When art comes to the picturesque Midsomer village of Angel's Rise, a murder soon follows.

A Dying Art

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Art comes to the picturesque Midsomer village of Angel's Rise with the opening of a new sculpture park, but DCI Barnaby must get creative when murder mars its opening.

Midsomer Murders

Visit Britain's most murderous county in a new episode as DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Winter solve perplexing crimes in the delightful yet deadly Midsomer.

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A writers' circle witnesses a sequence of gruesome events far stranger than any fiction.

Written in Blood

A writers' circle is anticipating a visit from a best-selling novelist, but they are about to witness a sequence of gruesome events far stranger than any fiction.

An elderly resident in the quiet rural village of Ferne Basset is found drowned.

Death of a Hollow Man

An elderly resident in a rural village is found drowned after a violent attack as a local amateur dramatic production reveals a new meaning to corpsing.

The wife of the local craft centre's owner goes missing. Starring Mark Bazeley.

Faithful Unto Death

Barnaby is called to the village of Morton Fendle after the wife of the local craft centre's owner goes missing and a neighbour is murdered.

The founder of a commune is murdered and leaves an eccentric cast of suspects behind.

Death in Disguise

When the founder of a nearby commune is murdered, DCI Barnaby is faced with an eccentric cast of suspects including a psychic and a boy who has lost his tongue.

Richard Briers guest stars - a property developer is brutally murdered.

Death's Shadow

Richard Briers guest stars. The inhabitants of a sleepy village are shocked when a local property developer, recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, is brutally murdered.

Barnaby and Troy are led into a murky world when a woman is killed in a local wood.

Strangler's Wood

When a woman is killed in local woodland, nine years after three identical murders, Barnaby and Troy are led into the murky, clandestine world of Midsomer Worthy.

Drama. The wife of a wealthy landowner is bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat.

Dead Man's Eleven

When the wife of a wealthy landowner is bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat, DCI Barnaby becomes enmeshed in a succession of calculating murders.

Barnaby and Troy are called in to investigate the death of a local magistrate.

Blood Will Out

Barnaby and Troy are called in to investigate when a local magistrate and principal adversary of two groups of travellers is found dead at his home in Martyr Warren.

Barnaby investigates when the father of a man jailed for murder is also killed.

Death of a Stranger

DCI Barnaby realises that there is more to a case than first appears, when the father of a man jailed for murder is also killed.

Drama. Barnaby and Troy investigate the murder of an ex-schoolmistress in a nursing home.

Blue Herrings

Feature-length drama. DCI Barnaby and DS Troy are called upon by an aunt of Barnaby's to investigate the murder of an ex-schoolmistress in a nursing home.

Orlando Bloom guest stars - a thief is stabbed to death with a pitchfork.

Judgement Day

Orlando Bloom guest stars. When a thief is stabbed to death with a pitchfork and two villagers are murdered, DCI Tom Barnaby has to find the killer before he strikes again.

Barnaby and Troy try to rationalise mysterious events in the village of Aspern Tallow.

Beyond the Grave

Barnaby and Troy try to find out whether mysterious events in Aspern Tallow and the discovery of a body are supernatural, or if there is a rational explanation.

A family get rid of a memorial garden and dig up more than just the anger of the locals.

Garden of Death

Feature-length drama. A matriarchal family dig up more than just the animosity of local villagers when they turn Midsomer Deverell's Memorial Garden into a teashop.

Feature-length drama. The death of a hotel owner leads to murder and intrigue.

Destroying Angel

Feature-length drama. The death of a hotel owner leads to murder and intrigue as DCI Barnaby uncovers a web of illicit affairs and shady business dealings.

A man is found in the middle of a crop circle, naked, with two puncture wounds.

The Electric Vendetta

A man is found in the middle of a crop circle, naked, with two puncture wounds. A ufologist claims extra-terrestrial involvement but DCI Tom Barnaby seeks a more plausible reason.

