List of Midsomer Murders episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the British drama Midsomer Murders that first aired in 1997. Sixty episodes have so far been aired and the eleventh series is currently airing.
[edit] Pilot (1997)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Killings at Badger's Drift | September/October 1996 | 23 March | Julian Glover Emily Mortimer Jonathan Firth Elizabeth Spriggs Rosalie Crutchley Renée Asherson Christopher Villiers |
After stumbling upon something shocking in the woods, Emily Simpson is found dead at her home, her neck broken. Her friend is convinced she was murdered, and persuades DCI Barnaby to investigate. | Anthony Horowitz | [1] |
[edit] Series One (1998)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written in Blood | July/August 1997 | 22 March | Anna Massey Joanna David Una Stubbs David Troughton Timothy Bateson Paul Putner David Maybrick |
The Midsomer Worthy writers circle invite renowned novelist Max Jennings to give a talk at one of their meetings. The following day their secretary, Gerald Hadleigh, is found dead. | Anthony Horowitz | [2] |
| Death of a Hollow Man | September/October 1997 | 29 March | Bernard Hepton Debra Stephenson Janine Duvitski Angela Pleasence Nicholas Le Prevost John Cater |
Joyce Barnaby is taking part in a local stage production of the murder mystery play, Amadeus. But when one of the cast dies onstage shortly after his cousin is found murdered, it's up to her husband to find out whodunnit. | Caroline Graham | [3] |
| Faithful Unto Death | October/November 1997 | 22 April | Michele Dotrice Peter Jones Rosalind Ayres Roger Allam Tessa Peake-Jones Andrew Powell David Daker |
A village craft centre is in money trouble and investors want their money. When the owners wife goes missing and a neighbour is murdered, Barnaby investigates. | Douglas Watkinson | [4] |
| Death in Disguise | August/September 1997 | 6 May | Judy Cornwell Miles Anderson Charles Kay Tilly Blackwood Michael Feast Geoffrey Beevers |
The founder of a new age commune is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Did he fall, or was he pushed? A second murder provides the answer, but it's Barnaby and Troy who have to solve the mystery. | Douglas Watkinson | [5] |
[edit] Series Two (1999)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death's Shadow | August/September 1998 | 20 January | Richard Briers Judy Parfitt Christopher Villiers Anna Cropper Vivian Pickles Julian Wadham Dominic Jephcott Timothy Bateson Gordon Gostelow |
A local property developer has ambitious, but unpopular, plans for a housing estate in Badger's Drift. But shortly after finding out he has a brain tumour, he is murdered. Was the murder related to his plans, or was it something else. More murders follow, and Barnaby and Troy must find out how they are linked. | Anthony Horowitz | [6] |
| Strangler's Wood | May/June 1998 | 3 February | Frank Windsor Anne Stallybrass Trudie Styler Jeremy Clyde Phyllis Logan Cyril Shaps Frank Carson |
A model is found murdered in Strangler's wood, 9 years after 3 other similar murders in the same woods. The policeman who was in charge of the unsolved murders is now retired, but is obsessed by the case. Barnaby and Troy must investigate the crimes. | Anthony Horowitz | [7] |
| Dead Man's Eleven | May/June 1999 | 12 September | Robert Hardy Imelda Staunton Duncan Preston Terence Rigby Anthony Calf Hilda Braid |
The wife of a local landowner is murdered with a cricket bat on the eve of a big local game. Troy finds himself on the team, and on hand when more murders happen. | Anthony Horowitz | [8] |
| Blood Will Out | June/July 1998 | 19 September | Honeysuckle Weeks Phyllida Law Elizabeth Garvie John Duttine Kevin McNally Jerome Willis Ian Thompson David Allister |
New age travellers descend upon Martyr Warren, and find themselves in conflict with the local magistrate Hector Bridges. When Hector is found dead, they are the obvious suspects, but is the murderer closer to home. | Douglas Watkinson | [9] |
[edit] Series Three (1999-2000)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death of a Stranger | September/October 1999 | 31 December 1999 | Richard Johnson James Bolam Simon McBurney Diane Fletcher Frank Mills David Maybrick |
The investigation of the death of a tramp in the woods near Marshwood is complicated by a retired Superintendent involving himself with the case. | Douglas Livingstone | [10] |
| Blue Herrings | June/July 1999 | 22 January 2000 | Phyllis Calvert Geoffrey Bayldon Nigel Davenport Mary Wimbush Gudrun Ure Carolyn Pickles Colin Tierney Deborah Findlay Arthur Cox Cyril Shaps Caroline John Sarah Ball |
At the request of his Aunt, Inspector Barnaby investigates a series of suspicious deaths at her Nursing Home. | Hugh Whitemore | [11] |
