Death by boiled egg! Why Midsomer Murders is a lockdown delight

Now on its 22nd series, this oddly comforting depiction of death in a chocolate-box county offers picturesque locations, early outings by acting royalty – and creative murder methodsLike many others, I have immersed myself in box sets, chiefly crime dramas, as a coping mechanism throughout the nightmare that has been the past year. But after scaring myself silly with The Fall and ending up cross-eyed with confusion at Marcella, I believe I have found the perfect lockdown watch: Midsomer Mu