Feature-length drama. The disappearance of a villager leads Barnaby to an old adversary.

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Feature-length drama. The disappearance of a villager brings DCI Tom Barnaby face to face with an old adversary who has reinvented himself as a local squire.

Feature-length drama. DCI Barnaby uncovers a hotbed of adultery when a postman is killed.

Dark Autumn

Feature-length drama. DCI Barnaby uncovers a hotbed of adultery within a remote hamlet when a postman is brutally murdered - can a community WPC help find the killer?

Feature-length drama. The body of an arrogant local beauty is found by her house's pool.

Tainted Fruit

Feature-length drama. DCI Barnaby uncovers a seedy world of adultery and deceit within an affluent rural community when the body of arrogant local beauty Melissa Townsend is discovered by the pool at her manor house.

The leader of a reading club is found battered to death.

Market for Murder

When the leader of a reading club used as a cover to run an investment portfolio is found battered to death, the club's activities are exposed and long-held secrets and desires return to haunt its members.

When a woman's body is discovered, Barnaby soon finds himself dealing with witchcraft.

Worm in the Bud

When a woman's body is discovered, Barnaby soon finds himself in the middle of a world of witchcraft, ancient potions, infidelity and land feuds.

Hugh Bonnville guest stars - DCI Barnaby investigates the murders of bell-ringers.

Ring Out Your Dead

Hugh Bonnville guest stars. DCI Barnaby investigates the murders of the village church bell-ringers, and must solve a riddle from the past before the killer strikes again.

Drama. The activities of an elite club at a local public school lead to murder and mayhem.

Murder on Saint Malley's Day

Feature-length drama. The activities of an elite club at a college which dominates the economy and social life of Midsomer Parva lead to murder.

Honor Blackman guest stars - Barnaby and Troy have to solve a double murder.

A Talent for Life

Honor Blackman guest stars. Barnaby and Troy have to solve a double murder when a feisty former socialite and a Casanova are found bludgeoned to death.

The apparent suicide of a local ne'er-do-well arouses suspicions.

Death and Dreams

The apparent suicide of a local ne'er-do-well arouses suspicions due to the complexity of his death.

John Sessions guest stars - a group of amateur painters become unwitting witnesses.

Painted in Blood

John Sessions guest stars. Some amateur painters become witnesses when one of their number is killed. As his wife is part of the group, DCI Barnaby is taken off the case.

The death of a film star brings Barnaby and Troy to two feuding villages...

A Tale of Two Hamlets

The death of a young film star at the opening of 'Satanic Experience', held at his family's ancestral home, brings Barnaby and Troy to two feuding villages.

When Julian Shepherd is found drowned it seems as though he died of suicide.

Birds of Prey

When Julian Shepherd is found drowned it seems as though he died of suicide, but Barnaby suspects foul play.

Henry Cavill guest stars - an accident during canal restoration leads to a difficult case.

The Green Man

Henry Cavill guest stars. An accident during the restoration of a canal leads to a particularly difficult case for Barnaby and Troy.

Ruth Jones guest stars - Sgt Dan Scott is thrown straight into a murder investigation.

Bad Tidings

Ruth Jones guest stars. Sergeant Dan Scott arrives to work with Barnaby and is thrown straight into a murder investigation in Midsomer Mallow.

Long-suppressed family secrets result in a series of murders in Midsomer.

The Fisher King

Long-suppressed family secrets, stolen ancient artefacts, and a thirty-year-old death at a Celtic burial site result in a series of murders in Midsomer.

When Midsomer hosts its Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with a broken neck.

Sins of Commission

When Midsomer hosts its Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with a broken neck. More writers will die before the winner is announced.

The regulars of Midsomer Worthy's local pub are thrown into a murder case.

The Maid in Splendour

The regulars of Midsomer Worthy's local pub are thrown into a murder case involving unrequited love and secret business deals, after the young barman is found dead.

