Midsomer Murders: Series 21

The music has changed and the murders are more convoluted than prior. But still a good English murder to watch.

We own all the Midsomer Murders on DVD and since Neil Dudgeon joined the cast the episodes have lost almost all of the subtle humor. There is no byplay between the detective and his sergeant as there was with John Nettles. The problem is in the writing, they can't be sarcastic, funny etc if it is not in the script,. And the stories are getting a bit stupid too. They always were trying to find creative ways of killing people off, but it is getting ridiculous. We will still watch for lack of anything else (Brokenwood the exception) but will not be enjoying them like we used too. They should have a producer again like Brian True-May who brought out the best in the cast, writers and directors.

We have been watching Midsomer Murders since the first season and continue to love it through the cast and producer changes. It is simply the best British mystery series out there!

I think I would enjoy these more if they had been done as a spin-off, rather than a continuation of the Nettles series. If we had followed his cousin to a new area, with new characters and were not expecting Midsomer, they might have been less disappointing. Nettles was plagued with residents that somehow had never quite made it into the modern world. They seemed to have a foot stuck back in the early part of the 20th century, and sometimes in the 19th century. Dudgeon’s suspects are all too modern. The first two mysteries in this set could have happened anywhere. You can’t even tell you are in the country. The only thing that makes the 3rd one a country mystery is the bees. The 4th is set at a lake that could be anywhere.

I have been a fan of this show for many years and I have every episode on dvd. After reading other reviews saying that this set is not worth watching, I have to disagree. The story lines are still good (sometimes a little far fetched) but the show still keeps you guessing who the culprit is, and that is the result of excellent writing.

Live this series

Since I am a huge fan of Midsomer Murders and I believe they have been able to replace the original major characters very well, I continue to enjoy this series.

Keep going, even if it is a bit formulatic, I still love my old favorite. Neil is great and love his 'family'. The addition involvement of the coroner is a fabulous twist. She is marvolus. I feel like I am in my favorite chair as I watch it.

Very good

Går ej att spela på vanlig svensk dvd- eller bluray-spelare. Det krävs en regionfri spelare. Detta framgår inte av beskrivningen på amazon.se. Även med en regionfri spelare är det problem med bildformatet, måste ställas in manuellt. Innehåller alla fyra avsnitten i säsong 21 plus 18 min behind-the-scenes featurettes. SDH subtitles.

Excellent series, continues to be well written, acted, with intriguing plots. I think it has improved greatly as the seasons progress referring to the Neal Dudgeon latter series of this program.

Solid series, which is getting a little old hat perhaps, but the movies are still very meticulously produced and usually very well cast.

Brilliantly written and filmed as always. Thoroughly enjoyable. Can't wait for more.