Midsomer Murders
DramaCrime1998Rated 7.9
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and his sergeant investigate a murder in a different village of fictional Midsomer County each episode, from an amateur dramatic society's stage production to a failed craft centre's investors.
Starring John Nettles, Neil Dudgeon, Jason Hughes
Next season
Season 26announced, no date yet
Weekly, 4 episodes, last aired Mon, 29 Dec 2025
Is it for me?
Armchair sleuths who like to guess the culprit and don't mind a body count no real village could survive will settle in easily. A wobbling theremin theme sets the tone, light and a bit daft. In one early case Barnaby works out how a stage prop was tampered with, while the villagers' gossip and rivalries supply the suspects.
Before you start
Each episode is a self-contained feature-length case.
25 seasons, 139 episodes, 117 min each, about 271 hours so far
This show
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and his sergeant investigate a murder in a different village of fictional Midsomer County each episode, from an amateur dramatic society's stage production to a failed craft centre's investors.
Starring John Nettles, Neil Dudgeon, Jason Hughes
Is it for me?
Armchair sleuths who like to guess the culprit and don't mind a body count no real village could survive will settle in easily. A wobbling theremin theme sets the tone, light and a bit daft. In one early case Barnaby works out how a stage prop was tampered with, while the villagers' gossip and rivalries supply the suspects.
Before you start
Each episode is a self-contained feature-length case.
25 seasons, 139 episodes, 117 min each, about 271 hours so far
Season 26: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01Written in BloodAired Sun 22 Mar
- E02Death of a Hollow ManAired Sun 29 Mar
- E03Faithful Unto DeathAired Wed 22 Apr
- E04Death in DisguiseAired Wed 6 May
- S01E01Written in Blood22 Mar 1998
- S01E02Death of a Hollow Man29 Mar 1998
- S01E03Faithful Unto Death22 Apr 1998
- S01E04Death in Disguise6 May 1998