Calling all Midsomer Murders fans! Channel 5 's new mystery drama, Murder Before Evensong , premiered on Tuesday night, and viewers are loving it. Set in rural 1980s, the series stars Matthew Lewis as Canon Daniel Clement, the local Rector, who becomes unexpectedly embroiled in a murder case. Viewers have praised the opening episode, with some comparing the show to cosy crime favourite, Midsomer Murders , which follows a DCI and his Sergeant who investigate puzzling crimes in the titular idyllic village.

It's no surprise that fans are loving Murder Before Evensong . Not only is the show based on the first novel in Reverend Richard Coles' bestselling novel series, but writer Nick Hicks-Beach, who is known for his work on Lewis and Midsomer Murders , adapts the series – so

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