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TV series

Midsomer Murders

1997TV-1425 seasons7.5 / 10

The deadliest county in England.

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Season 12 episodes

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Episode 1

The Dogleg Murders

1h 37m8.1 / 10

On the Midsomer Golfclub Whiteoaks a member is killed with a golfclub. In the course of the investigation they discover Whiteoaks to be full of hatred, gambling, violence, jealousy and extortion.

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Directed by Richard HolthouseWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Holly Gilbert, Jamie Belman, Luke Neal, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Nicholas Day, John Standing, Rupert Vansittart, Nicholas Le Prevost

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Episode 2

The Black Book

1h 37m6.6 / 10

The sale of a previously unknown painting by an 18th century painter sends Barnaby into an investigation of murders as well as art forgery.

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Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Nicholas MartinGuest stars Ann Firbank, David Bamber, Susannah Harker, Paul Anderson, Christopher Fulford, Sarah Badel, Paul Ridley, Gavan O'Herlihy

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Episode 3

Secrets and Spies

1h 37m8.2 / 10

A number of murders near a government safe house in Midsomer appears to be connected to a group of British spies stationed in East Berlin during the Cold War.

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Directed by Renny RyeWritten by Michael AitkensGuest stars Stephanie Jacob, Clive Russell, Neil Stuke, Benjamin Whitrow, Peter Davison, Alice Krige, Anna Massey, Jack Walker

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Episode 4

The Glitch

1h 37m8.1 / 10

Midsomer University science fellow George Jeffers threatens to make public a problem with his state-of-the-art invention Kernel Logic, but American software boss Clinton Finn fears he will lose millions if the truth comes out. When a schoolteacher is killed in a hit-and-run, Barnaby suspects Jeffers was the intended target.

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Directed by Richard HolthouseWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Philip Jackson, Josie Taylor, Nigel Whitmey, Lucy Brown, Jim Norton, David Haig, Joanna Roth, Simon Chandler

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Episode 5

Small Mercies

1h 37m8.4 / 10

Richard Tanner is found murdered in a model village, stabbed and trussed up like Gulliver in a macabre tableau. The disturbing manner of his death leads Barnaby and Jones to suspect that someone in the village of Little Worthy is criminally insane. As further gruesome killings rock the community, the detectives face a race against time to unravel past events that lead to the making of a dangerous serial killer.

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Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Peter J. HammondGuest stars Matilda Sturridge, David Ryall, Margaret Tyzack, Caroline Blakiston, Paul Bentall, Olivia Colman, Sanchia McCormack, Emma Stansfield

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Episode 6

The Creeper

1h 37m7.1 / 10

Midsomer's Chettham Park House, once owned by Sir William Chettham, has been bought by entrepreneur Jack Filby to save Sir William from financial ruin. Long-term friends dating back to the days of university, Jack has allowed William, his mother Elizabeth, wife Isobel and son Freddy to stay on living at The Dower House - the smaller house on the estate where the Baronet's widowed mother would traditionally live. Jack is the man of the manor now with William and Isobel's son Freddy as his right hand man.

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Directed by Renny RyeWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Paul Shelley, Jane Booker, George Costigan, Oliver Le Sueur, Amanda Ryan, Nathalie Cox, Oliver Kieran-Jones, Jenny Agutter

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Episode 7

The Great and the Good

1h 37m8.4 / 10finale

The night time peace of Badger's Drift is shattered horribly when teacher Connie Bishop screams in fright, convinced there is an intruder. Days later a local councillor, said to be obsessed with her, is found murdered in her garden. Is Connie the innocent victim she seems? Barnaby and Jones uncover jealous rivals, ruthless social climbers and a cottage with mysterious secrets as they search for the killer.

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Directed by Richard HolthouseWritten by David HoskinsGuest stars Nancy Carroll, Bertie Carvel, Paola Dionisotti, Monica Dolan, Paul Kaye, Paul Chapman, Suzanne Burden, Claire Oberman

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Midsomer Murders

Cast

John NettlesDCI Tom Barnaby
Gwilym LeeDS Charlie Nelson
Jane WymarkJoyce Barnaby
Nick HendrixDS Jamie Winter
Tamzin MallesonDoctor Kate Wilding
Laura HowardCully Barnaby
John HopkinsSgt Daniel Scott
Kirsty DillonWPC/DC Gail Stephens

Credits

Created by
Anthony Horowitz, Caroline Graham

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
144
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • Bentley ProductionsUnited Kingdom
  • ITVUnited Kingdom
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

cosy crimedepressingdisgustedenglandmidsomermurdermurder investigationpolice detective