Midsomer Murders S7E5 — The Maid in Splendour

7.6

Midsomer Murders•Season 7•Episode 5

The Maid in Splendour

7.6/10 · 1,104 votesJan 25, 200495 min

Ranked #2 of 6 in Season 7•+0.1 vs season avg

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Jamie Cruickshank, a bartender at the Maid in Splendour public house, is keen on Bella Monday, a barmaid, and follows her to a tumbledown old cottage in the woods, only to be blasted with a twelve-bore shotgun. Then the pub landlord's son, Stephen Bannerman, is

Directed byRichard Holthouse

Written byAndrew Payne

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Seasons25

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Season 7 Episodes6

The Green Man

Bad Tidings

The Fisher King

Sins of Commission

The Maid in Splendour

E6 7.2

The Straw Woman

Cast4

John Nettles

DCI Tom Barnaby

Jane Wymark

Joyce Barnaby

Laura Howard

Cully Barnaby

John Hopkins

Sgt Daniel Scott

Crew3

Richard Holthouse

Director

Andrew Payne

Writer

Scott Bunce

Third Assistant Director

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Episode Summary

"The Maid in Splendour" is episode 5 of Midsomer Murders season 7. It scored 7.6/10 from 1,104 votes, ranking #2 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Richard Holthouse and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on January 25, 2004.

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