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Jason Hughes

Jason Hughes was born in 1971 in Porthcawl in South Wales. He has appeared in tv roles in shows such as: Mine All Mine, Waking the Dead, Casualty, Peak Practice, Killing Me Softly, Red Mercury, and Dead Long Enough.
Jason's big break came, when he played the part of gay lawyer Warren Jones in the TV series This Life from 1996 to 1997.
Jason has also had roles in the films called Shooters alongside Adrian Dunbar, Emma Fielding, Gerard Butler, Zara Ashton, Ioan Gruffudd, Marc Hobbs and Andrew Howard and in the film called House!, opposite Kelly MacDonald and Freddie Jones.
But Jason is probably best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ben Jones in MIdsomer Murders alongside John Nettles as Inspector Barnaby. Other mainstay stars of Midsomer Murders are Jane Wymark as Joyce Barnaby and Laura Howard as Cully Barnaby.





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  • Midsomer Murders - Murder Of Innocence on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Neil Dudgeon,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his assistant, DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes), tackle another murder mystery in the picturesque Midsomer region. This time the death of a local barrister in suspicious circumstances draws the attention of Barnaby and Jones. However, with the prime suspect in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 53 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Series 15 - Written i... on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Neil Dudgeon,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his assistant DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) tackle another murder mystery in the picturesque Midsomer region. When an avid amateur astronomer is killed by a blow on the head during an eclipse, Barnaby and Jones are called to investigate. The pair discover, to their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 33 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Death In The Slow Lane on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Jason Hughes,  Neil Dudgeon
    Director: Richard Holthouse
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A new beginning in Midsomer as DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), cousin of the original detective, takes over proceedings. Barnaby hardly has time to settle in to his new surroundings before his services are required when a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school.
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 139 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Master Class on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Edward Fox,  John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Detective Constable Ben Jones (Jason Hughes). While attending the Devington Manor Winter School, piano student Zoe Stock (Lydia Wilson) sees a woman jump from a nearby bridge into a river, apparently to her death. As Barnaby and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 133 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Not In My Back Yard on DVD (2010)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates another case in this episode of the British television detective drama. When a member of the Midsomer Conservation Society believes some locals are involved in a property development fraud in the sleepy village of Great Pelfe, her suspicions soon ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 169 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Fit For Murder on DVD (2010)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The last ever episode starring John Nettles in the role of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. After reluctantly agreeing to take a break at a country hotel, things don't go according to plan for Barnaby and his wife Joyce (Jane Wymark) when they find themselves involved in a murder enquiry. As he ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 180 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Glitch on DVD (2009)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Barnaby and Jones are investigating the infamous 'Bucketman' attacks in which fast cars and their drivers are covered in red paint, most of whom work for Soft Earth Systems Inc. Meanwhile, George Jeffers has discovered a glitch in the air traffic control system Soft Earth is launching, however ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 268 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Black Book on DVD (2009)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jamie Belman,  Geoffrey Hutchings
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Nettles stars in another episode of the British television detective drama. The discovery and subsequent sale of a valuable painting found in an attic leads to another case of murder for Midsomer's resident crimefighters, DCI Barnaby (Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes).
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 290 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Silent Land on DVD (2009)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another case for Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) in this episode of the British television detective drama. When the caretaker of a local graveyard is found murdered, Barnaby's wife Joyce (Jane Wymark) soon becomes convinced that she has played a part in unsettling the dead.
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 131 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Secrets And Spies on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jane Wymark,  Clive Russell,  Neil Stuke
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Sergeant Ben Jones (Jason Hughes). When an ex-spy is found dead on the local cricket green after having been seemingly attacked by a wild animal, all the evidence points to the legendary 'Beast of Midsomer'. However, when Barnaby ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 224 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Blood Wedding on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Emma Cunliffe,  Patrick Barlow
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another mysterious death for DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) as the Maid of Honour at a society wedding is found brutally murdered. With his own daughter's wedding to plan, Barnaby starts feeling the heat when, a few days later, yet another guest at the wedding is found dead.
