List of Midsomer Murders episodes

During a canal restoration project near Midsomer Worthy, on which Joyce is working as a volunteer, several skeletons are discovered shortly after the tunnel collapse. DCI Barnaby begins his investigations, when it is found that one skeleton only had modern dental work. Meanwhile, DS Troy, having been promoted to Inspector, has his last case in Midsomer, to look into the murder of a teenager, Simon Mayfield, who had caused problems for many in the village. Simon had been shot with a gun that he and his friends had been using during the night before, "lamping in the woods". Both the detectives uncover a web of lies, affairs, and domestic arguments alongside a mysterious recluse with a hidden past.

DS Dan Scott, a charming young man but with a bit of an urban chip on his shoulder, arrives in Midsomer as DS Troy's replacement. He is instantly involved in his very first case, when a college secretary is found murdered in Chenies Field, after she attended a Spanish-themed evening in Midsomer Mallow with her husband. A retired doctor, for whom she had worked, is found murdered as well, happening during the village's annual garden open day. Now Barnaby and Scott learn that the two victims knew a secret about one of the villagers. Are both crimes connected? The murder and the burning of a homeless drunk give Barnaby and Scott the chance they only need to find out. Meanwhile, Cully is organizing a reunion with a group of old school friends.

Retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is murdered after disturbing an intruder at his home in Badger's Drift. It is discovered that a musical manuscript by the late composer Joan Alder has since gone missing before being sent to auction. When the manuscript shows signs that it has been written by another hand, a handwritten letter by Joan Alder turns up indicating the manuscript is a forgery. Where the manuscript goes more murders follow.

Peter and Caroline Cave are house-hunting in Midsomer Newton when they hear about a house called Winyard, a tumbledown cottage in the woods. At the estate agents, they get informed: "that the house is not yet available for viewing". They view the house a short time later by themselves anyway. The following morning they are both found dead in their car, near the house. DCI Barnaby and Acting DC Ben Jones (DS Scott having "called in sick" per Tom) enter a world of property developers, eccentric villagers, conservationists, estate agents, and ghost stories, before another villager ends up dead.

As all the preparations are underway for Cully Barnaby's wedding, Ned Fitzroy and Beth Porteous are married in Bledlow village. At the gorgeous reception at Bledlow Hall, the maid of honour, Marina Fellowes, is found by a couple of guests, murdered in an upstairs room. And, with the honeymoon postponed, both the newlyweds and their guests, find themselves being interrogated by the police. Barnaby and Jones find out more about a long family history, and evidence soon points to archery, when a fletching is found at the crime scene. The two detectives investigate so many secrets, lies, deception, and on top of it all, an illegitimate son. These things are made even more complicated to solve when the estate manager is found murdered as well.

In the village of Monks Barton, two couples seemingly disappear from their cottages. When Barnaby and Jones arrive, they just learn about the legendary and mysterious haunted woods. And shortly after, a body is found in a shallow grave, giving Barnaby and Jones an accurate description of one of the "missing" persons. The detectives have to delve much deeper into the woods and beyond, to find the answer. All these ghosts, are they all really responsible for the murders, or is it all just a coincidence?

A spa weekend at Swavely Manor proves far from relaxing when Tom and Joyce arrive. It starts stressfully and goes rather downhill when a female client is found murdered in a flotation chamber. Joyce found her body, and Barnaby decides to take a break from his spa treatment to investigate the case alongside Jones. The mystery deepens when the woman's husband disappears in the middle of the night shortly afterwards. Tom worries about his future, and it seems to distract him a lot from the murder case. With grudges, hostility, betrayals, and hidden secrets in the mix, other bodies soon start turning up at the Spa Hotel. Barnaby and Jones delve in to find all the motives behind this case, finally catching the murderer. And when the murder case is solved, Barnaby announces his impending retirement as DCI at Causton CID, and tells them that he is handing the baton over to his cousin, John.

New Causton DCI John Barnaby arrives in Midsomer county and 'feels all at sea' with its many quirky inhabitants and villages. The death of a local DJ, who had been asked to help judge a vintage car rally, brings Barnaby and Jones to the prestigious Darnley Park Girls School, where the event is being held and the DJ was crushed by the crank handle of the car he was trying to start. The two detectives look for motives, exploring hidden secrets, drugs, deception, and disappointments along the way, before Barnaby finds himself in a difficult situation with the killer.

