Midsomer Murders
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Country
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UK
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Channel
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ITV
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Creator
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Caroline Graham Brian True-May Jo Wright
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Genre
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Detective Drama
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Broadcast
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2006 – 2008
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby
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John Nettles
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Joyce Barnaby
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Jane Wymark
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Cully Barnaby
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Laura Howard
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Sgt Benjamin Jones
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Jason Hughes
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Doctor George Bullard
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Barry Jackson
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The following weapons were used in Season 10 of the television series Midsomer Murders:
Shotguns
Double Barreled Side by Side Shotgun
Double barreled side by side shotguns are seen in many episodes, either for hunting or murder.
Samuel Buckley & Company/Anson & Deeley Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge
Dorothy Hutton (
Stephanie Cole) holds her shotgun in "Death and Dust" (S10E5).
Bryn Williams (
William Thomas) aims his shotgun in "Death and Dust" (S10E5).
Huw Mostyn (
Gareth Thomas) aims his shotgun in "Death and Dust" (S10E5).
Muskets
Charleville Musket
Replicas of Charleville Muskets are seen during the filming of the historical movie about the French Revolution in the opening scene in "They Seek Him Here" (S10E7).
Charleville Musket Mle 1766 - .69 caliber
A musket is seen in hands of a "French soldier" in "They Seek Him Here".
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Paul Bright (Ifan Huw Dafydd) is seen with a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1).
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British
Sporterised Lee-Enfield
Jack Tewson (Tony Haygarth) is seen with a bolt action sniper rifle in "King's Crystal" (S10E3) that appears to be a sporterised Lee-Enfield rifle.
A close view at the scope and the bolt.
A close view at the trigger.
Another view at Tewson's rifle.
Machine Guns
Browining L3A3 (M1919A4)
An L3A3, UK version of Browning M1919A4 machine gun in .303 caliber, is seen in the turret of Ferret Mk 2 armoured car in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1). It may be a real machine gun or a mockup of the barrel.
Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield
A Ferret Mk 2 armoured car armed with a machine gun is seen among old cars on the former airbase.
Quad AA Machine Gun
A quad AA machine gun mounting is seen in a private museum of WW2 cars and aircrafts in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1). It is supposed to be a 14.5-mm ZPU-4 or a Quad Browning M2 (the latter is a less likely guess).
For comparison: KPV heavy machine guns in ZPU-4 quad anti-aircraft mount - 14.5x114mm
For comparison: Browning M2HB's in M51 Quad Mounted System - .50 BMG
Trivia
A Ferret Mk 2 armoured car is seen among old cars on the former airbase in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1). It is armed with an L3A3, UK version of
Browning M1919A4 machine gun in .303 caliber. The barrel that can be seen may be a real machine gun or a mockup.
Czech OT-810 (possibly staning for German Sd.Kfz. 251) armored half-track is seen among old cars on the former airbase in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1). A mounting for the machine gun is still on place.
Two 20mm
Hispano aircarft guns are seen in the wing of Spitfire in the wartime footage in "Dance with the Dead" (S10E1).