ITV Midsomer Murders finale guest stars including one of UK's most hated soap villains

Much-loved British drama Midsomer Murders is back for its finale tonight - and an impressive roster of guest stars will join the cast. Series 23 will end with the fourth episode, titled Dressed to Kill.

The synopsis reveals what we can expect: "Residents of Elverton-Cum-Latterly battle in a dominoes competition that dates back decades, but when the event occurs the same night as a drag queen fundraiser for a terminally ill teenager, the resulting clash of cultures is epic and deadly."

The episode airs tonight on Sunday November 10 at 9pm. But who is joining the main cast?

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Ace Bhatti

Ace Bhatti is one of the guest stars for the final episode of the series. Viewers might recognise him from Line of Duty, where he played PCC Rohan Sindwhani.

He's also well known for playing Yusef Khan - the husband of Zainab - in BBC soap Eastenders. He featured in a domestic violence storyline in late 2011 with co-star Nina Wadia, setting her character Zainab on fire.

Suzanne Packer

The Welsh actress is known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama Casualty from September 2003 to August 2015.

Since departing the BBC soap, she has appeared in various television series including Bang, In My Skin, The Pembrokeshire Murders and The Night Caller.

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel is best known on television for his roles as Sir Robert Peel in the first two seasons of Victoria, Jo Jo Marshall in the Netflix series Safe and as Barry in the BAFTA-winning Chris Morris film Four Lions, for which he was nominated for Best British Comedy Performance in Film at the 2011 British Comedy Awards.

Sophie Stone

Sophie Stone was the first deaf student to win a place at the drama school RADA. She is best known for her roles as Louise in Two Doors Down and Doctor Who as Cass. She's also appeared in BBC hit Shetland.

In 2022, she joined the cast of the new Acorn TV detective series The Chelsea Detective, playing the forensics officer Ashley Wilton. She continued to play that role in season 2 in 2023.

They'll be appearing alongside the leading man Neil Dudgeon, who plays DCI John Barnaby, and fellow series regulars Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman and Annette Badland in this last episode of the season.

Neil, who has been a fixture on the show since 2010 after replacing John Nettles, recently shared some thoughts on stepping into such established shoes during an interview with RadioTimes.com: "It was hard at the beginning because John [Nettles] had done it for 14 years. If they'd cancelled me after one series, that would have been embarrassing!

"It gets easier, but I try to keep it fresh. Even if I've gone through the script 50 times, I'll look at it again and have another thought. It's still extremely pleasant and I'm extremely grateful."

Catch the latest episode of Midsomer Murders airing Sunday 10 November at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.