Midsomer Murders

1. S01E01Written in BloodMarch 22, 1998 8.4The secretary of the Midsomer Worthy's writers' circle is found brutally murdered after objecting to a visit from a best-selling novelist.
2. S01E02Death of a Hollow ManMarch 29, 1998 8.2In the quiet rural village of Ferne Basset, an elderly resident is inexplicably found drowned after a violet attack and Barnaby and Troy are
3. S01E03Faithful Unto DeathApril 22, 1998 8.3Community spirit is running high in the village of Morton Fendle as many villagers have invested in the local craft centre, Morton Mill, own
4. S01E04Season's bestDeath in DisguiseMay 6, 1998 8.5When May Cuttle, from the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse interrupts DCI Barnaby during preparations for Sunday lunch, little does he realise

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Death's ShadowJanuary 20, 1999 7.9Plans by Barnaby to renew his wedding vows in Badger's Drift, are quickly put on hold when the body of a local property developer is found d
2. S02E02Season's bestStrangler's WoodFebruary 3, 1999 8.1Spurred into action by the discovery of a woman's body in Midsomer Worthy's Raven's Wood, Barnaby and Troy re-examine three similar unsolved
3. S02E03Dead Man's ElevenFebruary 10, 1999 7.7Fletcher's Cross is preparing itself for the annual cricket match against neighbouring village Midsomer Worthy, when tragedy strikes and Tar
4. S02E04Blood Will OutSeptember 19, 1999 7.9When Orville Tudway arrives in the village of Martyr Warren and is swiftly joined by his old arch enemy the Smith clan, the two groups of tr

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Death of a StrangerDecember 31, 1999 8.0When a tramp is found murdered in the woods near the village of Marshwood, Superintendent Ronald Pringle quickly arrests a local poacher for
2. S03E02Blue HerringsJanuary 22, 2000 8.2A visit to his convalescent aunt prompts Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where she is staying.
3. S03E03Season's bestJudgement DayJanuary 29, 2000 8.5The residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in The Perfect Village competition when Peter Drinkwater, a local thief and womanise
4. S03E04Beyond the GraveFebruary 5, 2000 8.2The slashing of a 17th century painting in the Aspen Tallow museum appears to herald the beginning of a series of ghostly goings-on. Is some

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Garden of DeathSeptember 10, 2000 8.1When the arrogant aristocratic family of Inkpen Manor decide to develop a memorial garden into a commercial tea shop, the Midsomer Deverell
2. S04E02Destroying AngelAugust 26, 2001 8.1When the owner of Midsomer's Easterly Grange hotel dies, he leaves his property to be divided equally between several of the hotel's employe
3. S04E03The Electric VendettaSeptember 2, 2001 7.8When a man's naked body is discovered in the centre of a crop circle in Midsomer Parva, DCI Tom Barnaby laughs off tales of alien abduction.
4. S04E04Who Killed Cock Robin?September 9, 2001 8.2The disappearance of a horse whisperer in Newton Magna brings Barnaby face to face with old adversary Melvyn Stockard, now reinvented as the
5. S04E05Season's bestDark AutumnSeptember 16, 2001 8.5The brutal murder of a village postman leads Barnaby to a hotbed of adultery within the remote hamlet of Goodman's Land. As more murders roc
6. S04E06Tainted FruitSeptember 23, 2001 8.4When Barnaby and Troy discover the dead body of arrogant,beautiful, and spoilt daughter of the manor, Melissa Townsend, by a swimming pool a

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Market for MurderJune 16, 2002 8.5When the founder of the women's reading club is found murdered with her own walking stick, it soon becomes clear to Barnaby and Troy that th
2. S05E02A Worm in the BudJune 23, 2002 8.2The ancient Setwale Wood has provided remedies for the people of Midsomer Abbey for many decades, now it is the subject of court action by v
3. S05E03Ring Out Your DeadSeptember 15, 2002 8.4The church bell ringers at Midsomer Wellow are being picked off one by one by a gun-toting assassin the week before a big bell-ringing compe
4. S05E04Season's bestMurder on St. Malley's DaySeptember 22, 2002 8.6The village of Midsomer Parva is dominated by the imposing and exclusive Devington School. So when the college's Pudding Club sets off a mur

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01A Talent for LifeJanuary 3, 2003 8.2The murder of a glamorous and feisty former socialite with a young lover uncovers a series of illicit affairs between prominent Malham Bridg
2. S06E02Season's bestDeath and DreamsJanuary 10, 2003 8.6The apparent suicide of a local ne'er-do-well arouses suspicions due to the complexity of his death. As DCI Barnaby investigates, he is reun
3. S06E03Painted in BloodJanuary 17, 2003 8.5Mysteries abound when Joyce Barnaby discovers the body of a middle-aged watercolour artist in Midsomer Florey, and DCI Barnaby is forced to
4. S06E04A Tale of Two HamletsJanuary 24, 2003 8.2A long and vicious feud between two Midsomer villages, Upper and Lower Warden, erupts when three murders take place in a prominent family.
5. S06E05Birds of PreyJanuary 31, 2003 8.1While Sgt. Troy assists an attractive wildlife liaison officer with an investigation into the illegal sale of protected bird eggs, DCI Barna

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The Green ManNovember 2, 2003 8.3When the Midsomer canal tunnel collapses during a restoration project, DCI Barnaby is tasked with identifying the skeletal remains that may
2. S07E02Bad TidingsJanuary 4, 2004 8.5DCI Barnaby's new partner, Sgt. Dan Scott, arrives in Midsomer and is thrown straight into the mysterious murders of two members of the Mids
3. S07E03The Fisher KingJanuary 11, 2004 8.2DCI Barnaby and Sgt Scott find themselves investigating the bizarre murder of a young, wealthy landowner, Gareth Heldman, whose body turns u
4. S07E04Sins of CommissionJanuary 18, 2004 8.3Midsomer's highbrow literary community is turned upside down when one of their prize-winning young authors, Richard Rackham, is mysteriously
5. S07E05The Maid in SplendourJanuary 25, 2004 8.5When one of the bartenders from local village pub, The Maid in Splendour, is found dead in the woods, Barnaby and Scott's investigation unco
6. S07E06Season's bestThe Straw WomanFebruary 29, 2004 8.6When the community of Midsomer Parva revives the Straw Woman bonfire festival, tragedy strikes when the local curate Alex Dakin, trapped in

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Things That Go Bump in the NightOctober 10, 2004 8.0After the murder of the Fletcher's Cross undertaker, Patrick Pennyman, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate the local spiritualist church
2. S08E02Dead in the WaterOctober 17, 2004 8.1The Barnaby's peaceful day at the Midsomer Regatta is interrupted by the discovery of the body of the Midsomer Rowing club chariman in the r
3. S08E03Orchis FatalisJanuary 9, 2005 8.0When one of the world's rarest orchids is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham it releases the heady scents of passion, jealousy, and dea
4. S08E04Bantling BoyJanuary 16, 2005 8.0DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott enter the world of horse racing when the trainer of a thoroughbred racehorse is brutally murdered. Investigating
5. S08E05Second SightJanuary 23, 2005 8.2DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate when John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to
6. S08E06Hidden DepthsMarch 14, 2005 8.1When troubled local solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from the roof of his house in Midsomer Magna, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott must d
7. S08E07Sauce for the GooseApril 3, 2005 8.0When the naked body of Dexter Lockwood, a rival executive at Fieldway Foods, is found in the Plummer & Son factory bottle steriliser, DC
8. S08E08Season's bestMidsomer RhapsodyOctober 2, 2005 8.7When retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is battered to death with a torch in his home, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate a tangled we

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01The House in the WoodsOctober 9, 2005 8.5With the help of PC Ben Jones, DCI Barnaby investigates the garrotting of a husband and wife outside a reportedly haunted cottage near Midso
2. S09E02Dead LettersFebruary 26, 2006 8.3When Marion Slade is found dead on the first day of Midsomer Barton's Oak Apple Week, DCI Barnaby and DC Jones investigate, but was it suici
3. S09E03Vixen's RunMarch 5, 2006 8.6DCI Barnaby and DC Jones unravel some unsavoury truths, sinister secrets, and hidden treasures among the extended family of eccentric aristo
4. S09E04Down Among the Dead MenMarch 12, 2006 8.5When council clerk Martin Barrett is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Jones soon discover that their victim was a notorious blackmailer. With no
5. S09E05Death in ChorusSeptember 3, 2006 8.3When Connor Simpson, a member of the Midsomer Worthy choir is mysteriously murdered during the run-up to a heated singing competition, the r
6. S09E06Country MattersSeptember 10, 2006 8.5Controversial plans to build a supermarket in Elverton-cum-Latterly lead to murder when a man is stabbed to death.
7. S09E07Season's bestLast Year's ModelSeptember 17, 2006 8.7Despite being the original arresting officer, DCI Barnaby begins to question the presumed guilt of a Midsomer Malham woman who is currently
8. S09E08Four Funerals and a WeddingSeptember 24, 2006 8.4DCI Barnaby and DC Jones investigate when a battle of the sexes, which has raged in the village of Broughton since World War I, comes to a h

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Dance with the DeadNovember 12, 2006 8.5DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when the body of Simon Bright is found inside a disused World War II hanger at Cooper's Cross Airfield
2. S10E02Season's bestThe Animal WithinJanuary 19, 2007 8.7Mischievous trickster, Rex Masters, finally gets his comeuppance when his body is found floating below the weir in Midsomer Deverell. As DCI
3. S10E03King's CrystalJanuary 26, 2007 8.5When a family glassware business collapses following the death of one of its partners, DCI Barnaby investigates allegations of financial irr
4. S10E04The Axeman ComethFebruary 2, 2007 8.5Barnaby is delighted that his heroes, Hired Gun, are reuniting to play at the Midsomer Rocks festival - minus their drummer, who disappeared
5. S10E05Death and DustMay 8, 2007 8.5When prominent Midsomer Market doctor, Alan Delaney, is killed by a hit-and-run driver while in charge of his business partner's new car, DC
6. S10E06Picture of InnocenceJune 3, 2007 8.7A photographer is murdered shortly after exhibiting a compromising picture of Barnaby - who becomes a suspect in the ensuing investigation.
7. S10E07They Seek Him HereOctober 7, 2007 8.5When director Nick Cheyney is found beheaded by a guillotine on the set of his latest film, a low-budget production of The Scarlett Pimperne
8. S10E08Death in a Chocolate BoxOctober 14, 2007 8.6DCI Barnaby's former colleague Jack Colby left the force under a cloud following a sex scandal involving villagers and officers at Causton p

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Shot at DawnJanuary 1, 2008 8.4An old feud between the Hammond and Hicks families appears to have escalated to murder when the grandfather of the Hammonds is executed in M
2. S11E02Season's bestBlood WeddingMay 10, 2008 8.7DCI Barnaby becomes an unwelcome guest at a society wedding after the maid of honour is found skewered to a wardrobe in one of the hotel bed
3. S11E03Left for DeadMay 24, 2008 8.5DS Ben Jones returns home to the village of Dunstan when an elderly couple are found dead in their home. Although initial signs point to a b
4. S11E04Midsomer LifeMay 31, 2008 8.5DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the death of Charlie Finleyson, who is found dead in the wood after being missing for two weeks. As the
5. S11E05The Magician's NephewJune 14, 2008 8.4DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the traditions of a local pagan cult in Midsomer, the Temple of Thoth, when a magician's assistant dies
6. S11E06Talking to the DeadMay 5, 2010 8.3DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when two couples mysteriously vanish from the village of Monks Barton amid rumours of witchcraft and ha

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01The Dogleg MurdersMarch 19, 2009 8.1A prestigious golf club is the setting for murder when a player is bludgeoned to death on the 13th hole. Barnaby and Jones discover gambling
2. S12E02The Black BookMarch 26, 2009 8.3The sale of a previously unknown painting by an esteemed Midsomer painter from the 18th century sends DCI Barnaby into an investigation of m
3. S12E03Secrets and SpiesJuly 7, 2009 8.3DCI Barnaby and DS Jones come face to face with MI6 when a number of murders near a government safe house in Midsomer Parva appear to be con
4. S12E04The GlitchJuly 21, 2009 8.5An outspoken scientific genius and inventor stirs up resentment at the local university with murderous consequences.
5. S12E05Small MerciesSeptember 20, 2009 8.3DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when the body of a local troublemaker is found in Little Worthing's model village tied to the ground li
6. S12E06The CreeperSeptember 27, 2009 8.5Local aristocrats Sir William and Lady Isobel Chettham have a secret to hide, which proves difficult when their alcoholic friend threatens t
7. S12E07Season's bestThe Great and the GoodOctober 4, 2009 8.6The village schoolteacher insists there is an intruder visiting her house at night, but why can no intruder ever be found? And why have two

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01The Sword of GuillaumeFebruary 10, 2010 8.6During a visit to Brighton, a hated property developer is beheaded at a funfair and historical swords go missing. With the help of his cousi
2. S13E02The Made-to-Measure MurdersMay 12, 2010 8.4DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the murder of Sonia Woodley, owner of a local bespoke tailoring business, who is found dead in the chur
3. S13E03Blood on the SaddleSeptember 8, 2010 7.9DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when a Wild West show in the village of Ford Florey leads to murder and mayhem.
4. S13E04The Silent LandSeptember 22, 2010 8.5On a dark night in the village of March Magna, Joyce Barnaby narrowly misses hitting a shadowy figure in the road with her car. But the next
5. S13E05Season's bestMaster ClassOctober 6, 2010 8.7When gifted piano student Zoe Stock witnesses a woman jump from a bridge and disappear underwater in the grounds of her prestigious music sc
6. S13E06The Noble ArtOctober 13, 2010 8.3When Midsomer Morchard's very own boxer John Kinsella becomes the light-heavyweight boxing champion of the world in New York, the success st
7. S13E07Not in My Back YardJanuary 12, 2011 8.3A planning dispute turns to murder after a leading light in the Midsomer Conservation Society suspects her neighbours are involved in a mone
8. S13E08Fit for MurderFebruary 2, 2011 8.4DCI Tom Barnaby reluctantly accompanies Joyce on a spa weekend to upmarket Swavely Manor, a country house offering treatments to soothe the

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01Death in the Slow LaneMarch 23, 2011 8.0DCI John Barnaby arrives in Midsomer and is bemused by the quaint villages and their quirky residents. But when a local DJ is killed by the
2. S14E02Dark SecretsMarch 30, 2011 8.0The reclusive lives of elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham comes under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murder
3. S14E03Season's bestEchoes of the DeadApril 20, 2011 8.6When a young woman is dressed like a bride and drowned in a bath, it triggers a spate of ghoulish wedding-themed murders in Great Worthy. Th
4. S14E04The Oblong MurdersMay 25, 2011 8.2DS Jones goes undercover at the Oblong Foundation after one of the cult's young female members disappears suddenly. But he and DCI Barnaby s
5. S14E05The Sleeper Under the HillSeptember 21, 2011 8.0After the gruesome discovery of a farmer's eviscerated body in an ancient stone circle in Midsomer Mow just days before the spring equinox,
6. S14E06The Night of the StagOctober 12, 2011 8.1When a missing VAT inspector turns up dead in a vat of cider, DCI Barnaby and DS Jones must hunt for a 'giant' killer within a Midsomer vill
7. S14E07A Sacred TrustOctober 26, 2011 8.4DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the cloistered world of Midsomer Priory when a nun is strangled to death. The detectives uncover a comp
8. S14E08A Rare BirdJanuary 11, 2012 8.1A row between keen birdwatchers in Midsomer-in-the-Marsh turns nasty when their president is killed. Patrick Morgan met his death while hopi

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

1. S15E01Season's bestThe Dark RiderFebruary 1, 2012 8.1When Bentham DeQuetteville falls to his death from the roof of Quitewell Hall after seeing a headless horseman, his aristocratic family seem
2. S15E02Murder of InnocenceMarch 21, 2012 7.6When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton who was just released from prison. But Grady has
3. S15E03Written in the StarsSeptember 25, 2012 7.7DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the murder of amateur astronomer Jeremy Harper, who was struck on the head with a piece of meteorite on
4. S15E04Death and the DivasJanuary 2, 2013 7.6The murder of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s horror film starring Midsomer's own Stella Harris. When Stella's more famous siste
5. S15E05The Sicilian DefenceJanuary 9, 2013 7.9Harriet Farmer wakes up after having been in a coma since the night she tried to elope, and her boyfriend Finn Robson has been missing since
6. S15E06Schooled in MurderJanuary 30, 2013 7.7When Debbie Moffett is crushed to death with a giant round of cheese at the home of the world-famous Midsomer Blue, secret and controversial

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

1. S16E01The Christmas HauntingDecember 24, 2013 8.0DCI Barnaby and the newly arrived DS Charlie Nelson investigate the fatal stabbing of a man with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting par
2. S16E02Let Us PreyJanuary 8, 2014 8.1A series of murders in Midsomer St. Claire seem to be inspired by macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church cryp
3. S16E03Season's bestWild HarvestJanuary 29, 2014 8.4When Martin Strickland, a local farmer is found dead in his own woods; covered by truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the invest
4. S16E04The Flying ClubFebruary 5, 2014 8.0When the owner of Finchmere Airfield is dropped from a plane to meet a gruesome death, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson find the exciting world of
5. S16E05The Killings of CopenhagenFebruary 12, 2014 8.2DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson join forces with two female Danish police detectives when the boss of Calder's Biscuit Company is poisoned in Cope

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

1. S17E01Season's bestThe Dagger ClubJanuary 28, 2015 8.3The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival is jeopar
2. S17E02Murder by MagicFebruary 4, 2015 8.2When a pub landlady is killed whilst assisting illusionist Gideon Latimer at a charity show in Midsomer Oaks, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson unco
3. S17E03The Ballad of Midsomer CountyFebruary 11, 2015 8.3DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when organiser Toby Winning is found dead on the day of the Little Crosby Folk Festival, drowned in a b
4. S17E04A Vintage MurderFebruary 18, 2015 8.0The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when the glasses are laced with slug poison. Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and wha

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

1. S18E01Season's bestHabeas CorpusJanuary 6, 2016 8.4When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster's body goes missing on the night of his death, an intricate web of secrets and lies is exposed in t
2. S18E02The Incident at Cooper HillJanuary 13, 2016 8.2After mysterious lights appear over UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill, forest ranger Felicity Ford is found dead and wrapped in black ooze. DCI Barna
3. S18E03Breaking the ChainJanuary 27, 2016 8.2An international cycling competition goes through the village of Burwood Mantle and after the race leader is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Ne
4. S18E04A Dying ArtFebruary 3, 2016 8.3Art comes to the picturesque Midsomer village of Angel's Rise with the opening of a new Sculpture Park. But when its launch is marred by mur
5. S18E05Saints and SinnersFebruary 10, 2016 7.9The discovery of a Saint's bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. But when the leader of the dig is
6. S18E06Harvest of SoulsFebruary 17, 2016 8.1The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death come to Midsomer village Whitcombe Mallet. When the owner of an equest

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

1. S19E01The Village That Rose from the DeadDecember 18, 2016 8.1The village of Little Auburn has stood abandoned since World War Two but plans are afoot to restore it to its former glory. However, the gra
2. S19E02Season's bestCrime and PunishmentJanuary 4, 2017 8.2The Bleakridge Watch patrols the streets of their remote village, exposing anyone who steps outside the law. When one of their members dies,
3. S19E03Last Man OutJanuary 11, 2017 7.9Tensions run high in Lower Pampling as a new type of cricket threatens a century of tradition. When a star cricketer dies during a tournamen
4. S19E04Red in Tooth & ClawJanuary 18, 2017 7.7When DCI Barnaby and DS Winter discover a dead body covered in live rabbits it reveals a sinister side to the annual summer pet show at Bell
5. S19E05Death by PersuasionMay 13, 2018 8.1When a young girl slips away from a Jane Austen weekend dressed in period attire, and is found stabbed in the woods, apparently with a Goose
6. S19E06The Curse of the NinthMay 20, 2018 8.1DCI Barnaby and DS Winter uncover multiple motives when the winner of a fought-after music award is found strangled with a violin string mom

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

1. S20E01The Ghost of Causton AbbeyMarch 10, 2019 8.4Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found
2. S20E02Death of the Small CoppersMarch 17, 2019 8.4When Mahesh Sidana - butterfly collector and founding member of an elite IQ society - is found murdered, pinned to a wall in a manner akin t
3. S20E03Season's bestDrawing DeadMay 19, 2019 8.5Carver Valley's comic festival is in full swing when the village is shocked by the murder of a former supermodel. With a scathing comic sham
4. S20E04The Lions of CaustonAugust 26, 2019 8.4DCI Barnaby gets to relive his former days of sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and DS Winter into a muddle
5. S20E05Till Death Do Us Part 8.2DCI Barnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a family friend's wedding. But things soon go from bad to worse when tragedy stri
6. S20E06Send in the Clowns 8.0Things take a gruesome turn when Ferrabees Circus comes to town, bringing with it a chain of sinister clown sightings, threatening notes, an

