Midsomer Murders · SEASON 1

Written in Blood

Episode 2 · 1998-03-22

★ 7.7
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Season 1Episode 2★ 7.7/10
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery

Episode overview

Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of a writers' circle, is found battered to death the morning after the group's meeting with best-selling novelist (and former psycho-therapist) Max Jennings. Gerald did not want to invite Max to Midsomer Worthy, and he seemed apprehensive about the visit.Barnaby's investigations show that Gerald was a man of mystery - he had no National Insurance number, no family, and no marriage certficate to go with his wedding photographs. And it seems he had a mysterious woman visitor on the night of his death... then Max Jennings goes missing and is found dead.

102 minutes

Season 1 episodes