Midsomer Murders: Series 9, John Nettles, and Super Sleuths on Public TV Stations [UPDATED]

Hey, Midsomer fans! There’s gonna be a whole lotta Nettles going on, starting in a few days, courtesy of public TV stations. As in more Midsomer Murders, encore screenings of a behind-the-scenes documentary, plus exclusive video clips featuring John Nettles.

I had the pleasure of interviewing John Nettles (by phone) when he was a special guest at American Public Television’s annual Fall Marketplace in San Diego last November (alas, the recording of our chat went awry, ergo no article about it), and he is as pleasant and down to earth (and funny!) as his Midsomer Murders character, Tom Barnaby. (Trivia for your next pub quiz: Q: How many pet donkeys does John Nettles and his wife have? A: 2.)

Viewers may get to see a bit of Nettles’ humorous and serious sides when he turns up on public TV stations to share his favorite murder scene, toughest scene to shoot, and more, in support of their pledge drives. Many stations will be integrating this material with the newly-released Midsomer Murders: Series 9 starting 1 March 2015. (Check your local listings.)

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UPDATE: The good folks at APT pointed me to this interview that WGBH Director of Programming, Ron Bachman, did with John Nettles at APT’s Fall Marketplace. The actor shares many anecdotes (some hilarious), and you can listen to them via podcast on iTunes.
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Not only that, he and several of members of the Midsomer cast and crew, plus author Caroline Graham, return to telly when stations re-air the behind-the-scenes documentary, Midsomer Murders: Super Sleuths.

What’s in store in Series 9? Well, DC (later DS) Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) joins Barnaby as the DCI’s new sidekick, and together they investigate many a gruesome murder, including those committed by way of garrotting, bludgeoning, shooting, stabbing, and poisoning. Guest stars include George Baker (Ruth Rendell Mysteries), Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Sian Phillips (I, Claudius), Julia McKenzie (Agatha Christie’s Marple), Dominic Jephcott (Holby City), Juliet Aubrey (The White Queen), Claire Holman (Inspector Lewis), and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), amongst others.

As of this writing, the stations below are confirmed for Midsomer Murders: Series 9, both with and without the John Nettles clips and/or Midsomer Murders: Super Sleuths special.

Midsomer Murders: Series 9 + John Nettles Clips + Super Sleuths Special

STATE	CITY	STATION
CALIFORNIA	San Jose
FLORIDA	Tampa/St. Petersburg
IDAHO	Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Moscow, Pocatello, Twin Falls
KANSAS	Topeka
LOUISIANA	Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport
MASSACHUSETTS	Boston
NEW HAMPSHIRE	Durham, Keene, Littleton
OHIO	Oxford
OKLAHOMA	Tulsa
OREGON	Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, La Grande, Portland
WISCONSIN	Milwaukee

Midsomer Murders: Series 9 + John Nettles Clips

STATE	CITY	STATION
MISSOURI	St. Louis
OHIO	Youngstown/Akron

Midsomer Murders: Series 9 + Super Sleuths Special

STATE	CITY	STATION
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	Washington, DC
NEW JERSEY	Camden, Montclair, New Brunswick, Trenton
NEW YORK	Binghamton
NEW YORK	Garden City/New York City

Midsomer Murders: Series 9

STATE	CITY	STATION
ALASKA	Fairbanks
FLORIDA	Miami
MINNESOTA	Minneapolis, St. Paul
UTAH	Salt Lake City

Stations airing earlier series of Midsomer Murders with the John Nettles clips (and Super Sleuths, where noted with an asterisk) include the following:

STATE	CITY	STATION
ALASKA	Anchorage, Bethel, Juneau
ARIZONA	Tucson
CALIFORNIA	San Diego
MONTANA	Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, Missoula
NEW YORK	Rochester
TEXAS	Dallas
WASHINGTON	Seattle/Yakima*
WEST VIRGINIA	Bluefield-Beckley, Charleston, Clarksburg-Weston, Grandview, Huntington, Morgantown