#series 1-5 first!

[mumble-muse]

a list of (maybe?) all the queer characters that appear in midsomer murders.

cw for homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, abuse, death, violence, slurs and sexual content.

spoilers for all series.

Series 1-5

Notes:

Where possible I've avoided using specific labels but used descriptions given within the episodes by the characters themselves or others.

I've included brief descriptions of their role in the episode and other details. These are not intended as full summaries.

I've used the wiki to check details so hopefully it's fairly accurate.

Season 1: Tom Barnaby & Gavin Troy

Gerald Hadleigh, E01S01 Written in Blood. Sexually abused as a child, he kills his father and runs away. He is revealed during the episode to cross-dress and is described by other characters as a transvestite. He attends a gay bar in Causton. Other characters, including Troy, express confusion and/or disgust at his cross-dressing and his dresses. He is killed by another character for implying he and her brother were lovers and her disgust at seeing him in a dress. Barnaby is largely neutral about Gerald, but does assume he must have seen a psychologist regarding his cross-dressing.

Tim Young & Avery Phillips , E02S01 The Hollow Man. They run a second hand bookshop and are partners. Avery expresses concern to another character that Tim is cheating and/or will lose interest as he did not identify as gay his entire life. Later, Tim is revealed to have been having an affair with a woman. She threatens to reveal the affair, but Tim confesses to Avery before she can. We see Avery crying in his arms as Tim tells him that he only loves him.

Simone Hollingsworth and Sarah Lawton, E03S01 Faithful Unto Death. Troy immediately calls them dykes cause of course he does. Sarah has a little chat with Barnaby about the joy of being the only gays in the village. Barnaby is very chill and accepting. Simone and Sarah fake a kidnapping to help Simone escape her (supposedly) abusive husband, kill a bunch of people and steal some money. Simone betrays Sarah after Sarah has gone to prison for her.

Season 2: Tom Barnaby & Gavin Troy

Ian Eastham and Charles, E01S02 Death's Shadow. Ian is discovered in bed with Charles (a youngish minor character) by our detectives. Ian says he is not gay and is disgusted by his own impulses. He is paying Charles to sleep with him.

Season 3: Tom Barnaby & Gavin Troy

Arthur Prewitt, E02S03 Blue Herrings. A resident of the residential nursing home. Almost immediately described as a "poofter" by Troy. Barnaby reminds Troy that it was illegal to be gay when Arthur was young. Troy laughs cause he's an arsehole. Arthur is a very particular and tidy person. He confesses to tidying another resident's room, accidentally scaring her and causing her death out of shock.

Frank Mannion, E03S03 Judgement Day. A TV presenter and judge for the village competition. Is mostly just flirty and bitchy. Honestly kind of delightful. Unfortunately gets a lot of snide homophobia from other characters.

Alan Bradford, E04S03 Beyond the Grave. He's briefly suspected of taking vengeance on a woman for not being into him but, in a hilarious analogy, he describes himself as "If sexuality were the Civil War, I'd be a Cavalier not a Roundhead". He then says he's never been attracted to the opposite sex. Luckily Troy makes no comment.

Season 4: Tom Barnaby & Gavin Troy

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Season 5: Tom Barnaby & Gavin Troy

Melissa Townsend and Sally Rickworth E01S05 Tainted Fruit. Melissa is killed early on and Sally is suspected briefly after their previous affair was revealed. Their relationship is a secret and historical and really they're frenemies. Also Melissa is played by Lucy Punch and therefore incredible.

Honourable mentions:

Dennis Rainbird from the pilot episode, The Killings at Badger's Drift. Assigned suspiciously queer at Gavin Troy but there isn't much here to say either way.

[khaopybara]

❝I just... want to be your comfort zone. That's all.❞

HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, BE MY FAVORITE!

[bryverros]

annabeth studies <3

[spectraltenkai]

*SLAMS HANDS ON TABLE*

NEW SON UNIT DROPPED

I can absolutely feel this thing becoming a favorite later on, I have many hopes!!

[theloneliestblackgirlblog]

tbh it’s not the renewing of PJOtv for season 2 that is impossible I think that people should be concerned for any season past that.

