Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 25 Seasons 144 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Crime Drama Mystery

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Killings at Badger's Drift

An elderly woman is found dead in her cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not down to natural causes

EP 2

Written in Blood

Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of a writers' circle, is found battered to death the morning after the group's meeting with b

EP 3

Death of a Hollow Man

The body of Agnes Gray, a woman who loved only animals, is found in the river - but she did not drown. And then her cou

EP 4

Faithful Unto Death

A craft centre in the old mill at Morton Fendle is losing money. Several locals have invested in the business and believ

EP 5

Death in Disguise

At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a bro

EP 1

Death's Shadow

Barnaby and Troy are in Badger's Drift again, this time to investigate the murder of an unpopular property developer cal

EP 2

Strangler's Wood

Nine years after a series of unsolved murders at Midsomer Worthy, a new death which follows the same pattern (a girl is

EP 3

Dead Man's Eleven

Troy is in the Midsomer Worthy cricket eleven for the annual match against Fletchers Cross, so he is on the spot when th

EP 4

Blood Will Out

The sleepy village of Martyr Warren is invaded by quarrelsome New Age travellers, some of whom fall out with Hector Brid

EP 1

Death of a Stranger

When a tramp dies fleeing from fox hunters, the investigation uncovers a trail of murderous deceit.

EP 2

Blue Herrings

A series of deaths at a nursing home causes the residents to suspect foul play.

EP 3

Judgement Day

Midsomer Mallow has a shot at the Perfect Village title, provided it can keep a murderer at bay.

EP 4

Beyond the Grave

Unearthly happenings in and around a local museum create an atmosphere of terror.

EP 1

Garden of Death

The Inkpen family has bought back its ancestral home, Inkpen Manor at Midsomer Deverell, and they plan to turn a village

EP 2

Destroying Angel

Barnaby attends the funeral of the owner of the Easterly Grange Hotel and hears that the hotel manager has gone missing.

EP 3

Electric Vendetta

A man's naked body is found in a crop circle, then another dead man electrocuted at the wheel of his vehicle, and then y

EP 4

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Dr Burgess, on his way home from a party at the glamorous Francesca Ward's riding school, knocks a stranger down in the

EP 5

Dark Autumn

A postman is brutally murdered on his morning round in the hamlet of Goodman's Land. Local WPC Jay Nash helps Barnaby an

EP 6

Tainted Fruit

A wealthy young landlady fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant.

EP 1

Market for Murder

A ladies reading group in Midsomer Market starts losing members to murder.

EP 2

A Worm in the Bud

A suspicious suicide note has Barnaby wondering if foul play was involved in a young woman's death.

EP 3

Ring Out Your Dead

In the village of Midsomer Wellow, someone is killing off the bellringers of the parish church, in the week before a big

EP 4

Murder on St Malley's Day

Members of an elite student club close ranks after a murder at the Devington School.

EP 1

A Talent for Life

Accusations of unsportsmanlike conduct on the river are bedevilling the Midsomer game fishermen, and Barnaby has to inte

EP 2

Death and Dreams

Barnaby investigates a death which looks very much like suicide. The dead man was a troubed and depressed gambler on a l

EP 3

Painted in Blood

Barnaby's wife, Joyce, finds a dead body on the Midsomer Florey village green while taking part in a watercolour paintin

EP 4

A Tale of Two Hamlets

Someone is decimating the ancient Smythe-Webster family of Upper Walden, and the bad blood between the villages of Upper

EP 5

Birds of Prey

Julian Shepherd, who has most of his money invested in Charles Edmonton's new invention, is found drowned, and there is

EP 1

The Green Man

The Barnaby-Troy partnership is about to come to an end, as Troy has passed his inspector's exam and is moving on. Howev

EP 2

Bad Tidings

Barnaby's new partner, Sergeant Dan Scott, arrives from London's Metropolitan Police and expects to have a quiet life. B

EP 3

The Fisher King

Midsomer Barrow landowner Gareth Heldman is murdered with an Iron Age spear, on the same spot where his father was kille

EP 4

Sins of Commission

The Midsomer Literary Festival opens with the real-life murder of a famous author at Midsomer St Michael. In investigati

EP 5

The Maid in Splendour

Jamie Cruickshank, a bartender at the Maid in Splendour public house, is keen on Bella Monday, a barmaid, and follows he

EP 6

The Straw Woman

When a traditional festival is revived at Midsomer Parva, it goes disastrously wrong, with the curate (or assistant prie

EP 1

Things That Go Bump in the Night

DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Dan Scott investigate a link between a murder spree and a spiritualist church.

