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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

Things That Go Bump in the Night

1h 38m7.0 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Peter J. HammondGuest stars Barry Jackson, Julian Curry, Philip Martin Brown, Linda Spurrier, Kathryn Pogson, Dearbhla Molloy, Mary Jo Randle, Jonathan Slinger

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Episode 2

Dead in the Water

1h 38m7.0 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Renny RyeWritten by Douglas WatkinsonGuest stars Barry Jackson, Joe Armstrong, Clemency Burton-Hill, Janet Brown, Diana Quick, Owain Yeoman, Adrian Lukis, Jack Klaff

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Episode 3

Ghosts of Christmas Past

1h 41m8.9 / 10

Barnaby looks forward, with reservations, to entertaining his in-laws for Christmas. Meanwhile, exactly 9 years after the suicide of Ferdy Villiers his family and their guests arrive at the somewhat dilapidated Villiers home to celebrate the festive season. However, not everyone present is imbued with the Xmas spirit and the already rather tense atmosphere begins to disintegrate even further when it becomes apparent that someone in the household is all too aware that certain family members have dark secrets to hide. When what initially appears to have been an accident is revealed to be murder Barnaby and Scott discover that they must first unravel what really happened in the past in order to resolve the present.

Episode credits

Directed by Renny RyeWritten by David HoskinsGuest stars Barry Jackson, Haydn Gwynne, Bruce Alexander, Margery Mason, Mel Martin, Philip Quast, William Chubb, Alice Patten

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Episode 4

Orchis Fatalis

1h 38m8.2 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Terry HodgkinsonGuest stars Barry Jackson, John Nettleton, Matt Bardock, Harriet Walter, Geoffrey Chater, Amanda Harris, Timothy Bateson, Marty Cruikshank

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Episode 5

Bantling Boy

1h 38m8.1 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by Steve TraffordGuest stars Barry Jackson, Caroline Blakiston, Richard O'Callaghan, Philip McGough, Simon Kunz, Anna Wilson-Jones, Barnaby Kay, Charlie Condou

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Episode 6

Second Sight

1h 38m7.2 / 10

John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to two feuding families - one with the ability of second sight.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard HolthouseWritten by Tony EtchellsGuest stars Barry Jackson, Owen Teale, Geoffrey Whitehead, Bill Stewart, Wanda Ventham, Will Keen, Joe Anderson, Tom Frederic

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Episode 7

Hidden Depths

1h 38m8.4 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by David HoskinsGuest stars Barry Jackson, Oliver Ford Davies, Sara Kestelman, Robert Daws, Lucy Russell, John Lightbody, Vicki Hopps, James Weber Brown

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Episode 8

Sauce for the Goose

1h 38m8.1 / 10

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

Episode credits

Directed by Renny RyeWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Barry Jackson, Karl Johnson, Annette Crosbie, Benedict Sandiford, James Fleet, Jasper Britton, Rod Hallett, John Quayle

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Episode 9

Midsomer Rhapsody

1h 38m8.1 / 10finale

When retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is battered to death with a torch, Barnaby and Scott investigate a web of family feuds and long lost love affairs to discover the truth.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard HolthouseWritten by Richard CameronGuest stars Julia Deakin, June Whitfield, Oliver Cotton, Trevor Peacock, Clare Higgins, David Burke, Frank Middlemass, Christopher Benjamin

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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