1. Tv show cancellations are frequent and getting worse post strike. Even though Percy Jackson pulled in good numbers who’s to say Disney won’t just pull the plug. Networks aren’t really allowing shows to build a base and Percy Jackson is largely relying on fan base support, which leads me to…

2. Fans are overtly critical even now, the season isn’t even over yet and we have a lot of complains.

3. It’s very clear that ever since casting was announced a lot of fans were not going to like the show. You may think I’m talking about the overt haters, I’m not. I’m talking about the ones who tune in every week yet only leave with criticisms.

4. People who like to pretend that they weren’t trashing the movies when they came out now all of a sudden are just filled with praise for the film.

I’m not saying this to be a negative Nancy or say that people don’t have valid criticisms, I’m saying this to say that I kinda think wonder if this show is going to go past a season 3.

THIS ISN’T A SPACE TO HATE ON ANY OF THE CAST AND CREW BTW. I WILL BLOCK IF YOU DO.

[ctl-yuejie]

these moments™️ in the Only Friends Trailer

[bl-bam-beyond]

WE ARE: THE SERIES (2024, THAILAND)

Episode 5

Phum (NARAVIT LERTRATKOSUM aka POND) has been showing a different side as his prank on Pheem (PHUWIN TANGSAKYUEN) solicited many a apology.

Phum now uses their "slave contract" to get Pheem to join him for alone time.

After a friend group head out together (bring the art majors and the engineering majors plus Fang together) Phum and Pheem like Tan and Fang before them separate off on their own little dates.

Tan and Fang become the first of the four couples to become official.

But Phum and Pheem reach their first milestone, not yet a couple the two share a first kiss (not including the accidental kiss Phum landed earlier) initiated by Pheem.

[thompsborn]

tbaf parkner vs wanting to say i love you but not letting themselves say it before they're eighteen bc of their promise to each other vs the relief of finally saying it: two 5+1 fics, one from each pov.

[robotclownindulgence]

Are we gonna talk about how malevolent is basically lovecraftian yugioh or are y'all not ready to have that conversation?

[technicallyaminecraftsimp]

Recently I watched through all of Codename: Kids Next Door so here are some colored pencil drawings I did :]

As a bonus, here are some doodles I did to figure out poses. There’s nothing for Numbuh 1 bc I originally thought I could do it without sketching it first (I was wrong)

(Mainly putting these here bc I rly liked the original sketch of Numbuh 3 and I want ppl to see it)

[fandomsmeantheworldtome]

Nicholas Hoult singing in the series "Skins"

[is-johnny-jhonny-a-spectral-yet]

day 2927

no :(

[hauntedtotem]

ive said it before and I'll say it again but id die for a xenosaga remaster

[gayemeralds]

ok titans rewrite teams

old teen titans: dick, donna, garth, wally, roy. terra maybe? and jericho later. slade manipulates terra into betraying them and it leads to garth getting killed. the titans seek out jericho (since slade is his dad) to defeat slade. i think they all split up after jericho’s death by slade. dick goes solo in bludhaven. donna becomes a reporter. Garth died earlier from slade. Wally goes on to become the flash (rip barry). roy spirals into his drug addiction like the comics. hawk and dove might be like, occasional team ups but they’re not really titans. terra probably dies (or is believed to be dead then shows up later a la a shitty soap opera)

new teen titans: dick, beast boy, starfire, raven. i want cyborg to be here so badly but i still have to think about it. rose joins but eventually betrays them to slade in a parallel to terra and the old titans. jason isn’t a titan he’s in the same boat as hawk and dove. im thinking in the last season dick hands the mantle off to tim and his team has superboy beast boy and raven (and later, Bart & a whole bunch of others)

[bl-bam-beyond]

WE ARE: THE SERIES (2024, THAILAND)

Episode 5

The kiss..initiated by Pheem (PHUWIN TANGSAKYUEN) but enjoyed by Phum (NARAVIT LERTRATKOSUM aka POND)

[puthyflapps]

ok fine, i'll start watching Bones

Hey, thanks for trying something I love