EP 2

Dead in the Water

The Midsomer Regatta is halted by the discovery of the body of the chairman of the Midsomer Rowing Club floating at the

EP 3

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Barnaby looks forward, with reservations, to entertaining his in-laws for Christmas. Meanwhile, exactly 9 years after th

EP 4

Orchis Fatalis

When a rare orchid is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham it releases the heady scents of passion, jealousy and deat

EP 5

Bantling Boy

DCI Tom Barnaby and Sgt Dan Scott investigate the murders of a horse-racing syndicate.

EP 6

Second Sight

John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to two feuding families -

EP 7

Hidden Depths

When local solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from his house roof, it is not clear whether it was murder or suicid

EP 8

Sauce for the Goose

Barnaby and Scott investigate when the dead body of rival employee, Dexter Lockwood, is found in the Plummer family's fa

EP 9

Midsomer Rhapsody

When retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is battered to death with a torch, Barnaby and Scott investigate a web of fami

EP 1

The House in the Woods

A couple who have been searching the Midsomer area for a suitable property to renovate, Peter & Caroline Cave, are found

EP 2

Dead Letters

The village of Midsomer Barton is celebrating Oak Apple Week when a local single mother, Marion Slade, is found drowned

EP 3

Vixen's Run

The elderly Sir Freddy Butler has invited both his ex-wives, Annabel & Lucinda, to stay with him and his current wife, T

EP 4

Down Among the Dead Men

Barnaby and Jones investigate the shooting of a blackmailer, Martin Barrett. But he had so many victims, they are spoile

EP 5

Four Funerals and a Wedding

Barnaby's mother-in-law comes to visit, and insists on being taken to the village of Broughton, which has seen a war bet

EP 6

Country Matters

Frank Hopkirk, an environmental adviser on the proposed site of a controversial Goodfare supermarket in Elverton-cum-Lat

EP 7

Death in Chorus

The Midsomer Worthy local amateur choir includes Joyce Barnaby & Dr Bullard amongst its members. Their conductor, Lauren

EP 8

Last Year's Model

Annie Woodrow, a charity worker from Midsomer Malham, is standing trial for killing her best friend, Frances Trevelyan,

EP 1

Dance with the Dead

Suicide pact or murder? Barnaby quickly discovers it's the latter when the body of a young man turns up in a hanger at

EP 2

The Animal Within

Faith Alexander arrives in Midsomer Deverell to visit her estranged Uncle Rex, much to the surprise of his friends and

EP 3

The King's Crystal

When factory owner Alan King, owner of the Kings crystal glass company, meets his death in Shanghai the repercussions ar

EP 4

The Axeman Cometh

Barnaby rocks!!! Barnaby dusts off his LPs and reminices about his younger days as a member of a rock band, (much to th

EP 5

Death and Dust

When Dr Alan Delaney is killed by a hit and run driver, Barnaby realises the real target was Delaney's senior partner,

EP 6

Picture of Innocence

There's a shock for Joyce when she and Tom visit a photo exhibition in Luxton Deeping. Barnaby also gets a glimpse of t

EP 7

They Seek Him Here

Nick Cheney was once a successful director, but he has now ended up mainly directing low-budget films. We meet him as he

EP 8

Death in a Chocolate Box

Reformed criminal Ronnie Tyler prepares to leave Midsomer Holm, a tranquil village and halfway house. In the village is

EP 1

Shot at Dawn

Although it's 90 years since the end of WW1, the feud between the Hammond and Hicks families still festers. Much to the

EP 2

Blood Wedding

An upper class wedding results in an evil and sudden death, which becomes another challenge for Barnaby. These people ar

EP 3

Left for Dead

The building of a new road attracts protesters to a small Midsomer village, and it seems to be motive for murder. As Bar

EP 4

Midsomer Life

Guy Sandys is a retired City financier, who has bought Midsomer Life magazine, almost as a hobby, and enjoys using its p

EP 5

The Magician's Nephew

Jean Wildacre dies suspiciously during a performance as assistant to local magician Aloysius Wilmington, and Barnaby & J

EP 6

Days of Misrule

It is Christmas and DCI Barnaby deals with an explosion and some killings near a freight company, at the same time as tr

EP 7

Talking to the Dead

Two couples disappear in the tiny village of Monks Barton amid rumours of witchcraft and haunted woods. As Barnaby and J

EP 1

The Dogleg Murders

On the Midsomer Golfclub Whiteoaks a member is killed with a golfclub. In the course of the investigation they discover

EP 2

The Black Book

The sale of a previously unknown painting by an 18th century painter sends Barnaby into an investigation of murders as w

EP 3

Secrets and Spies

A number of murders near a government safe house in Midsomer appears to be connected to a group of British spies station

