Midsomer Murders returns to TV
Midsomer Murders will once again on ITV but it won't be a new episode. Instead, fans will watch a repeat episode from season 21, which was initially released in 2019.
While fans are desperate for new episodes, leading actor Neil Dudgeon who plays DCI Barnaby has begged bosses to listen to viewers and show new episodes more regularly.
By dotting new instalments throughout the year, he worries fans will get bored, which could lead to the show's demise. He explained: "Some years ago, ITV decided to schedule single episodes, or just two episodes from a series, so that Midsomer could take on rival shows on the other side.
"I think this is a shame. For an audience with any programme, they like to know when their show is going to be on, say, for the next four weeks. But they stopped doing this some time ago."
Furthermore, it's taken some years for the latest episodes in series 23 to hit TV screens. Neil added: "[ITV] started dotting them against whatever’s on the BBC, for instance. It’s been brilliant because we’ve kept our audience, and the audience is very loyal, and they love the show.
“But it would be nice if it went out as a series again, but we’ve got two [new episodes] this time.”
He added it is "terrible" to keep airing repeat episodes as viewers will give up as they tune in and will lose interest n the series. "I don’t think any show is bulletproof," he remarked.
The latest episode to air on ITV on Sunday 11 August will see Barnaby investigate a property mogul's death as he's killed in front of a crowd. The synopsis reads: "Local aristocrats and beekeepers the Deddingtons have built up a thriving empire, producing a honey with extraordinary healing power that has put the village of Granville Norton on the map. But how far will they go to ensure they are never dethroned?"
