Robert Hardy

The Midsomer part

Who did Robert Hardy play?

Robert Cavendish is the imposing head of a local family whose estate and cricketing world frame the investigation. Hardy brings patrician authority to a household in which appearances and loyalties are under pressure.

This overview explains the character's place in the story without identifying the killer or final outcome.

Acting career

A brief performer profile.

Robert Hardy's long screen career included Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, repeated portrayals of Winston Churchill and Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter films. He was also a respected stage actor and an expert on the longbow.