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

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Midsomer Murders

In the tranquil village of Midsomer Worthy, the local writers' circle is eagerly anticipating a visit from a best-selling novelist. But the aspiring authors are about to witness a sequence of gruesome events far stranger than any fiction.

Written in Blood

Midsomer Murders - Series 1 - Episode 1

1. Written in Blood

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In the quiet rural village of Ferne Bassett, an elderly resident is found drowned after a violent attack. Meanwhile, a local amateur dramatic production of Amadeus reveals a hitherto unseen world of intrigue and passion.

Death of a Hollow Man

Midsomer Murders - Series 1 - Episode 2

2. Death of a Hollow Man

The village of Morton Fendle seems to be overflowing with community spirit when many of the residents invest in the local craft centre. But DCI Barnaby is called in after the wife of the centre's owner goes missing and a neighbour is murdered.

Faithful Unto Death

Midsomer Murders - Series 1 - Episode 3

3. Faithful Unto Death

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

Death in Disguise

Midsomer Murders - Series 1 - Episode 4

4. Death in Disguise

Series 1

The inhabitants of a sleepy village are shocked when a local property developer, recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, is brutally murdered. DCI Barnaby arrives in Badger's Drift to investigate the seemingly tragic crime.

Death's Shadow

Midsomer Murders - Series 2 - Episode 1

1. Death's Shadow

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.

Strangler's Wood

Midsomer Murders - Series 2 - Episode 2

2. Strangler's Wood

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.

Dead Man's Eleven

Midsomer Murders - Series 2 - Episode 3

3. Dead Man's Eleven

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

Blood Will Out

Midsomer Murders - Series 2 - Episode 4

4. Blood Will Out

Series 2

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.

Death of a Stranger

Midsomer Murders - Series 3 - Episode 1

1. Death of a Stranger

DCI Barnaby and DS Troy are called in to investigate the murder of an ex-schoolmistress in a nursing home.

Blue Herrings

Midsomer Murders - Series 3 - Episode 2

2. Blue Herrings

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.

Judgement Day

Midsomer Murders - Series 3 - Episode 3

3. Judgement Day

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.

Beyond the Grave

Midsomer Murders - Series 3 - Episode 4

4. Beyond the Grave

Series 3

The death of a hotel owner leads to murder and intrigue, and Detective Barnaby uncovers a web of illicit affairs and shady business dealings.

Destroying Angel

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 2

2. Destroying Angel

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.

The Electric Vendetta

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 3

3. The Electric Vendetta

The disappearance of a villager brings DCI Tom Barnaby face to face with old adversary Melvyn Stockard, now reinvented as the local squire. When a body is pulled out of a well, Barnaby is convinced that Stockard is somehow involved.

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 4

4. Who Killed Cock Robin?

When a village postman is brutally murdered, DCI Barnaby uncovers a hotbed of adultery within the remote hamlet of Goodman's Land.

Dark Autumn

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 5

5. Dark Autumn

When the body of arrogant local beauty Melissa Townsend is discovered by the pool at her manor house, DCI Barnaby uncovers a seedy world of adultery and deceit within the affluent rural community.

Tainted Fruit

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 6

6. Tainted Fruit

Series 4

When a family turn the memorial garden into a tea shop, they dig up more than just the animosity of the locals, leaving DCI Tom Barnaby to investigate a murder.

Garden of Death (Part One)

Midsomer Murders - Series 4 - Episode 1

1. Garden of Death (Part One)

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.

Market for Murder

Midsomer Murders - Series 5 - Episode 1

1. Market for Murder

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.

Worm in the Bud

Midsomer Murders - Series 5 - Episode 2

2. Worm in the Bud

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

Ring Out Your Dead

Midsomer Murders - Series 5 - Episode 3

3. Ring Out Your Dead

Devington College dominates the economy and social life of Midsomer Parva - but then the activities of its elite Pudding Club lead to murder.

Murder on Saint Malley's Day

Midsomer Murders - Series 5 - Episode 4

4. Murder on Saint Malley's Day

Series 5

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

A Talent for Life

Midsomer Murders - Series 6 - Episode 1

1. A Talent for Life

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

Death and Dreams

Midsomer Murders - Series 6 - Episode 2

2. Death and Dreams

Some amateur painters become witnesses to a murder when one of their number is killed. As his wife is part of the group, DCI Barnaby is taken off the case.

Painted in Blood

Midsomer Murders - Series 6 - Episode 3

3. Painted in Blood

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.

A Tale of Two Hamlets

Midsomer Murders - Series 6 - Episode 4

4. A Tale of Two Hamlets

Birds of Prey

Midsomer Murders - Series 6 - Episode 5

5. Birds of Prey

Series 6

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

The Green Man

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 1

1. The Green Man

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

Bad Tidings

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 2

2. Bad Tidings

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.

The Fisher King

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 3

3. The Fisher King

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

Sins of Commission

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 4

4. Sins of Commission

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.

The Maid in Splendour

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 5

5. The Maid in Splendour

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.

The Straw Woman

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 6

6. The Straw Woman

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...

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Midsomer Murders - Series 7 - Episode 7

7. Ghosts of Christmas Past

Series 7

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

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 1

1. Things That Go Bump in the Night

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.

Dead in the Water

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 2

2. Dead in the Water

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

Orchis Fatalis

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 3

3. Orchis Fatalis

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. 

Bantling Boy

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 4

4. Bantling Boy

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.

Second Sight

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 5

5. Second Sight

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?

Hidden Depths

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 6

6. Hidden Depths

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

Sauce for the Goose

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 7

7. Sauce for the Goose

In Midsomer a local man is murdered and a valuable manuscript is found amongst his effects and Barnaby suspects it is a forgery, by someone hoping to gain a share in the continuing royalties.

Midsomer Rhapsody

Midsomer Murders - Series 8 - Episode 8

8. Midsomer Rhapsody

Series 8

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

The House in the Woods

Midsomer Murders - Series 9 - Episode 1

1. The House in the Woods

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.

Dead Letters

Midsomer Murders - Series 9 - Episode 2

2. Dead Letters

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. 

Vixen's Run

Midsomer Murders - Series 9 - Episode 3

3. Vixen's Run

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.

Down Among the Dead Men

Midsomer Murders - Series 9 - Episode 4

4. Down Among the Dead Men

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.

Death in Chorus

Midsomer Murders - Series 9 - Episode 5

5. Death in Chorus

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?