Barnaby investigates when a priest is burned to death inside the effigy of a straw woman.

The Straw Woman

Barnaby investigates 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.

A riddle in a Christmas cracker predicts that two people will die within two days.

Ghosts of Christmas Past

It is Christmas, but when the troubled Villiers family get together nine years after the death of eldest son and magician Ferdy, two deaths are predicted...

Barnaby and Scott investigate the murder of an undertaker in a pretty village.

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead with his wrists slashed, and suspicion turns towards a spiritualist church.

The body of a Rowing Club chairman is found bludgeoned and drowned during a regatta.

Dead in the Water

The body of Rowing Club chairman Guy Sweetman is found bludgeoned and drowned during a regatta. As Sweetman was prolifically promiscuous, jealousy would seem to be the motive.

Barnaby and Troy root out a murderer motivated by a rare plant.

Orchis Fatalis

When one of the world's rarest orchids is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham, it triggers a catalogue of passion, jealousy and death. 

Barnaby investigates the case of a four-member racehorse syndicate.

Bantling Boy

Barnaby investigates the case of a four-member racehorse syndicate. Two of them are desperate to sell the horse and two are determined to keep it, then one member is murdered. 

Barnaby and Scott investigate the death of a man with burn marks on his skull.

Second Sight

Barnaby and Scott assess the post-mortem of a man involved in a pub fight. They suspect that the burn marks on his skull may indicate a different cause of death.

Barnaby and Scott investigate whether the death of a solicitor was suicide or murder.

Hidden Depths

Barnaby and Scott investigate when a solicitor falls from a roof to his death. A revenge motive emerges when the dead man's rival also dies - but who is behind it?

Barnaby and Scott delve into the murder of a visitor to a relish factory.

Sauce for the Goose

Barnaby investigates when a naked body is found in the warehouse of a small but respected relish factory owned by a dysfunctional family.

Deaths follow the discovery of a valuable musical manuscript sold cheaply at an auction.

Midsomer Rhapsody

Barnaby and Scott investigate a web of family feuds and long-lost love affairs when an inspirational retired music teacher is battered to death with a torch.

Barnaby investigates the garrotting of a husband and wife outside a deserted cottage.

The House in the Woods

Barnaby and Acting DC Ben Jones investigate the garrotting of a husband and wife outside a deserted cottage.

Midsomer is celebrating Oak Apple Week when a mother is found drowned. Is it suicide?

Dead Letters

Midsomer Barton is celebrating Oak Apple Week when a mother is found drowned. It looks like suicide and that she was driven to it by grief.

Sir Freddy Butler's death looks like a heart attack until his will disappears.

Vixen's Run

Sir Freddy Butler's death brings Barnaby and Jones to the privileged surroundings of Haddington Hall. The cause of death looks like a heart attack until Freddy's will disappears. 

When a council clerk is shot dead, Barnaby and Jones discover that he was a blackmailer.

Down Among the Dead Men

When a council clerk is shot dead, Barnaby and Jones discover that he was a blackmailer. They investigate which of his victims hated him enough to kill him.

A baritone is killed just days before a choir competition.

Death in Chorus

After Midsomer Worthy's baritone Connor Simpson is killed just days before a choir competition, the race is on for Barnaby and Jones to catch the killer.

Controversial plans to build a supermarket in Elverton-cum-Latterly lead to murder.

Country Matters

Controversial plans to build a supermarket in Elverton-cum-Latterly lead to murder when a man is stabbed. Can Barnaby and Jones uncover the killer?

Barnaby questions the guilt of a woman who is on trial for the murder of her best friend.

Last Year's Model

Barnaby begins to question the guilt of a woman who is on trial for the murder of her best friend when the prosecution's claims do not appear to add up.

An ageing feminist and a misogynist vicar are murdered. Extended episode.

