Barnaby and Nelson investigate the fatal stabbing of a man with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party at a 'haunted' manor house.Barnaby and Nelson investigate the fatal stabbing of a man with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party at a 'haunted' manor house.Barnaby and Nelson investigate the fatal stabbing of a man with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party at a 'haunted' manor house.
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- TriviaSarah, played by Fiona Dolman is pregnant. The air date was 24 December 2013, which means filming took place some time earlier, usually several months. In real life, Dolman gave birth to a daughter in August 2013, so the pregnancy was real.
- GoofsBarnaby puts a DVD of the CCTV camera footage into the DVD player. As he fast forwards the footage you can hear the sound effects from an old VHS tape motor, which being a different format does not happen with DVD players.
- Quotes
Sarah Barnaby: [sees the security DVD] Oh, film night. My favourite.
DCI John Barnaby: If you like eight hours viewing in which the camera doesn't move.
Sarah Barnaby: Didn't we watch a Russina film like that once?
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lots of changes
With "The Christmas Haunting" beginning season 16, Ben Jones is gone, now promoted to Inspector in Brighton.
The Barnabys are expecting a baby.
And there's a new sergeant in town.
The new sergeant is Charlie Nelson, a young man overwhelmed by the work but managing to keep up. He's also bright and industrious. Barnaby and Nelson are called in to investigate the death of Conor Bridgeman, which happened in a house where "ghost hunts" are done.
Actually, the married Conor was using the hunt as an excuse to have a tryst. Also, he had attempted to buy the house, but the owner, Simon Fergus-Johnson, refused to sell to him. No love lost there.
The list of people who had something against the womanizing Conor goes on -- the local historian hated him because Conor had seduced his daughter.
So although the murder takes place in a so-called haunted house, there's nothing ectoplasmic about it. But someone is sending out pamphlets warning residents not to disturb the spirits, who will get their revenge.
Then at a second ghost hunt, there is another murder. This time it's a pub landlord, Ross Clymer. He is the lover of Simon Fergus-Johnson's wife. He's also an enemy of Ollie Tabori, who is AWOL from the army. Ollie is Simon's sister Valerie's old boyfriend.
Well, with all that, Barnaby decides these murders have something to do with the family and using ghosts as a cover.
Underlying all this is Christmas, the very pregnant Mrs. Barnaby, and Nelson getting adjusted in a new town at Christmas. Despite her pregnancy, Barnaby's wife has a lot of questions about the new sergeant and seems to want to fix him up with someone. It turns out to be a warm and sweet episode. I wish I had seen it during the Christmas season - it does put you in the mood.
The Barnabys are expecting a baby.
And there's a new sergeant in town.
The new sergeant is Charlie Nelson, a young man overwhelmed by the work but managing to keep up. He's also bright and industrious. Barnaby and Nelson are called in to investigate the death of Conor Bridgeman, which happened in a house where "ghost hunts" are done.
Actually, the married Conor was using the hunt as an excuse to have a tryst. Also, he had attempted to buy the house, but the owner, Simon Fergus-Johnson, refused to sell to him. No love lost there.
The list of people who had something against the womanizing Conor goes on -- the local historian hated him because Conor had seduced his daughter.
So although the murder takes place in a so-called haunted house, there's nothing ectoplasmic about it. But someone is sending out pamphlets warning residents not to disturb the spirits, who will get their revenge.
Then at a second ghost hunt, there is another murder. This time it's a pub landlord, Ross Clymer. He is the lover of Simon Fergus-Johnson's wife. He's also an enemy of Ollie Tabori, who is AWOL from the army. Ollie is Simon's sister Valerie's old boyfriend.
Well, with all that, Barnaby decides these murders have something to do with the family and using ghosts as a cover.
Underlying all this is Christmas, the very pregnant Mrs. Barnaby, and Nelson getting adjusted in a new town at Christmas. Despite her pregnancy, Barnaby's wife has a lot of questions about the new sergeant and seems to want to fix him up with someone. It turns out to be a warm and sweet episode. I wish I had seen it during the Christmas season - it does put you in the mood.
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- The Old Stores, The Green, Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Morton Shallows Tearooms)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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