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 338 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Left For Dead on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jane Wymark,  Shaun Dooley,  Matthew Flynn
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates another case in this episode of the British television detective drama. The construction of a bypass around a sleepy Midsomer village creates an influx of protesters, leading to the death of an elderly couple. As Barnaby (Nettles) and Jones (Jason ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 251 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Midsomer Life on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Chris Wilson,  John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Sergeant Ben Jones (Jason Hughes). Charles Finleyson has been missing for two weeks when he is found dead in his car off a woodland path near Midsomer. Barnaby soon uncovers connections between the dead man and magazine editor ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 334 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Talking To The Dead on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Sarah Hellings
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Sergeant Jones (Jason Hughes). The disappearance of two couples from their cottages leads Barnaby to investigate the history of the supposedly haunted Monks Barton woods.
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 133 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Days Of Misrule on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another murder mystery from the quiet leafy lanes of the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and his sidekick Detective Sergeant Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) have to investigate a huge explosion at the premises of Parkes Freight. Womanising company owner ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 260 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Shot At Dawn on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Richard Holthouse
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Another case for DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes). When the name of a soldier shot for cowardice after the Battle of the Somme appears on the war memorial at Midsomer Parva, a 90-year-old feud comes to a head. Soon after, a retired colonel is shot dead, and Barnaby and Jones ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 308 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Animal Within on DVD (2007)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets, scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous, thoughtful and methodical Detective ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 363 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Death And Dust on DVD (2007)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Sarah Hellings
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From the hugely popular TV series comes a new investigation for Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), and Sergeant Hughes (Jason Hughes). Investigating the hit and run death of a local doctor, Barnaby discovers that £30,000 is missing from the surgery accounts. Could it be that the dead ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 366 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Axeman Cometh on DVD (2007)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Detective Constable Ben Jones (Jason Hughes). In this episode, Badger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival - with murderous consequences.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 477 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - They Seek Him Here on DVD (2007)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From the top-rating ITV1 detective series based on the best-selling books by Caroline Graham, a brand new investigation starring John Nettles (Bergerac) and Jason Hughes (This Life), They Seek Him Here
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 409 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - King's Crystal on DVD (2007)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes,  David Firth
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets, scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous, thoughtful and methodical Detective ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 385 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Dead Letters on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jane Wymark,  David Bamber,  Elizabeth Spriggs
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets, scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous, thoughtful and methodical Detective ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 508 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Dance With The Dead on DVD (2006)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets, scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous, thoughtful and methodical Detective ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 357 members
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  • Dead Long Enough on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Michael Sheen,  Angeline Ball,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Tom Collins
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Comedy following the Jones brothers, celebrity Harry (Michael Sheen) and lawyer Ben (Jason Hughes). Harry takes Ben to Donegal - the place they last vacationed together, back when they were young and happy - for Ben's stag night. While there, however, the discovery of an old flame (Angeline Ball) ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 57 members
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  • Phoenix Blue (2001)
    Starring: Matt Bardock,  Amanda Donohoe,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Tony Maylam
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Low budget romantic thriller. Phoenix Blue is an enigma. A multi-platinum recording artist who has never done an interview, no photos have ever been released and no-one knows who, where or what Phoenix Blue is. Rachel Delaney (Emily Hamilton), a young journalist, is determined to find out and ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 32 members
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  • Shooters on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Andrew Howard,  Marc Hobbs,  Gerard Butler
    Director: Colin Teague
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Gilly (Louis Dempsey) comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J (Andrew Howard) in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds from the job that ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 519 members
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  • House! on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Mossie Smith,  Miriam Margolyes,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Julian Kemp
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When bingo caller Linda (Kelly MacDonald) discovers that she has the power to predict the winning numbers, she hopes to use it to win the jackpot and prevent La Scala, the small bingo hall where she works, from being overtaken by the success of the huge Mega Pleasure complex which has opened nearby...read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 192 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Vixen's Run on DVD
    Starring: Jane Wymark,  John Nettles,  Jason Hughes
    Director: Peter Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another case for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) and Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey). The death of aristocrat Sir Freddy Butler brings Barnaby and Jones to the privileged surroundings of Haddington Hall. When Sir Freddy invites his family, including both his ex-wives and the current ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 484 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - The Creeper on DVD
    Starring: Jane Wymark,  John Nettles,  Jenny Agutter
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another episode of the ITV crime series starring John Nettles as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby. When Midsomer's wealthier residents are hit by a wave of burglaries, the thief is dubbed 'The Creeper' by the villagers. But it is only when the Chief Constable himself is targeted by the burglar that ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 216 members
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