Four Funerals and a Wedding

Barnaby uncovers a decades-old battle of the sexes when ageing feminist Mildred Danvers and misogynist vicar Rev Gantis are murdered. Extended episode. 

A young man is found dead in a car filled with exhaust fumes and it looks like suicide.

Dance with the Dead

When the body of a young man is found in a Second World War-era motor car filled with exhaust fumes, it looks like suicide. But all is not as it seems. 

A woman arrives in Midsomer to meet her long-lost uncle, only he has disappeared.

The Animal Within

A woman in search of her uncle finds that he has spread rumours about her and disappeared, but worse is to follow when his corpse is discovered.

A production of Hamlet seems to contain a message for DCI Barnaby.

King's Crystal

A glassware factory faces ruin, an accountant is murdered with a Masonic dagger, and a production of Hamlet seems to contain a message for DCI Barnaby.

Badger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival - with murderous consequences.

The Axeman Cometh

Badger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival, and the long-awaited return of the Hired Gun rock band, but there are murderous consequences.

Barnaby investigates the death of a doctor in a hit-and-run case.

Death and Dust

When Dr Alan Delaney is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Barnaby realises that the real target was the doctor’s senior partner, Dr James Kirkwood. 

When a local photographer is murdered, DCI Barnaby becomes the prime suspect in the case.

Picture of Innocence

When a local photographer is murdered, DCI Barnaby becomes the prime suspect in the case. As the evidence mounts against him, will he be able to clear his name?

Deaths occur during the making of a film about the French Revolution, but why?

They Seek Him Here

A film about the French Revolution is made in Midsomer Magna. People are beheaded by a guillotine on set, and it's not a film trick. 

When a former colleague is killed, Barnaby investigates a halfway house for ex-prisoners.

Death in a Chocolate Box

When Barnaby's former colleague is killed, he investigates a link between a halfway house for ex-prisoners and a seedy group called the Friday Nighters.

A long-running feud between two families appears to have escalated to murder.

Shot at Dawn

After a war memorial is unveiled in Midsomer Parva, a 90-year feud between the Hicks and the Hammonds families results in a murder.

Barnaby is an unwelcome guest at a wedding when the maid of honour is stabbed to death.

Blood Wedding

As his daughter Cully prepares for her upcoming wedding, Barnaby is called to another celebration, that of aristocrat Ned Fitzroy, at which the maid of honour is murdered.

Jones revisits childhood memories as he investigates two murders in his hometown.

Left for Dead

Jones back to his hometown to investigate the murders of a reclusive couple and someone at the wedding of an old friend, causing childhood memories to come flooding back.

When a body is found in woodland, the outspoken owner of a magazine comes under suspicion.

Midsomer Life

When a body is found in woodland near Midsomer Sonning, country magazine Midsomer Life and its outspoken owner Guy Sandys come under scrutiny from Barnaby and Jones.

Barnaby and Jones investigate the secretive world of Midsomer's Magic Circle.

The Magician's Nephew

A magician's assistant drops dead during a show, having been poisoned by a deadly frog. Barnaby and Jones investigate the secretive world of Midsomer's Magic Circle.

Barnaby investigates an explosion at a haulage yard.

Days of Misrule

Barnaby investigates an explosion at a haulage yard. When a body turns up, there are plenty of suspects, including a grieving mother and a group of Territorial Army soldiers. 

Barnaby and Jones uncover strange rituals among the locals of Monks Barton.

Talking to the Dead

Barnaby investigates a supposedly haunted forest, the disappearances of two couples, and a gang of antiquity thieves.

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Series 18

1. Habeas Corpus

1. Habeas Corpus

2. The Incident at Cooper Hill

2. The Incident at Cooper Hill

3. Breaking the Chain

3. Breaking the Chain

4. A Dying Art

4. A Dying Art

5. Saints and Sinners

5. Saints and Sinners

6. Harvest of Souls

6. Harvest of Souls