Midsomer Murders
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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Series 1
5 episodes
Premiered Mar 23, 1997
Series 2
4 episodes
Premiered Jan 20, 1999
Series 3
4 episodes
Premiered Dec 31, 1999
Series 4
6 episodes
Premiered Sep 10, 2000
Series 5
4 episodes
Premiered Jun 16, 2002
Series 6
5 episodes
Premiered Jan 3, 2003
Series 7
6 episodes
Premiered Nov 2, 2003
Series 8
9 episodes
Premiered Oct 10, 2004
Series 9
8 episodes
Premiered Oct 9, 2005
Series 10
8 episodes
Premiered Nov 12, 2006
Series 11
7 episodes
Premiered Jan 1, 2008
Series 12
7 episodes
Premiered Jul 22, 2009
Series 13
8 episodes
Premiered Feb 10, 2010
Series 14
8 episodes
Premiered Mar 23, 2011
Series 15
6 episodes
Premiered Feb 1, 2012
Series 16
5 episodes
Premiered Dec 24, 2013
Series 17
4 episodes
Premiered Jan 28, 2015
Series 18
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 6, 2016
Series 19
6 episodes
Premiered Dec 18, 2016
Series 20
6 episodes
Premiered Mar 10, 2019
Series 21
4 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2020
Series 22
6 episodes
Premiered Apr 4, 2021
Series 23
4 episodes
Premiered Apr 14, 2024
Series 24
4 episodes
Premiered Dec 29, 2025
Series 25
4 episodes
Ep 1The 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 2Written in Blood
Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of a writers' circle, is found battered to death the morning after the group's meeting with best-selling novelist (and former psycho-therapist) Max Jennings. Gerald did not want to invite Max to Midsomer Worthy, and he seemed apprehensive about the visit.Barnaby's investigations show that Gerald was a man of mystery - he had no National Insurance number, no family, and no marriage certficate to go with his wedding photographs. And it seems he had a mysterious woman visitor on the night of his death... then Max Jennings goes missing and is found dead.
Ep 3Death 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 cousin Esslyn Carmichael is tricked into killing himself on stage during an amateur production of the murder mystery Amadeus. Barnaby has to get to grips with clues which include adultery, dramatic ambition, stolen religious art, and large donations to animal charities, before unmasking a killer who proves to be mad.Meanwhile, love begins to blossom between Cully Barnaby and Nico Bentley, one of the cast of Amadeus...
Ep 4Faithful Unto Death
A craft centre in the old mill at Morton Fendle is losing money. Several locals have invested in the business and believe they have been swindled by Alan Hollingsworth, the man behind it. When Hollingsworth's glamorous wife Simone goes missing, Barnaby believes she has been kidnapped and puts Hollingsworth under observation. However, Hollingsworth evades the police, carrying a bundle of cash, and a woman neighbour who follows him to his rendez-vous is killed in a bizarre road accident. Then Hollingsworth is found dead, and Simone turns up alive. Barnaby guesses she and a friend faked the kidnapping, but he can't prove it.
Ep 5Death in Disguise
At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a broken neck, lying at the bottom of a staircase. Barnaby and Troy have to decide whether the death was an accident or murder.
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