The lives of elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham come under police investigation when a social services inspector is found dead in the river, apparently from a canoeing accident. It brings with it many hidden secrets that the reclusive couple may wish to keep concealed. But when a tower of newspapers topples over — to make murder look like an accident? — it's left to both Barnaby and Jones to identify the killer and find the truth.

DS Jones is asked to work undercover after one of the Oblong Foundation's cult members, Lucy Oliver, suddenly disappears. When the detectives hear stories in the village, including that of a couple who died in a boat explosion, they begin to unravel many secrets that someone is desperate to keep quiet by any means possible, and it seems both crimes could be connected. Only time will tell if Lucy can be found and they catch the villain.

Farmer Alex Preston's dead body is found on his land in the centre of Crowcall stone circle just days before the spring equinox. Suspicions point to the New Dawn Druids, who had been angered over Preston's plans to plough the meadow, making the sacred place inaccessible. With infidelity, betrayals, superstitions, deception, and many hidden treasures, there's so much to look into, before two further deaths rock Midsomer Mow.

Midsomer Pastures is on the map due to its famous connection with producing the Midsomer Blue cheese. When Debbie Moffett is lured to the caves and is subsequently bludgeoned by a stale wheel of cheese, it leads the detectives to investigate secret and controversial plans to modernize the dairy as well as the private lives of the parents of children at the local preparatory school in the same village. When more cheesemakers are killed, long-held hidden secrets about the dairy, school, and the villagers are revealed and play a key role to catch the killer.

DCI Barnaby, assisted by new DS Nelson, arrives in the village of Morton Shallows, to investigate the death of a visitor during a ghost-hunting party at the local Manor House. The murder victim had been stabbed with an antique sword. The Manor itself is said to have a haunted reputation by some, when legendary stories of a blacksmith's daughter are told. With many secrets to uncover, will they find the true motive behind the murder, before more take place?

The launch of the latest sparking wine, which is produced by the Carnarvon Estate Winery in Midsomer Vinae, loses all its fizz when wine critic Nadia Simons gives it a very harsh review. Moments later, guests who had been sampling the vintage start collapsing. Owner William Carnarvon suspects the Farmers' Wives' Association of trying to destroy his business. Kate Wilding tells Barnaby and Nelson that the glasses had been laced with slug poison. Many suspects and motives abound; could the unforgettable wine launch be connected to the death of a village girl in a hit and run? The detectives set out to piece the puzzle together.

When the annual harvest fair arrives in the village of Whitcombe Mallet, it reopens old wounds for some villagers. After the son of an equestrian centre owner is found trampled by his own horse, the detectives have to look into a case with much complexity that has its roots in the past, in order to solve an investigation where nothing is what it seems.

All the villagers of Great Auburn come out in force to see the grand re-opening of Little Auburn, a village abandoned by the army, ever since the end of World War Two. Upon exploration, Finn Thornberry, one of the people who had submitted plans for its redevelopment, is found killed, hit by a military tank. When Roderick Craven, and his brother, Milo, are found murdered as well, DCI Barnaby and new DS Jamie Winter find out that it all is about inheritance, and the question arises whether the murderer is related to Roderick and Milo Craven.

Lower Pampling sees a cricket tournament, breaking with the tradition in the village, with a new format that is seen as somewhat controversial by some. But when cricketer Leo Henderson is murdered in the club's training shed, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter find out that this case is about gambling, bribery, burglary, and the disappearance of a local woman. Former DS Ben Jones, now promoted to DI, returns to Midsomer, helping Barnaby and Winter to uncover the truth about the tournament, to put a stop to the match fixing that got a chance to blossom beneath the surface.

After a musical concert in the village church, the winner of the Falconer Award is announced. It leads to many shocked and disappointed people, both fellow musicians and audience members. When a body is found and with the disappearance of a treasured Stradivarius violin, Barnaby and Winter delve into rivalry, disappointments, disagreements, and hidden identities to catch the killer.