Where Do I Know That Actor?

When a ghost village reopens, death cannot be far behind. And so was the premise of “The Village That Rose From The Dead” – for my money, the saddest MIDSOMER MURDERS story EVER (R.I.P. Sykes). However, once my eyes dried up, I noticed ten – count ’em, TEN! – guest stars from other British fare. Let’s meet them all.

While technically not a guest star, this episode did introduce a new Detective Sergeant for Barnaby (adios, Nelson). Nick Hendrix plays DS Winter and he really hasn’t appeared in much else we’ve shown. There was a guest role on Call The Midwife and Foyle’s War but that’s really it.

Catherine Steadman was eco-village proponent Corina Craven. She may be best known as Mabel Lane Fox, Viscountess Gillingham, in series five of Downton Abbey. She was also Angela Wilson in Breathless and Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

Scarcely had the eighteenth series of MIDSOMER MURDERS ended when the nineteenth began! But when a ghost village reopens, death cannot be far behind. As so was the premise of “The Village That Rose From The Dead” – for my money, the saddest MIDSOMER story EVER (R.I.P. Sykes). However, once my eyes dried up, I noticed ten – count ’em, TEN! – guest stars from other British fare. Let’s meet them all.

While technically not a guest star, this episode did introduce a new Detective Sergeant for Barnaby (adios, Nelson). Nick Hendrix plays DS Winter and he really hasn’t appeared in much else we’ve shown. There was a guest role on Call The Midwife and Foyle’s War but that’s really it.

Catherine Steadman was eco-village proponent Corina Craven. She may be best known as Mabel Lane Fox, Viscountess Gillingham, in series five of Downton Abbey. She was also Angela Wilson in Breathless and Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park.

Angus Wright played local landowner Roderick Craven. He was seen late last year as General Rodney Pickering in Cobra. Going back a bit, he was Severus in Warrior Queen and Miles Grendall in The Way We Live Now.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

If you’re a fan of British drama, you’ve probably already discovered COBRA, a thrilling series airing Sunday nights at 10 on UNC-TV. The premise is frightening relevant: a natural disaster throws the UK into disarray and a special government task force is spurred to action. Don’t worry, there are no pandemics at play here. But there are riots, plane crashes, power outages and some very tough choices along the way.

COBRA also features a talented ensemble cast, many familiar from other shows we’ve aired on UNC-TV. Let’s see who’s who, shall we?

Robert Carlyle stars as UK Prime Minister Robert Sutherland. Carlyle has been appearing on screens big and small for 30 years. He’s been in big budget blockbusters and indie darlings and made a splash on television series on both sides of the pond. However, I could only find one show that made its way to public broadcasting – he was David Russell in Benedict Cumberbatch mini-series The Last Enemy.