The worst episodes of Midsomer Murders
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- 01
The annual Midsomer Scarecrow Festival takes a grisly turn as bodies begin appearing on poles displayed alongside their straw creations. The investigation reveals rivalries that run deep and shows people will do just about anything to win.
- 02
When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton who was just released from prison. But Grady has a solid alibi. DCI Barnaby suspects he may be working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.
- 03
The murder of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s horror film starring Midsomer's own Stella Harris. When Stella's more famous sister returns after a 40-year family rift, the killings escalate, each reminiscent of a movie plot.
- 04
Fletcher's Cross is preparing itself for the annual cricket match against neighbouring village Midsomer Worthy, when tragedy strikes and Tara Cavendish the wife of a wealthy local landowner is found bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat. Barnaby and Troy are soon enmeshed in a succession of calculating murders, and nobody is above suspicion.
- 05
DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate the murder of amateur astronomer Jeremy Harper, who was struck on the head with a piece of meteorite on an outing on Moonstone Ridge with the Midsomer Stanton Astronomical Society to observe a total eclipse of the sun.
- 06
When Debbie Moffett is crushed to death with a giant round of cheese at the home of the world-famous Midsomer Blue, secret and controversial plans to modernise the dairy are revealed while rumours about private lives of the parents cause a row at the prestigious Midsomer Pastures Prep School. As other people linked to the dairy meet agonising deaths, long-held secrets start to emerge.
- 07
When 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 Bellville Hall. Is this a rivalry taken too far or is the killer driven by something darker?
- 08
The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a cult following. However, when a man is killed, Barnaby and Winter must investigate if this myth has become murderous reality
- 09
The 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 theatre. The aim of the inquiry is to find out which person wants to be at the centre of attention.
- 10
When the author of a book that sparked a nationwide treasure hunt is found dead, Barnaby and Winter must unravel the cryptic clues to find the killer among a group of dedicated seekers.
- 11
After a series of death threats by a group of rival mudlarkers, Barnaby and Winter are drawn into a complex murder investigation. A jar containing human remains points to a heated treasure hunt dispute that turned deadly.
- 12
When 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. But as more corpses are discovered - each bearing peculiar injuries - it's up to him to uncover who is responsible, or if extra-terrestrial powers are truly at work in Midsomer.
- 13
The setting is the annual Paramount Dance Extravaganza. Barnaby and Winter are trying to remain balanced, as they follow some shocking red herrings, and a fractured family until they solve the case.
- 14
Victor Karras, a manufacturer of exclusive board games, dies after falling down the stairs. It turns out he was poisoned, and his death is the start of a murder mystery weekend. When another person is found murdered, Barnaby and Winter have to find out if the victims knew something about the murderer, that would have revealed the person's true identity.
- 15
Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their late daughter, the event attracts mediums, psychics, and followers of the occult. When a body is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the eve of the festival, Barnaby must step into the spiritual world to find the killer.
- 16
Each year, the more traditional residents of Elverton-Cum-Latterly do battle in a dominoes competition that pits village teams against each other and dates back decades. But when the event occurs the same night as a drag queen fundraiser for a terminally ill teenager, the resulting clash of cultures is epic--and deadly.
- 17
The demise of the Shirewell patriarch sparks a vicious inheritance dispute when eldest son Lucian announces plans to break up an estate that's been in the family for centuries.
- 18
Barnaby and Winter investigate when Wilf, a groundsman and referee for Midsomer Deverell's lawn bowling club, is found murdered after a close contest. The detectives uncover deadly rivalries, forbidden romances, and daring village secrets.
- 19
Plans 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 decapitated in his own home. The detective is left mystified as to why anyone would kill a man who only had weeks to live, after being recently diagnosed with a brain tumour. As he and Troy attempt to find out, they soon encounter a hotbed of local corruption and property feuding within the village as the body count rises and the mystery deepens.
- 20
When 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 travellers quickly threaten to shatter the serene peace of the village. Although Barnaby and Troy are initially called to the local manor house to investigate the disappearance of a goose, events take a more macabre turn when the local magistrate owner and antagoniser of the travellers is found dead at his opulent home.
- 21
DCI Barnaby and DS Jones investigate when a Wild West show in the village of Ford Florey leads to murder and mayhem.
- 22
Harriet 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 the couple tried to run away together a year before. But when a killer starts targeting members of a chess club shortly after Harriet wakes up, DCI Barnaby begins to wonder if the two cases are connected.
- 23
The 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 murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson soon realise that it's not only skeletons that have been long buried in the hallowed ground.
- 24
Tensions run high in Lower Pampling as a new type of cricket threatens a century of tradition. When a star cricketer dies during a tournament, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter's investigation draws them into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from Barnaby's past.
- 25
A local outcast, controversially acquitted of murder in the past, joins a post-operative heart rehab club. Then club members start dying prematurely.
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