EP 4

The Glitch

Midsomer University science fellow George Jeffers threatens to make public a problem with his state-of-the-art invention

EP 5

Small Mercies

Richard Tanner is found murdered in a model village, stabbed and trussed up like Gulliver in a macabre tableau. The dist

EP 6

The Creeper

Midsomer's Chettham Park House, once owned by Sir William Chettham, has been bought by entrepreneur Jack Filby to save S

EP 7

The Great and the Good

The night time peace of Badger's Drift is shattered horribly when teacher Connie Bishop screams in fright, convinced the

EP 1

The Sword of Guillaume

Barnaby decides to join Causton's annual trip to Brighton when he become suspicious about the mayor's plans to buy up co

EP 2

The Made-to-Measure Murders

The residents of Milton Cross, a feudal estate with a church, farms, houses and acres of land, depend on lord of the man

EP 3

Blood on the Saddle

Ford Florey is a town with a Wild West Society and many grudges. During a Wild West show at the local fayre, the witch o

EP 4

The Silent Land

On a dark night in the village of March Magna, Barnaby's wife Joyce swerves her car to narrowly miss a shadowy figure in

EP 5

Master Class

Piano student Zoe Stock has won a place at the Devington Manor Winter School led by internationally renowned musician Si

EP 6

The Noble Art

Local boxer John Kinsella's successful world title bid stirs up hidden passions among the residents of Midsomer Morchard

EP 7

Not in My Back Yard

A planning dispute turns to murder after a leading light in the Midsomer Conservation Society suspects her neighbours ar

EP 8

Fit for Murder

Barnaby reluctantly accompanies Joyce on a spa weekend to Swavely Manor. But as he attempts to de-stress, a woman is fou

EP 1

Death in the Slow Lane

New DCI John Barnaby arrives in Midsomer and is bemused by the quaint villages and their quirky residents. But when a lo

EP 2

Dark Secrets

The reclusive lives of elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham comes under police scrutiny when a social services in

EP 3

Echoes of the Dead

When a young woman is dressed like a bride and drowned in a bath, it triggers a spate of ghoulish wedding-themed murders

EP 4

The Oblong Murders

Bullard asks Barnaby to investigate the disappearance of a friend's daughter who was a member of the Oblong Foundation,

EP 5

The Sleeper Under the Hill

When the body of a farmer is found in the middle of a stone circle in Midsomer Mow, suspicion points at local druids. Th

EP 6

The Night of the Stag

A tax inspector goes missing as he tries to track down the maker of an illicit, potent cider popular among the residents

EP 7

A Sacred Trust

Barnaby and Jones investigate the cloistered world of Midsomer Priory when a nun is strangled to death. The detectives u

EP 8

A Rare Bird

A row breaks out between some birdwatchers in Midsomer-in-the-Marsh ends things end up turning nasty after their preside

EP 1

The Dark Rider

When a headless horseman makes an an appearance at Quitewell Hall it foreshadows a number of deaths amongst an aristocra

EP 2

Murder of Innocence

After convicted killer Grady Felton returns to his childhood home after 18 years, it causes anger and raw emotion for th

EP 3

Written in the Stars

As darkness covers Midsomer Stanton during a total eclipse of the sun, amateur astronomer Jeremy Harper is killed by blo

EP 4

The Sicilian Defence

After having been in a coma since the night she attempted to elope, Harriet Farmer wakes up. A killer then murders membe

EP 5

Death and the Divas

EP 6

Schooled in Murder

A woman ends up being crushed to death with a giant wheel of Midsomer Blue cheese. Secret and controversial plans to mod

EP 1

The Christmas Haunting

DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson investigate the fatal stabbing of a man with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party at

EP 2

Let Us Prey

A series of murders in Midsomer St Claire seem to be inspired by macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered

EP 3

Wild Harvest

When farmer Martin Strickland is covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads to r

EP 4

The Flying Club

The owner of Finchmere airfield is dropped from a plane to meet a gruesome death. Are anti-craft campaigner's behind Ber

EP 5

The Killings of Copenhagen

Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two female Danish police detectives after Eric Calder is poisoned by Strychnine coat

EP 1

The Dagger Club

The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crim

EP 2

Murder by Magic

When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict betwee

EP 3

The Ballad of Midsomer County

Could a ballad made famous by late, lamented folk singer Johnny Carver be an inspiration for murder? Did someone want to

EP 4

A Vintage Murder

The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when the glasses are laced with poison. Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae

EP 1

Habeas Corpus

When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster's body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and li

EP 2

The Incident at Cooper Hill

Forest ranger Felicity Ford is blinded by mysterious lights while driving at night in the village of Cooper Hill and the

