Mystery Maniacs

Mystery Maniacs Podcast is a comedy recap podcast dedicated to British Mystery Television. Formerly, Midsomer Maniacs podcast.

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Episodes

Episode 09 - "Blood Will Out" - Hangry Tom, Juggalo Smith, and Cabbage Soup Sweats

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Sulky A Sulky is indeed a wheeled horse racing cart. Shown here: Juggalo Smith Here's Juggalo Smith in all his glory. Pipe on the wall Here is a picture of the wrid pipe on the wall we are talking about. Victoria Hairwork Society - http://hairworksociety.com/ Thanks again for listening and next week "Death of a Stranger". Mark & Sarah Social media Show - @midsomermaniacs Sarah - @intellagirl Mark - @typewirter Instragram - @midsomermaniacs midsomermaniacs.com M...

Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 9

Episode 08 - "Dead Man's Eleven" - Flopsy, Magical Bickies, and Raining Old Ladies

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Annabelle Apsion 's Boob dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqyScHI2PpE Scars of Dracula Here is the poster And here is Delia Lindsay as Alice - Toby sound movie The movie Toby Jones made where he was a sound engineer was "Berberian Sound Studio" - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1833844/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_55 Gomez Music Video Toby was also in the Gomez video for Whippin' Piccadilly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wkYocRVnYc PC Angels side by side Thanks again fo...

Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 8

Episode 07 - "Strangler's Wood" - Toby's Nuggied Mullet, Nicotine Glow Sticks, and Rumpy Pumpy

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! My husband, Sting Here is Trudie Styler and her less known husband Sting. Debbie Chasen in Sherlock Here are a couple of pictures of Debbie Chassen looking very different in sherlock. Phylis Logan from Lovejoy Here is a photo of Phylis playing Lady Jane. We made a mistake! We of course mean Ian Mcshane not Ian mckellen was in Lovejoy. But I did manage to find a picture of them together with Judy Dench thrown in for good measure. Detectorists Watch this show! Chad a...

Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 7

Episode 06 - "Death's Shadow" - Worst Doctor Coward Ever, Missing Scimitars, and Orange Shirts!

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Peter Jones! At the top of the episode, Sarah reveals that Bunny from "Faithful unto Death" was the Book voice for Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I found a great video of him playing the book - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1B9Y6qzHy4 Midsomer on VHS If you have a collection of Midsomer on VHS we'd love to see a picture of it. Pluto TV Pluto TV ( https://pluto.tv ) has a Midsomer channel that plays Midsomer Murders 24 hours a day! Caroline Graham Barnaby Boo...

Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6

Episode 05 - "Death in Disguise" - Jesus in a Puffer Coat and a Goat Tsunami

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Young May Cuttle Sarah mentioned that the actress who played May Cuttle, Judy Cornwell was beautiful in her younger years so I found a picture. A young Judy Cornwell How Old Was Tim? I was wondering how old the actor who played Tim, Daniel Hart, was when the episode was filmed but was unable to. Anyone know how old Daniel Hart is? Guy Gamelin in Campion We mentioned that Miles anderson, who plays Guy Gamlin was in Campion. The episode was "Mystery Mile" and he play...

Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 5

Episode 04 - "Faithful Unto Death" - Rat-Arsed, Bunny's Monocle and the Shepherd's Pie

Maniacs, As always, thanks for listening! The fact that you all take the time to spend part of your lives listening to our voices means so much to us. Restoration Man Restoration Man is a home improvement show on Channel 4 in the UK. It is hosted by George Clarke who helps people restore listed buildings. It is in its seventh season and we love it. Allan Hollingsworth definitely needed him. Dr Feelgood Dr. Feelgood is a pub bank that began in England in the 1970's which had a couple of hit singl...

Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4

Episode 03 - "Death of a Hollow Man" - Flushing Tape and Crowbar Bonking

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Accountant Camshaft Here's a picture of the camshaft in Esslyn's office. There is a Donkey Sanctuary and it is located in Sidmouth, UK. They have a website full of pictures of donkeys and they do take donations. https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk Troy's Wife Who do you think should have played Troy's wife? Stop! In the episode I say "Stop or I'll say stop again." which is a joke I make about British police because they have no guns. Turns out, I stole it from Ro...

Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 3

Episode 02 - "Written In Blood" - Brian Clapper Sweat Soup

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! Aptly Named Pub Since there is no Aptly Named Pub in the episode, send us your ideas. Gerald's Caliber Gerald clearly says in the episode a 35mm caliber bullet, this is clearly a mistake. A 35MM caliber bullet is used with huge naval gun ships. A .35 caliber bullet is a popular caliber for a Remington revolver which i assume Gerald means. XKCD Greenland cartoon - https://xkcd.com/1451/ . If anyone knows what school was used for Causton Comprehensive I'd love to kno...

Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 2

Episode 01 - "The Killing at Badger's Drift" - Giant Baskets and Bonking

Maniacs, Thanks for listening! The podcast that has the theory Joyce is the killer is - HOOT! #8 - Midsomer Murders: The Joyce Barnaby Effect and can be found here - https://soundcloud.com/user-489385592/hoot-8-midsomer-murders-the-joyce-barnaby-effect The celebrity cook Joyce mentions is Delia Smith. She doesn't have a recipe for Stewed Neck of Lamb on her site but she has lots of other things at https://www.deliaonline.com/ Please send us your iced sombrero recipes or pictures of you eating th...

Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 1

Midsomer Maniacs Trailer

Let us tell you about our new Midsomer Murders podcast. We take an episode a week starting from the beginning and lovingly tear it apart. Join us on July 29 when our first episode “The Killing at Badger's Drift - Giant Baskets and Bonking” arrives!

Jul 23, 2019•45 sec•Ep. 1

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