Best Midsomer Murders Episodes
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- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.Series 2 Episode 1 (6)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAn elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.Series 1 Episode 1 (1)
- DirectorDavid TuckerStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen a hotel owner dies, the manager misses the reading of the will that names him part-owner.Series 4 Episode 2 (15)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkFletcher's Cross is preparing for annual cricket match when the wife of local landowner and cricket captain is murdered after taking dog for a walk.Series 2 Episode 3 (8)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkNine years after Ferdy Villers killed himself, his family reunites for Christmas, unaware that someone is out for revenge.Series 7 Episode 7 (35)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen a local thief and womanizer is killed with a pitchfork, the residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in the Perfect Village Competition.Series 3 Episode 4 (13)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkSomeone is killing off parish church bell ringers in the week before a big bell-ringing competition takes place in the village of Midsomer Mallow.Series 5 Episode 3 (22)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.Series 11 Episode 2 (61)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkTroubled solicitor Nick Turner falls from the roof of his home; is this suicide disguised as murder?Series 8 Episode 6 (41)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAfter a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.Series 1 Episode 2 (2)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby investigates the murder of a boy during a traditional annual race at an exclusive private school but meets with resentment.Series 5 Episode 4 (23)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkWhen a corporate giant tries to acquire a small but respected relish factory owned and run by a dysfunctional family, a naked body is found in the warehouse.Series 8 Episode 7 (42)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkBarnaby and Scott follow a trail of dead people involved in the collecting of rare orchids.Series 8 Episode 3 (38)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA cat burglar named "The Creeper" is breaking into the estates of Causton, and an alcoholic writer threatening a "tell-all" book about his friends turns up dead.Series 12 Episode 6 (72)
- DirectorBaz TaylorStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.Series 1 Episode 4 (4)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger.Series 6 Episode 2 (25)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkOn 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.Series 12 Episode 1 (67)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe nude body of a Brazilian woman is found strangled in the woods, which suggests that a serial killer from nine years before has begun killing again.Series 2 Episode 2 (7)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAn investigation of a car fire and a bludgeon murder lead Barnaby and Troy to investigate the members of a local reading club which has an agenda that goes beyond books.Series 5 Episode 1 (20)
- DirectorMoira ArmstrongStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby and Troy, with an actor tagging along for research, investigate a slashed painting at a museum, which later turns out to be the site of a murder.Series 3 Episode 4 (13)
- DirectorPeter CregeenStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkFox hunting, taxidermy and Oscar Wilde are part of the backdrop as Barnaby and Troy investigate a series of murders, beginning with that of a tramp in the woods.Series 3 Episode 1 (10)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby's wife finds a body on the Midsomer Florey village green while taking part in a watercolor painting class.Series 6 Episode 3 (26)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkWhen Midsomer hosts its 12th Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with his neck broken. More writers will die before the winner of the competition is announced.Series 7 Episode 4 (32)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkExpert blackmailer Martin Barret is murdered and there is no shortage of suspects.Series 9 Episode 4 (47)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkSomeone puts Barnaby in the frame in the murders of two rival photographers and is ordered to stay home on virtual house arrest.Series 10 Episode 6 (57)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkMidsomer Worthy's beloved local pub figures in a case involving unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs.Series 7 Episode 5 (33)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkJeff Bowmaker runs a profitable business in Midsomer Magna conducting spooky "ghost tours" at night when the unpopular village librarian turns up dead.Series 13 Episode 4 (77)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby investigates a murder of a former friend and colleague in Midsomer Holm, a small village inhabited by reformed ex-cons.Series 10 Episode 8 (59)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA young man's murder touches off a search for his girlfriend and partner in ballroom dancing classes.Series 10 Episode 1 (52)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby and Troy tackle two separate cases as Troy prepares to leave Midsomer after his promotion to DI.Series 7 Episode 1 (29)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkJones is brought back to his home town to help investigate a series of murders linked to childhood friends and events that occurred years earlier.Series 11 Episode 3 (62)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkSir Freddy Butler collapses during a speech. The PM suggests the death is due to natural causes, however Barnaby is not convinced. Sir Freddy's will is stolen and his lawyer's house is burned down in an arson attack.Series 9 Episode 3 (46)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.Series 9 Episode 7 (50)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkCauston villagers take a bus trip to visit a seaside resort in Brighton, for a ceremony. A serial killer, decapitates some travelers both in Causton and Brighton. DCI Tom Barnaby's cousin, DCI John Barnaby, work together to solve the case.Series 13 Episode 1 (74)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanWhen a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton. But Grady has a solid alibi. Barnaby suspects he is working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.Series 15 Episode 2 (91)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkDeaths follow the discovery of a valuable musical manuscript sold cheaply at an auction.Series 8 Episode 8 (43)