EP 3

Breaking the Chain

An international cycling competition goes through the village of Burwood Mantle and after the race leader is murdered, D

EP 4

A Dying Art

A new sculpture park is set to open in Angel's Rise, but it's launch is soon marred by murder. Barnaby and Nelson have t

EP 5

Saints and Sinners

A Saint's bones are discovered during an archaeological dig, causing a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. However,

EP 6

Harvest of Souls

The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death arrive in the Midsomer village of Whitcombe Mallet

EP 1

The Village That Rose from the Dead

The Village of Little Auburn has stood abandoned since World War Two but plans are afoot to restore it to its former glo

EP 2

Crime and Punishment

The Bleakridge Watch patrols the streets of their remote village, exposing anyone who steps outside the law. When one of

EP 3

Last Man Out

Tensions run high in Lower Pampling as a new type of cricket threatens a century of tradition. When a star player is mur

EP 4

Red in Tooth & Claw

At the annual Bellville Hall Small Pet Show, a local estate agent is found stabbed to death amid a herd of escaped rabbi

EP 5

Death by Persuasion

A young journalist, seemingly interested in the village's healthcare drone delivery program, is murdered when she slips

EP 6

The Curse of the Ninth

When a prize-winning violinist is killed with his Stradivarius stolen, Barnaby must sort through a myriad of suspects an

EP 1

The Ghost of Causton Abbey

Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear

EP 2

Death of the Small Coppers

A butterfly collector is found pinned to a wall like one of his specimens.

EP 3

Drawing Dead

Carver Valley’s comic festival is in full swing when the village is shocked by the murder of a former supermodel. With

EP 4

The Lions of Causton

Barnaby gets to relive his former sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a mu

EP 5

Till Death Do Us Part

Barnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a wedding. But things go from bad to worse when Barnaby must unve

EP 6

Send in the Clowns

Things take a gruesome turn when Ferabbees Circus comes to town, bringing with it a chain of sinister clown sightings, t

EP 1

The Point of Balance

When a former ballroom-dance champion is found dead with tulle stuffed in her mouth after the opening gala of the Paramo

EP 2

The Miniature Murders

The worlds of miniature dollhouses and real houses collide when a prolific real-estate agent is shot in front of a crowd

EP 3

The Sting of Death

Barnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a th

EP 4

With Baited Breath

Tensions run high in the village of Solomon Gorge when a fishing competition and extreme obstacle course are scheduled f

EP 1

The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy

After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a

EP 2

The Stitcher Society

A local outcast, who was controversially acquitted of murder years previously, is the latest inductee into a post-operat

EP 3

Happy Families

Barnaby is investigating the murder of Victor Karras, a manufacturer of exclusive board games, who appears to have been

EP 4

The Scarecrow Murders

The annual scarecrow festival in Midsomer takes a terrible turn when dead bodies are found placed on piles next to the f

EP 5

For Death Prepare

The Midsomer Mummers, a company for amateur opera, is in the middle of rehearsals for a charity concert when a dead body

EP 6

The Witches of Angel's Rise

Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their

EP 1

The Blacktrees Prophecy

When a doomsdayer is found murdered in his bombproof shelter, a dark conspiracy is revealed - how far people will go to

EP 2

The Debt of Lies

The latest resident of a police retirement community is found dead.

EP 3

A Grain of Truth

Tom and Chrissie Larkton are baking superstars. They run a bakery from an old water mill, but rumor has it that they are

EP 4

Dressed to Kill

The residents of the village of Elverton-Cum-Latterly gather for the annual domino tournament. This year, the tournament

EP 1

The Devil's Work

An inheritance dispute turns toxic when the eldest son tries to split up his ancient family estate.

EP 2

Book of the Dead

Barnaby must crack the clues to find the killer of a writer who sparked a nationwide treasure hunt.

EP 3

Claws Out

The murder of a pet detective draws Barnaby and Winter into the world of dognapping.

EP 4

A Climate of Death

When an entire village is bought by a Texas oilman, a string of grisly murders ensues.

EP 1

Treasures of Darkness

After a series of death threats by a group of rival mudlarkers, Barnaby and Winter are drawn into a complex murder inves

EP 2

Lawn of the Dead

Barnaby and Winter investigate when Wilf, a groundsman and referee for Midsomer Deverell's lawn bowling club, is found m

EP 3

Death Strikes Three

When a booby-trapped cuckoo clock kills a guest at Godley Manor's engagement party and turns the celebration into chaos,

EP 4

Top of the Class

After a strict headteacher is brutally murdered during a PTA meeting, Barnaby and Winter dig into the case. To catch the

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Nick Hendrix
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DS Jamie Winter
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Annette Badland
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