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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.

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Episode 1

Market for Murder

1h 43m8.1 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Barry Jackson, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Serena Gordon, Caroline Harker, Jesse Birdsall, Dilys Laye, Angela Thorne, Anton Rodgers

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Episode 2

A Worm in the Bud

1h 43m7.4 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by David TuckerWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Barry Jackson, Rosie Cavaliero, Emily Joyce, Ian Hogg, Wendy Craig, Paul Venables, Adam Kotz, Gillian Barge

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Episode 3

Ring Out Your Dead

1h 43m6.8 / 10

In the village of Midsomer Wellow, someone is killing off the bellringers of the parish church, in the week before a big bell-ringing competition. One young woman on the team is even shot dead in the churchyard on her wedding day. Before he can crack the case, Barnaby has to understand the significance of an old killing in the same village in the year 1860, when the Midsomer Wellow Vicar of the day, the Reverend Jonathan Ebbrell, was murdered and thrown down a well by the bellringers of his church. So where are the Ebbrells now?

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Carmen du Sautoy, Adrian Scarborough, Graham Crowden, Lyndsey Marshal, Hugh Bonneville, Gwen Taylor, Gemma Jones, Clare Holman

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Episode 4

Murder on St Malley's Day

1h 43m8.1 / 10finale

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

Episode credits

Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Eamon Boland, Peter Wight, Roger Brierley, Anna Maxwell Martin, Patrick Godfrey, Victoria Shalet, Jeremy Child, Jane How

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 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