Where Do I Know That Actor?

If you’re a fan of BAPTISTE, you know this thrilling drama series just wrapped up series two on MASTERPIECE (series one aired early last year). Along the way, you may have spotted some familiar faces from other public broadcasting programs we’ve aired. So while MIDSOMER MURDERS is taking a break for pledge, let’s see who’s who on BAPTISTE.

Tchéky Karyo starred in the title role of detective Julien Baptiste. He’s a French actor (born in Turkey) so sadly he’s not appeared really in any British import shows or Masterpiece offerings so there’s not a lot to focus on. About 40 years back, Karyo did have a role as Augustin in the French film The Return Of Martin Guerre and, as it happens, we did air that movie a while back (thinking late 80s/early 90s) so you may have seen him there.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

An astronomer meets an untimely end. But Barnaby and Jones are on the case! Such was the action in this week’s MIDSOMER MURDERS (“Written in the Stars”). Along with the astronomy (or was it astrology?) clues, viewers got treated to seven guest stars of note. Let’s meet them!

Harry Hadden-Paton played observatory director Lawrence Janson. He will be best known to Downton Abbey fans as Edith’s husband, Bertie Pelham.

Jay Taylor portrayed extra-terrestrial obsessed Peter Groves. He also played David Bentley in the Masterpiece Mystery series Prime Suspect: Tennison (UK title: Prime Suspect 1973).

Where Do I Know That Actor?

An astronomer meets an untimely end. But Barnaby and Jones are on the case! Such was the action in this week’s MIDSOMER MURDERS (“Written in the Stars”). Along with the astronomy (or was it astrology?) clues, viewers got treated to seven guest stars of note. Let’s meet them!

Harry Hadden-Paton played observatory director Lawrence Janson. He will be best known to Downton Abbey fans as Edith’s husband, Bertie Pelham.

Jay Taylor portrayed extra-terrestrial obsessed Peter Groves. He also played David Bentley in the Masterpiece Mystery series Prime Suspect: Tennison (UK title: Prime Suspect 1973).

Barnaby Kay played tutor Adrian Sharp. He will probably be best known as Lennart Mattson in the Kenneth Branaugh series Wallander. Going back about ten years, he was Saul on Wuthering Heights (the one with Tom Hardy and Andrew Lincoln) and just a few years before he played DC Michael Phillips in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness.