Midsomer Murders (1997) — TV series poster

Midsomer Murders

1997

1997 1h 30m 14+

Drama Crime Mystery

In the villages of Midsomer, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby investigates murders that disturb the county’s peaceful appearance. Working with a younger sergeant, he examines the victims’ connections, questions local suspects and gradually separates innocent residents from those hiding their involvement. Each case leads the detectives through the closed communities and private conflicts behind the crimes, while Barnaby methodically searches for the person responsible.

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TMDB score 7.5/ 10 370 ratings

Country United Kingdom

Release date Mar 23, 1997

Collections Police Procedurals

Seasons 25 seasons

Episodes 144 episodes

Series status Returning Series

Commitment Very long watch

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Midsomer Murders episodes

Browse the seasons and episodes currently recorded for Midsomer Murders, including release dates and summaries when they are available.

Series 1

Series 1

Completed

5 Episodes Mar 23, 1997 - May 6, 1998 102 min

S1 E2

Written in Blood

Mar 22, 1998 102 min

S1 E3

Death of a Hollow Man

Mar 29, 1998 102 min

S1 E4

Faithful Unto Death

Apr 22, 1998 102 min

S1 E5

Death in Disguise

May 6, 1998 101 min

Series 2

Series 2

Completed

4 Episodes Jan 20, 1999 - Sep 19, 1999 101 min

S2 E1

Death's Shadow

Jan 20, 1999 101 min

S2 E2

Strangler's Wood

Feb 3, 1999 101 min

S2 E3

Dead Man's Eleven

Sep 12, 1999 102 min

S2 E4

Blood Will Out

Sep 19, 1999 100 min

Series 3

Series 3

Completed

4 Episodes Dec 31, 1999 - Feb 5, 2000 101 min

S3 E1

Death of a Stranger

Dec 31, 1999 100 min

S3 E2

Blue Herrings

Jan 22, 2000 100 min

S3 E3

Judgement Day

Jan 29, 2000 100 min

S3 E4

Beyond the Grave

Feb 5, 2000 102 min

Series 4

Series 4

Completed

6 Episodes Sep 10, 2000 - Sep 23, 2001 99 min

S4 E3

Electric Vendetta

Sep 2, 2001 99 min

S4 E4

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Sep 9, 2001 99 min

S4 E5

Dark Autumn

Sep 16, 2001 99 min

S4 E6

Tainted Fruit

Sep 23, 2001 98 min

Series 5

Series 5

Completed

4 Episodes Jun 16, 2002 - Sep 22, 2002 99 min

S5 E1

Market for Murder

Jun 16, 2002 98 min

S5 E2

A Worm in the Bud

Jun 23, 2002 99 min

S5 E3

Ring Out Your Dead

Sep 15, 2002 99 min

S5 E4

Murder on St Malley's Day

Sep 22, 2002 99 min

Series 6

Series 6

Completed

5 Episodes Jan 3, 2003 - Jan 31, 2003 98 min

S6 E2

Death and Dreams

Jan 10, 2003 101 min

S6 E3

Painted in Blood

Jan 17, 2003 101 min

S6 E4

A Tale of Two Hamlets

Jan 24, 2003 93 min

S6 E5

Birds of Prey

Jan 31, 2003 98 min

Series 7

Series 7

Completed

6 Episodes Nov 2, 2003 - Feb 29, 2004 96 min

S7 E3

The Fisher King

Jan 11, 2004 95 min

S7 E4

Sins of Commission

Jan 18, 2004 95 min

S7 E5

The Maid in Splendour

Jan 25, 2004 95 min

S7 E6

The Straw Woman

Feb 29, 2004 95 min

Series 8

Series 8

Completed

9 Episodes Oct 10, 2004 - Oct 2, 2005 94 min

S8 E6

Second Sight

Jan 23, 2005 94 min

S8 E7

Hidden Depths

Mar 13, 2005 94 min

S8 E8

Sauce for the Goose

Apr 3, 2005 94 min

S8 E9

Midsomer Rhapsody

Oct 2, 2005 94 min

Series 9

Series 9

Completed

8 Episodes Oct 9, 2005 - Sep 24, 2006 94 min

S9 E5

Four Funerals and a Wedding

Sep 24, 2006 94 min

S9 E6

Country Matters

Sep 10, 2006 93 min

S9 E7

Death in Chorus

Sep 3, 2006 94 min

S9 E8

Last Year's Model

Sep 17, 2006 93 min

Series 10

Series 10

Completed

8 Episodes Nov 12, 2006 - May 11, 2008 93 min

S10 E5

Death and Dust

May 8, 2007 93 min

S10 E6

Picture of Innocence

Jun 3, 2007 93 min

S10 E7

They Seek Him Here

Apr 27, 2008 93 min

S10 E8

Death in a Chocolate Box

May 11, 2008 93 min

Series 11

Series 11

Completed

7 Episodes Jan 1, 2008 - Aug 5, 2008 95 min

S11 E4

Midsomer Life

May 31, 2008 93 min

S11 E5

The Magician's Nephew

Jun 14, 2008 93 min

S11 E6

Days of Misrule

Jul 5, 2008 93 min

S11 E7

Talking to the Dead

Aug 5, 2008 97 min

Series 12

Series 12

Completed

7 Episodes Jul 22, 2009 - Apr 14, 2010 97 min

S12 E4

The Glitch

Sep 23, 2009 97 min

S12 E5

Small Mercies

Oct 28, 2009 97 min

S12 E6

The Creeper

Jan 27, 2010 97 min

S12 E7

The Great and the Good

Apr 14, 2010 97 min

Series 13

Series 13

Completed

8 Episodes Feb 10, 2010 - Feb 2, 2011 93 min

S13 E5

Master Class

Oct 6, 2010 93 min

S13 E6

The Noble Art

Oct 13, 2010 92 min

S13 E7

Not in My Back Yard

Jan 12, 2011 93 min

S13 E8

Fit for Murder

Feb 2, 2011 92 min

Series 14

Series 14

Completed

8 Episodes Mar 23, 2011 - Jan 11, 2012 93 min

S14 E5

The Sleeper Under the Hill

Sep 21, 2011 93 min

S14 E6

The Night of the Stag

Oct 12, 2011 92 min

S14 E7

A Sacred Trust

Oct 26, 2011 93 min

S14 E8

A Rare Bird

Jan 11, 2012 92 min

Series 15

Series 15

Completed

6 Episodes Feb 1, 2012 - Jan 30, 2013 93 min

S15 E3

Written in the Stars

Sep 25, 2012 93 min

S15 E4

The Sicilian Defence

Jan 2, 2013 93 min

S15 E5

Death and the Divas

Jan 9, 2013 93 min

S15 E6

Schooled in Murder

Jan 30, 2013 93 min

Series 16

Series 16

Completed

5 Episodes Dec 24, 2013 - Feb 12, 2014 92 min

S16 E2

Let Us Prey

Jan 8, 2014 92 min

S16 E3

Wild Harvest

Jan 29, 2014 93 min

S16 E4

The Flying Club

Feb 5, 2014 92 min

S16 E5

The Killings of Copenhagen

Feb 12, 2014 92 min

Series 17

Series 17

Completed

4 Episodes Jan 28, 2015 - Feb 18, 2015 92 min

S17 E1

The Dagger Club

Jan 28, 2015 92 min

S17 E2

Murder by Magic

Feb 4, 2015 93 min

S17 E3

The Ballad of Midsomer County

Feb 11, 2015 92 min

S17 E4

A Vintage Murder

Feb 18, 2015 92 min

Series 18

Series 18

Completed

Joining the team this series is a new pathologist Dr Kam Karimore who will assist Barnaby and Nelson as they tackle intricate murder mysteries in the beautiful but deadly countryside of Midsomer. Storylines include body snatching, competitive cycling and the sighting of UFO's over Midsomer County.

6 Episodes Jan 6, 2016 - Feb 17, 2016 93 min

S18 E3

Breaking the Chain

Jan 27, 2016 93 min

S18 E4

A Dying Art

Feb 3, 2016 93 min

S18 E5

Saints and Sinners

Feb 10, 2016 93 min

S18 E6

Harvest of Souls

Feb 17, 2016 92 min

Series 19

Series 19

Completed

6 Episodes Dec 18, 2016 - May 20, 2018 93 min

S19 E3

Last Man Out

Jan 11, 2017 92 min

S19 E4

Red in Tooth & Claw

Jan 18, 2017 93 min

S19 E5

Death by Persuasion

May 13, 2018 92 min

S19 E6

The Curse of the Ninth

May 20, 2018 93 min

Series 20

Series 20

Completed

6 Episodes Mar 10, 2019 - Nov 7, 2019 93 min

S20 E3

Drawing Dead

May 19, 2019 92 min

S20 E4

The Lions of Causton

Aug 26, 2019 93 min

S20 E5

Till Death Do Us Part

Nov 7, 2019 93 min

S20 E6

Send in the Clowns

Nov 7, 2019 93 min

Series 21

Series 21

Completed

4 Episodes Jan 21, 2020 - Feb 18, 2020 93 min

S21 E1

The Point of Balance

Jan 21, 2020 93 min

S21 E2

The Miniature Murders

Feb 4, 2020 93 min

S21 E3

The Sting of Death

Feb 11, 2020 93 min

S21 E4

With Baited Breath

Feb 18, 2020 93 min

Series 22

Series 22

Completed

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.

6 Episodes Apr 4, 2021 - Aug 27, 2023 93 min

S22 E3

Happy Families

Oct 3, 2021 93 min

S22 E4

The Scarecrow Murders

May 29, 2022 93 min

S22 E5

For Death Prepare

May 28, 2023 93 min

S22 E6

The Witches of Angel's Rise

Aug 27, 2023 93 min

Series 23

Series 23

Completed

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.

4 Episodes Apr 14, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 93 min

S23 E1

The Blacktrees Prophecy

Apr 14, 2024 93 min

S23 E2

The Debt of Lies

Jul 16, 2024 93 min

S23 E3

A Grain of Truth

Jul 23, 2024 93 min

S23 E4

Dressed to Kill

Nov 10, 2024 93 min

Series 24

Series 24

Completed

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.

4 Episodes Dec 29, 2025 - Dec 30, 2025 93 min

S24 E1

The Devil's Work

Dec 29, 2025 93 min

S24 E2

Book of the Dead

Dec 30, 2025 93 min

S24 E3

Claws Out

Date not announced 93 min

S24 E4

A Climate of Death

Date not announced 93 min

Series 25

Series 25

Schedule pending

Season 25 of Midsomer Murders premiered on 8 December 2025. 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.

4 Episodes 87 min

S25 E1

Treasures of Darkness

Date not announced 89 min

S25 E2

Lawn of the Dead

Date not announced 83 min

S25 E3

Death Strikes Three

Date not announced 88 min

S25 E4

Top of the Class

Date not announced 88 min

Midsomer Murders cast

Meet the actors playing the main characters in Midsomer Murders.

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John Nettles
DCI Tom Barnaby
Gwilym Lee
DS Charlie Nelson
Jane Wymark
Joyce Barnaby
Tamzin Malleson
Doctor Kate Wilding
Nick Hendrix
DS Jamie Winter, DSt Jamie Winter
Laura Howard
Cully Barnaby
John Hopkins
Sgt Daniel Scott
Kirsty Dillon
WPC/DC Gail Stephens
Manjinder Virk
Dr. Kam Karimore, Kam Karimore
Fiona Dolman
Sarah Barnaby
Annette Badland
Dr. Fleur Perkins, Fleur Perkins
Barry Jackson
Dr. George Bullard

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