Death in Disguise
- Episode aired May 6, 1998
- TV-14
- 1h 40m
DCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.DCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.DCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was the last episode based on a novel by Caroline Graham, her final two Barnaby novels "A Place of Safety" and "A Ghost in the Machine" have never been adapted for television.
- GoofsAs the sergeant is crossing a yard containing a herd of cows running by, on the far right one of the bulls gets sidetracked and stops running and begins mating with a nearby cow as the rest of the herd continues running by. The camera quickly moves away but it is clearly visible for a second or two.
- Quotes
[after Craigie has been killed by a knife in the chest]
May Cuttle: Inspector, I know you think the master was probably murdered, but you are going about this in quite the wrong way!
D.C.I. Barnaby: And how would you describe his present situation?
Heather Beavers: Well, it's obvious. He's been astrally harvested.
[rolls her eyes]
D.C.I. Barnaby: Then how do you explain a carving knife stuck in his chest?
Heather Beavers: A celestial lance.
D.C.I. Barnaby: With "Made in Sheffield" stamped on it?
- Crazy creditsJudy Cornwell is listed as Judy Cornwall in the opening credits
No dearth of suspects here. Ian Craigie is the head of a commune, populated by a diverse group of people. The commune concentrates on spiritual matters, though it wasn't started that way. Ian Craigie and Bill Carter founded the place as a scam to divest the wealthy of their money. However, Craigie came to believe in what the commune stood for. The two fight, and Carter falls (or was he pushed) over a staircase and falls to his death.
Barnaby and Troy come on the scene to investigate and meet the residents, former brothel owners, a wealthy young woman about to inherit a fortune and her boyfriend, a young man who can't speak, a woman who communes with the dead, as well as a few others.
When there is another murder, the question is, whodunit? It's not going to be easy to find out.
Very good mystery that takes place in a gorgeous mansion, and Barnaby's family is in this episode, which is always fun.
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- Nether Winchendon House, Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse)
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- 4:3