Midwinter Murders was the tenth release in the Iris Wildthyme audio series. It was the third story in the third season. It was written by George Mann.

Publisher's summary[]

"This is a three G&T problem..."

People are dropping like flies in the Warwickshire village of Midwinter Leys and the number one suspect is Iris Wildthyme. Can Inspector Nettles and Sergeant Spartan find the real culprit before more loveable locals are murdered in increasingly bizarre ways? And will Panda ever get his pork pie?

Plot[]

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Cast[]

• Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
• Panda - David Benson
• Inspector Nettles - Stewart Bevan
• Sergeant Spartan - Scott Handcock
• Ellie March - Sophie Melville

Crew[]

• Cover Art - Anthony Dry
• Director - Gary Russell
• Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
• Music and Sound Design - David Darlington
• Producers - Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
• Writer - George Mann
• Line Producer - David Richardson

Worldbuilding[]

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Notes[]

• The title is a reference to the ITV detective drama Midsomer Murders, with Inspector Nettles being a reference to the actor, John Nettles, who played the original lead, Tom Barnaby, in the series. Sergeant Spartan is play on the name of Sergeant Troy.
• This audio drama was recorded on 4 and 5 December 2011.

Continuity[]

• Iris refers to her former companion Tom (PROSE: Verdigris) and her visits to Hyspero (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress, PROSE: Enter Wildthyme, PROSE: Wildthyme Beyond!)
• Iris mentions being a cabaret singer. (AUDIO: The Wormery)

External links[]

• Official Midwinter Murders page at bigfinish.com