits a hospital run by an old friend during his investigation of a highly suspicious suicide. For a change of pace, it is Barnaby's wife Joyce (Jane Wymark) who stubmles upon a corpse while pursuing her favorite hobby in "Painted in Blood". In "A Tale of Two Hamlets", there just might be a link between the death of a young film star, a notorious Satanist, and a bitter feud between two neighboring villages. Finally, Barnaby wonders if there is a connection between two freakish deaths and an eccentric millionaire inventor (Richard Todd) in "Birds of Prey". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Series Four of Midsomer Murders finds Detective Chief Inspector Tom Burnaby (John Nettles) calmly and methodically disseminating five different cases of murder in the deceptively tranquil British rural county of Midsomer, assisted by stalwart young Sgt. Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) and crusty pathologist Dr. George Ballard (Barry Jackson). Things begin percolating in "Garden of Death", involving the fatal feud between two families over a hotly contested property development. Next on the docket is "Destroying Angel", wherein Barnaby probes into the grisly occurrences surrounding a hotel that is jointly owned by four very odd people. In "The Electric Vendetta", the game is afoot when a naked corpse is found in the middle of a mysterious crop circle. Barnaby crosses wits with a former criminal, now a respectable country squire, who is implicated in the death of one of his daughter's friends in "Who Killed Cock Robins". In "Dark Autumn", Sgt. Troy dallies with a pretty female constable (Gillian Kearney) while looking into the numerous indiscretions and infidelities of a murdered postman. Winding up matters is "Tainted Fruit", in which Barnaby tries to determine if a spoiled heiress' drug habit was the cause of her sudden death. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The 13th feature-length episode of the British detective series Midsomer Murders, "Beyond the Grave" is set in motion by a mysterious act of vandalism at the Aspen Tallow museum. When a 17th century painting is slashed to pieces, the superstitious locals believe that the damage was the handiwork of one Jonathan Lowrie -- and never mind that he has been dead for centuries. Ultimately, a number of mysterious deaths occur, which some attribute to Lowrie but which DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) believes are being committed by someone who is still very much alive. As he pursues his investigation, Tom is also pressed into service as a "technical advisor" for his daughter's actor-boyfriend (Ed Waters), who has been cast as a cop in a popular TV soap opera. "Beyond the Grave" was first telecast in the U.K. on February 5, 2000, and in the U.S. on April 8 of that same year. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) of Midsomer country once again encounters a full docket of baffling mysteries during Series Three of Midsomer Murders. The first of this year's four feature-length episodes is "Death of a Stranger", in which Barnaby's efforts to prove the innocence of a young man arrested for murder are complicated by several more killings. Next up is "Blue Herrings", featuring veteran British stage and screen star Phyllis Calvert) as Barnaby's slightly dotty Aunt Alice, who prevails upon her nephew to look into the strange goings-on at her nursing home. In "Judgment Day", the community of Midsomer Mallow may lose the annual Perfect Village competition thanks to three inconvenient murders (watch for a young Orlando Bloom as burglar. And in "Beyond the Grave", is it possible that Barnaby's most formidable nemesis is a 17th century ghost--or failing that, is it the annoyingly persistent new boyfriend of the Inspector's daughter Cully (Laura Howard)? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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

This is the first in a television series of British-made murder mysteries, adapted from Caroline Graham's novels about the polite and enigmatic Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles). Barnaby is married to the equally low-key Joyce (Jane Wymark), and they have an assertive daughter, Cully (Laura Howard). Barnaby's opposite is his acerbic partner, Troy (Daniel Casey). This pilot episode is set in the English county Midsomer. After the death of elderly Emily Simpson (Renee Asherson), her friend gets Barnaby to investigate, and the suspects include Michael Lacey (Jonathan Firth), curiously attached to his attractive sister Katherine (Emily Mortimer). The series premiered June 28, 1998 on A&E. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide