Midsomer Murders (1997)

Name: Midsomer Murders
Rating: 7.5

Rating: 7.5

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1997-03-23

Last Air Date: 2025-12-30

Number of Seasons: 25

Number of Episodes: 144

Created By: Anthony Horowitz, Caroline Graham

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby
Jane Wymark as Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson as Dr. George Bullard
Laura Howard as Cully Barnaby
Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby
Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby
Jason Hughes as DS Ben Jones
Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter
Kirsty Dillon as WPC/DC Gail Stephens
Daniel Casey as Sgt Gavin Troy

Seasons

Series 1 (1997)

Series 2 (1999)

Series 3 (1999)

Series 4 (2000)

Series 5 (2002)

Series 6 (2003)

Series 7 (2003)

Series 8 (2004)

Series 9 (2005)

Series 10 (2006)

Series 11 (2008)

Series 12 (2009)

Series 13 (2010)

Series 14 (2011)

Series 15 (2012)

Series 16 (2013)

Series 17 (2015)

Series 18 (2016)

Series 19 (2016)

Series 20 (2019)

Series 21 (2020)

Series 22 (2021)

Series 23 (2024)

Series 24 (2025)

Series 25

Series 1 (1997)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Killings at Badger's Drift (1997-03-23)

An elderly woman is found dead in her cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not down to natural causes
Ep. 2: Written in Blood (1998-03-22)

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. 3: Death of a Hollow Man (1998-03-29)

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. 4: Faithful Unto Death (1998-04-22)

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. 5: Death in Disguise (1998-05-06)

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.