Season 20 ranked & reviewed

1. S21E01The Point of BalanceDecember 1, 2019 7.8The setting is the annual Paramount Dance Extravaganza. Barnaby and Winter are trying to remain balanced, as they follow some shocking red h
2. S21E02The Miniature MurdersDecember 8, 2019 8.0A shady real estate agent is shockingly murdered at the unveiling of a house collection, in front of a crowd of witnesses! The victim has a
3. S21E03Season's bestThe Sting of DeathDecember 15, 2019 8.5There is a murderer on the loose at an aristocratic family's medicinal beekeeping business. Barnaby attempts yoga again, and stretching his
4. S21E04With Baited BreathDecember 22, 2019 8.4There is a murder at a Midsomer mud run. Marathon participant Winter is paired up with a local officer, as they help Barnaby uncover who the

Season 21 ranked & reviewed

1. S22E01The Wolf Hunter of Little WorthyApril 19, 2021 7.7After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a cult following. Howe
2. S22E02Season's bestThe Stitcher SocietyApril 19, 2021 7.9A local outcast, controversially acquitted of murder in the past, joins a post-operative heart rehab club. Then club members start dying pre
3. S22E03Happy FamiliesSeptember 27, 2021 7.8Victor Karras, a manufacturer of exclusive board games, dies after falling down the stairs. It turns out he was poisoned, and his death is t
4. S22E04Scarecrow MurdersOctober 4, 2021 6.3The annual Midsomer Scarecrow Festival takes a grisly turn as bodies begin appearing on poles displayed alongside their straw creations. The
5. S22E05For Death PrepareOctober 11, 2021 7.7The Midsomer Mummers, a company for amateur opera, is in the middle of rehearsals for a charity concert when a dead body is found at the the
6. S22E06The Witches of Angel's RiseOctober 18, 2021 7.8Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their late daughter, the e

Season 22 ranked & reviewed

1. S23E01Season's bestThe Blacktrees ProphecyDecember 12, 2022 8.1Deep in Blacktrees Forest is a bombproof shelter built by a man named Warren Kaine. His extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the
2. S23E02The Debt of LiesDecember 19, 2022 7.9Challis Court seems to be a tight-knit community for retired police officers, but hierarchies from the force have remained--and resentments.
3. S23E03A Grain of TruthDecember 26, 2022 7.9The beautiful, historic watermill in Lower Blissingham is home to award-winning artisan baker Tom Larkton and his wife, pastry chef Chrissie
4. S23E04Dressed to KillJanuary 2, 2023 7.8Each year, the more traditional residents of Elverton-Cum-Latterly do battle in a dominoes competition that pits village teams against each

Season 23 ranked & reviewed

1. S24E01The Devil's WorkDecember 4, 2023 7.8The demise of the Shirewell patriarch sparks a vicious inheritance dispute when eldest son Lucian announces plans to break up an estate that
2. S24E02Book of the DeadDecember 11, 2023 7.7When the author of a book that sparked a nationwide treasure hunt is found dead, Barnaby and Winter must unravel the cryptic clues to find t
3. S24E03Claws OutDecember 18, 2023 8.0After a pet detective turns up dead inside the kennel of a dog he was searching for, Barnaby and Winter are drawn into the world of dognappi
4. S24E04Season's bestA Climate of DeathDecember 25, 2023 8.2Sleepy Goodman's Land is known as "the Greenest Village in Midsomer." But when the entire village is bought by a Texas oilman, a string of g

Season 24 ranked & reviewed

1. S25E01Treasures of DarknessDecember 8, 2025 7.7After a series of death threats by a group of rival mudlarkers, Barnaby and Winter are drawn into a complex murder investigation. A jar cont
2. S25E02Lawn of the DeadDecember 15, 2025 7.8Barnaby and Winter investigate when Wilf, a groundsman and referee for Midsomer Deverell's lawn bowling club, is found murdered after a clos
3. S25E03Season's bestDeath Strikes ThreeDecember 22, 2025 8.3When a booby-trapped cuckoo clock kills a guest at Godley Manor's engagement party and turns the celebration into chaos, Barnaby and Winter
4. S25E04Top of the ClassDecember 29, 2025 8.2After a strict headteacher is brutally murdered during a PTA meeting, Barnaby and Winter dig into the case. To catch the killer, the detecti

Season 25 ranked & reviewed