"Amid the excitement of preparations for the Perfect Village Competition in Midsomer Mallow, a local rogue is found brutally murdered. Barnaby discovers a wealth of suspects (all of whom appear to be lying) and a determination by the villagers to keep his investigation quiet so as not to jeopardize their chances in the competition"--Container.

This is the fourth season of the television program Upstairs downstairs. The aristocratic Bellamy family and their servants deal with the changes caused by the First World War.