Episode
Midsomer Murders: A Rare Bird
Overview
A row breaks out between some birdwatchers in Midsomer-in-the-Marsh ends things end up turning nasty after their president is killed. Patrick Morgan died as he hoping to get a glimpse of a rare bird, but is his obsession with ornithology to blame or something much more sinister. Barnaby is called in to investigate.
Details
- Series
- Midsomer Murders
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2012-01-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
A Rare Bird is Episode 8 in Series 14 of Midsomer Murders. It aired on 2012-01-11. The runtime is 90 min.
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