Midsomer Murders fans spot blunder in DCl John Barnaby case ‘Must be a record!’

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DCI John Barnaby (played by Neil Dudgeon) and DS Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrick) investigated a murderous fishing contest in the latest instalment of Midsomer Murders. However, ITV viewers spotted a huge blunder with the case as local anglers locked horns with sporting enthusiasts who had descended on the area for the Psycho Mud Run. 

Barnaby started tonight’s episode as a Mud Run spectator while Winter put his body to the test with ambitious new PC Jade-Marie Pierce (Eleanor Fanyinka).

Meanwhile, anglers descended onto the village of Solomon Gorge desperate to catch a giant fish in the lake and win £20,000 in the competition. 

The Mud Run didn’t get off to the best of starts and had to be halted when a runner injured themselves in a section of the course that had been tampered with. 

Barnaby teamed up with ex-copper Artie Blythe (Vincent Franklin) to get to the bottom of the sabotage.

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Midsomer Murders: Fans spotted a mistake with John Barnaby and Jamie Winter’s case (Image: ITV)

Midsomer Murders: Ex-copper Artie Blythe joined the team to help solve the mystery (Image: ITV)

One of the sporting enthusiasts was later discovered fatally executed and Barnaby had to find out whether his death was intentional or part of another sabotage gone wrong.

However, viewers wasted little time in sharing their views on social media when the first murder victim was discovered 40 minutes into the episode.

One tweeted: “Half hour into #MidsomerMurders and no murder. Several injuries though.”

“Midsomer Murders?… There hasn’t even been a f****** Fish killed yet! #MidsomerMurders,” another wrote.

Midsomer Murders: Winter and Pierce took part in the Psycho Mud Run (Image: ITV)

Midsomer Murders: Anglers descended onto Solomon Gorge (Image: ITV)

Someone else shared: “Wow, it’s taken #midsomermurders 35 minutes to have a murder – is that a record? Surely it’s usually within first 10 minutes?”

“Watching #midsomermurders. Not a murder yet and 40 mins in. Oh, here we go,” a fourth added.

Another tweeted: “Erm half hour in to #MidsomerMurders and there have been *no* murders yet. Is this a record?!”

“#MidsomerMurders Right! Half an hour in and no one has died yet…This won’t do,” a sixth said.

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ITV fans were thrilled when Midsomer Murders returned for a brand new series earlier this month. 

However, in a recent interview, Barnaby star Neil revealed the unlikely reason the new season’s production was disrupted after returning to set last September. 

“It was like getting out of jail,” Neil remarked. “On set, everybody had their mask on and had to keep a distance, it felt really weird, like a post-apocalyptic Midsomer. 

“That feeling must have lasted ten minutes, then you’re in this scene, ‘So where were you Sunday night? Can anyone confirm that?’ 

“Then you’re off, doing Midsomer again. Though we did have to stop filming.”

“There was a tractor in the next field,” Neil revealed to Radio Times. “Very noisy.”

Neil went on to explain actors were prepared for lockdown due to the nature of the profession.

He pointed out actors can be between roles for months at a time and this is similar to what everyone has experience over the last year. 

Midsomer Murders continues on ITV on Sunday at 8pm.