I have no plans today beyond Oh, Boy! I'm almost through Season 8 of my Midsomer Murders marathon. Only ten more seasons to go. So far my favorite of all the episodes remains Season Seven's "The Ghosts of Christmas Past," which has humor, a creepy old manor house, a thoroughly rotten villain, several killings and two suicides, and a tinge of sadness.
I also think Jim Parker's music for the episodes is brilliant and adds to the success of the series. He has several themes he uses over and over in different arrangements, which I really like, and his orchestration seems to be for the most part two reeds (mostly really good clarinet and bassoon players), piano, and strings. For "The Ghosts of Christmas Past," he has a good time playing with traditional Christmas carols.