- 1997– 1h 34mTV-147.3 (835)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkUndertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead with his wrists slashed and suspicion turns towards a spiritualist church.Series 8 Episode 1 (36)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby and Jones are called to investigate a series of murders involving a pair of feuding families.Series 10 Episode 5 (56)
- DirectorBaz TaylorStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkDCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.Series 1 Episode 5 (5)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby donates time to the local amateur dramatic society when Joyce is cast in a revival of "Amadeus," but complications arise when the leading man is murdered onstage.Series 1 Episode 3 (3)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkControversy about a proposed supermarket ruining the quality of life in a small village, marital infidelity, contaminated soil, and kinky sex lead to murderSeries 9 Episode 6 (49)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBadger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival - with murderous consequences.Series 10 Episode 4 (55)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby and Jones investigate a series of murders linked to the death of a beauty queen which occurred several years previously.Series 9 Episode 2 (45)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen heirs of the aristocratic Smythe-Webster family are killed, Barnaby's investigation uncovers long-hidden family secrets.Series 6 Episode 4 (27)
- DirectorDavid TuckerStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkA woman is found dead in Setwale Wood, an apparent suicide, except that her suicide note is emailed after her body has already been sighted.Series 5 Episode 2 (21)
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanWhen a wealthy landowner's body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and lies is exposed in the village of Little Malton.Series 18 Episode 1 (105)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkJoyce talks Barnaby into enrolling in a spa located in a remodeled manor house but the bodies start to pile up when he's there.Series 13 Episode 8 (81)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkA four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.Series 8 Episode 4 (39)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkBarnaby's new Sergeant arrives on the day after the murder of a local shrew occurs, and he is immediately put to work.Series 7 Episode 2 (30)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA 90 years long feud between two families, the Hicks and the Hammonds, appears to have escalated to murder.Series 11 Episode 1 (60)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkWhen a man who's been missing for two weeks is found dead in the woods near Midsomer, Barnaby finds connections between him and a magazine editor known for his killing reviews of local hotels and restaurants.Series 11 Episode 4 (63)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe near decapitation of the local postman, whose hyperactive libido also makes him the village lothario, leads to a series of grisly murders involving other promiscuous villagers.Series 4 Episode 5 (18)
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanThe DeQuettevilles and the Fleetwoods have been enemies since the English Civil War. Now the DeQuettevilles are dying, each first seeing a headless horseman. Is the ancient feud to blame? Or is there a modern murderer at large?Series 15 Episode 1 (90)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesBarry JacksonBarnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.Series 14 Episode 4 (85)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby begins to think the damning evidence he helped provide to convict a murderess wasn't exactly as watertight as it first looked.Series 9 Episode 8 (51)
- DirectorDavid TuckerStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby and Troy are drawn to Newton Magna where their search for a horse whisperer allegedly struck by a car is complicated by the discovery of a body in the town well.Series 4 Episode 4 (17)
- DirectorNicholas LaughlandStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanThe gruesome discovery of a farmer's eviscerated body in an ancient stone circle is made just days before the spring equinox.Series 14 Episode 5 (86)
- DirectorToby FrowStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanCarver Valley's comic festival is in full swing when the village is shocked by the murder of a former supermodel.Series 20 Episode 3 (119)
- DirectorAudrey CookeStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanBarnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a wedding. But things go from bad to worse when Barnaby must unveil a murderer with an apparent penchant for local brides.Series 20 Episode 5 (121)
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanThe ancient Causton Abbey is now a brewery, but the old curse is still active: one person is found boiled to death in one of the vats shortly after a party to launch a new ale.Series 20 Episode 1 (117)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkSomething is fishy about the clubbing deaths of two local residents.Series 6 Episode 1 (24)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkBarnaby finds connections between a supposedly haunted forest, the traceless disappearances of two couples and a gang of antiquity thieves.Series 11 Episode 7 (66)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkMidsomer comes closer and closer to its boiling point when a priest is burned to death inside the effigy of a straw woman and more people burst into flames spontaneously as though by witchcraft.Series 7 Episode 6 (34)
- DirectorNicholas LaughlandStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanA film historian writing about a 1960s horror actress is killed in her home. It becomes the start of what appear to be a series of copycat murders based on the actress' films.Series 15 Episode 4 (93)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen an arrogant aristocratic family's decision to develop a memorial garden into a commercial tea shop has the villagers up in arms, murders past and present rear their heads.Series 4 Episode 1 (14)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkA visit to his convalescent aunt prompts Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where she is staying.Series 3 Episode 2 (11)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkDuring the Christmas days Barnaby has to solve an explosion as well as a number of murders near a freight company while trying to cope with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork.Series 11 Episode 6 (65)
