MIDSOMER MURDERS
THE
WOLF HUNTER OF LITTLE WORTHY
DETAILED
SYNOPSIS
© ITV Pic/Mark Bourdillon
There is a
full moon over Little Worthy this Halloween and the area is buzzing
with activity following the chance popularity of Little Worthy's very
own meme. The Hub, an internet cafe run by the maternal Mel, recently
ran a competition to create a modern urban myth which was won by
struggling photographer Steve, with his creation of the Wolf Hunter.
Unexpectedly, the Wolf Hunter gained a cult following, becoming a
viral meme, with people coming from miles around to explore Little
Worthy woods in the hope of catching a glimpse of the beast.
The Hub, set
up as an oasis of internet connectivity, a nest to bring people
together - old and young, saw customers flock to visit their Wolf
Hunter exhibition, while the hunky handyman Jez has been able to make
himself a sideline forging Wolf Hunter replicas.
However, not
everyone is enjoying the attention that the Wolf Hunter has brought
to the area. The gossiping traditional landlady, Annie, blames The
Hub for her downturn in business. While the husband and wife team,
the Yarrows, have recently founded Worthy Glamping, an all-singing, all-dancing
glampsite with its state-of-the-art eco-lodges, on the edge of the
Little Worthy woods and do not want people terrified to step foot in
their tranquil woods.
The stressted
Brandon and his calm, holistic wife Rowan Yarrow, have been plagued
with teething problems, with Brandon convinced that someone is
sabotaging them. They are also having to deal with their disgruntled
guests, Pat and Ronnie Everett, who have been coming to this site for
36 years. Northern curmudgeon, Pat, knows what he likes and likes
what he knows, he resents this new-fangled glampsite and makes no
secret of missing his simple campsite - making him the key suspect
for the sabotage.
Brandon's
fears of sabotage are only cemented when Jez is found murdered in the
woods, killed in the unique way in which the Wolf Hunter is read to
kill. While temperamental hot tubs might not be bad for business, a
murder on your doorstep certainly is!
Barnaby and
Winter are called in the investigate, and with Barnaby's
unfamiliarity with social media, he must navigate the path between
myth and reality after he is unwittingly sucked into the online
frenzy. The main obstacle to his investigation; the speed and power
at which social media spreads news.
The police
must discover if this killing is some prank which has gone wrong, or
if this myth has truly become a murderous reality.