Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?

Well, one of them seems to have wound up in an apparently idyllic, sleepy, cliché-ridden English village whose residents are without exception twisted toffs, unhinged spinsters, alcoholic affair-indulging housewives or mentalist axe murderers. Yes, it's the wonderfully wierd world of Midsomer Murders: essential Friday evening entertainment. Pour yourself a very, very large brandy and lemonade and immerse yourself in the joyous madness of Barnaby, Troy and a cast of actors who you'll have seen in something before but can't quite remember... and the odd Likely Lad.