- DirectorMoira ArmstrongStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe murder of a village blow-hard, who had few supporters among his neighbors, happens while a gathering of travelers is taking place.Series 2 Episode 4 (9)
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanThe grand opening of a new Sculpture Park is marred by murder in the picturesque Midsomer village of Angel's Rise.Series 18 Episode 4 (108)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkThe sale of a previously unknown painting by an 18th century painter sends Barnaby into an investigation of murders as well as art forgery.Series 12 Episode 2 (68)
- DirectorNicholas LaughlandStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanWhen people start collapsing at the launch tasting of Midsomer Vineyard's newest sparkling wine, Kate Wilding discovers that the glasses had been laced with slug pellets.Series 17 Episode 4 (104)
- DirectorNicholas LaughlandStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanBarnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.Series 14 Episode 8 (89)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanThe Bleakridge Watch patrols the streets of their remote village, exposing anyone who steps outside the law. When one of their members dies, Barnaby uncovers just how far some people will go for power.Series 19 Episode 2 (112)
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanWhen a prize-winning violinist is killed and his Stradivarius stolen, Barnaby must sort through a myriad of suspects and motives to find the real killer.Series 19 Episode 6 (116)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanWhen the landlord of Wyvern House meets a brutal and untimely death in his own woods, many aspersions are cast.Series 16 Episode 3 (98)
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkInvestment in a secret invention leads to an apparent suicide in Midsomer Magna, and a plan to steal valuable falcon eggs leads to another death.Series 6 Episode 5 (28)
- 1997– 1h 29mTV-147.5 (751)TV EpisodeDirectorNicholas LaughlandStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanWhen a man is found murdered during the reopening of a ghost village, Barnaby must unravel a sinister web of lies from both past and present in order to catch the killer.Series 19 Episode 1 (111)
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanWhen star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past.Series 19 Episode 3 (113)
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanBarnaby and Nelson join forces with two female Danish police detectives after Eric Calder is poisoned by Strychnine coating when opening one of his famous golden clusters.Series 16 Episode 5 (100)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkJohn Ransom collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law over the baptism of his niece. He has electrical scars across the top of his head.Series 8 Episode 5 (40)
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanArtist Suzie Colebrook is electrocuted by a roulette wheel shortly after discovering a break-in at her home in Luxton Deeping.Series 17 Episode 1 (101)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA secluded old dark house, believed haunted by the residents of Midsomer Newton, becomes the scene of a double murder when a house-hunting yuppie couple is found garroted.Series 9 Episode 1 (44)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesBarry JacksonWhen a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, DCI John Barnaby discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.Series 14 Episode 1 (82)
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanBarnaby gets to relive his former sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a muddle of rucks, grudges, romance... and artisanal chocolates?Series 20 Episode 4 (120)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanDuring a total eclipse of the sun, an astronomer is bludgeoned to death by a meteor, and an astrologer claims to have predicted each subsequent murder.Series 15 Episode 3 (92)
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanWhen a young woman slips away from a Jane Austen weekend dressed in period attire and is found stabbed in the woods, Barnaby needs to look back in time to find the killer.Series 19 Episode 5 (115)
- DirectorSimon LangtonStarsNeil DudgeonJason HughesFiona DolmanLocal bootleggers come under suspicion after the murder of a revenue tax inspector.Series 14 Episode 6 (87)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkWhen King's family enterprise shatters into pieces and its accountant winds up stabbed, Barnaby digs into rivalries of business and blood-while Jones explores secret Masonic rites.Series 10 Episode 3 (54)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanA local forest ranger suffers a strange death after mysterious lights appear in the sky over UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill.Series 18 Episode 2 (106)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkAn air traffic computer system, based on theories from an eccentric college professor, is denounced by the scientist creating a financial crisis for its backers.Series 12 Episode 4 (70)
- DirectorLuke WatsonStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeTamzin MallesonThe owner of Finchmere airfield is dropped from a plane to meet a gruesome death. Are anti-craft campaigners behind his murder? Or does it link back to a WW2 mission?Series 16 Episode 4 (99)
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA gifted young pianist with emotional issues is in competition with other young talents for a scholarship in a prestigious private musical academy.Series 13 Episode 5 (78)
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA 90-year-old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Midsomer Broughton, with casualties on both sides.Series 9 Episode 5 (48)
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA tailor dies of a heart attack. Two years later, his widow is murdered on her way to the vicarage. The vicar is also murdered after receiving a mysterious letter.Series 13 Episode 1 (74)
- DirectorRob EvansStarsNeil DudgeonGwilym LeeFiona DolmanCyclist Greg Eddon is murdered after winning the local leg of a national race, beating team mate Mitch McCordell at the last minute.Series 18 Episode 3 (107)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkLong-suppressed family secrets, stolen ancient artifacts, and a thirty year old death at a Celtic burial site result in a series of murders in present day Midsomer.Series 7 Episode 3 (31)
- DirectorRichard HolthouseStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA Wild West show comes to Ford Florey and a serial killer starts to eliminate villagers in a "wild west" fashion related to a parcel of disputed swamp land.Series 13 Episode 3 (76)