| Judgement Day | August/September 1999 | 29 January 2000 | Orlando Bloom Marsha Fitzalan Hannah Gordon Josephine Tewson Timothy West Moray Watson Maggie Steed Nickolas Grace Shelagh Fraser |
The Village of Midsomer Mallow is preparing itself to be judged for the Perfect Village Competition. Unfortunately murder interrupts proceedings. | Anthony Horowitz | [12] |
| Beyond the Grave | September/October 1998 | 5 February 2000 | Prunella Scales Cheryl Campbell Sylvestra Le Touzel David Robb Patricia Brake Roger Sloman |
After a Painting at the Aspern Tallow Museum is found slashed, seemingly supernatural events begin occurring. Barnaby thinks that there may be a more earthly explanation. | Douglas Watkinson | [13] |
[edit] Series Four (2000-01)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden of Death | June/July 2000 | 10 September 2000 | Belinda Lang Neil Dudgeon Margaret Tyzack Victoria Hamilton Sarah Alexander Frederick Treves Tom Chadbon |
Headstrong Fliss Inkpen is found dead in the memorial garden of her family's estate, which is to be turned into a tea shop, much to the indignation of the locals, one in particular... | Christopher Russell | [14] |
| Destroying Angel | July/August 2000 | 26 August 2001 | Samantha Bond Rosemary Leach Robert Lang Abigail McKern Tom Ward Jonathan Coy Tony Haygarth Edward Jewesbury |
Gregory Chambers is shot with an arrow on the day of the funeral of hotelier Karl Wainright, who in his will left the hotel to Gregory as well as three other beneficiaries, who also come to sticky ends... | David Hoskins | [15] |
| Electric Vendetta | August/September 2000 | 2 September 2001 | John Woodvine Ursula Howells Amanda Mealing Alec McCowen Kenneth Colley Patrick Baladi Donald Gee Charmian May |
A body of a criminal is found dead in a crop circle in Midsomer Parva, which local ufologist Lloyd Kirby refers to as alien activity, though Barnaby is doubts, which become more prominent when another body is found. | Terry Hodgkinson | [16] |
| Who Killed Cock Robin? | September/October 2000 | 9 September 2001 | Ian McNeice Jane Lapotaire Noah Huntley Polly Maberly Mick Ford Linda Marlowe Yolanda Vasquez Larry Lamb |
Barnaby encounters old adversary Melvyn Stockhard, in Midsomer Magna, who's daughter is getting married, but when the father of the best man turns up dead in a well, the detective has yet another murder to solve. | Jeremy Paul | [17] |
| Dark Autumn | November/December 2000 | 16 September 2001 | Rupert Walz Celia Imrie Robert Glenister Gillian Kearney Nicky Henson Philip Whitchurch Alan Howard Morris Perry Adam Blackwood |
Local adulterer postman Dave Cutler is found dead, killed by a billhook. Then, as usual, more murders occur in quick succession in the hamlet of Goodman's Land. | Peter J. Hammond | [18] |
| Tainted Fruit | April/May 2001 | 23 September 2001 | Ann Bell Benjamin Whitrow Claire Price Lucy Punch Adrian Rawlins Eleanor David John McGlynn |
Arrogant beauty Melissa Townsend receives death threats, which she does not take seriously. Of course, it is not long before someone corroborates with the letters. | David Hoskins | [19] |
[edit] Series Five (2002)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market for Murder | August/September 2001 | 2 June | Jesse Birdsall Anton Rodgers Angela Thorne Rupert Vansittart Barbara Leigh-Hunt Dilys Laye Caroline Harker Serena Gordon Christopher Ravenscroft |
Widow Marjorie Empson's reading club is revealed to be a lucrative investment portfolio after she is murdered. Pompous Selwyn Proctor narrowly escapes the killer as well. | Andrew Payne | [20] |
| A Worm in the Bud | September/October 2001 | 23 June | Wendy Craig Ian Hogg Emily Joyce Gillian Barge Adam Kotz |
Barnaby looks into the death of barren farmer's wife Susan Bartlett, who was suffering from depression. But was her death suicide, or something more sinister? | Michael Russell | [21] |
| Ring Out Your Dead | June/July 2001 | 15 September | Gemma Jones Hugh Bonneville Dugald Bruce Lockhart Gwen Taylor Graham Crowden Carmen du Sautoy Adrian Scarborough |
The bellringers of Midsomer Wellow are preparing for a striking competition, but soon come up against a killer with a gun in hand and an axe to grind... | Christopher Russell | [22] |
| Murder on St. Malley’s Day | July/August 2001 | 22 September | Anna Maxwell Martin Jeremy Child Jane How Patrick Godfrey Roger Brierley |
Daniel Talbot, pupil of the prestigious Devington school is killed the same day as his grandfather dies. Barnaby and Troy discover Daniel was a member of the school's prestigious Pudding club, who know more than they're letting on. | Andrew Payne | [23] |
[edit] Series Six (2003)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Talent for Life | May/June 2002 | 3 January | Honor Blackman Amanda Root Jeff Rawle Susan Wooldridge James Hazeldine Philip Franks Peter Cellier |
Barnaby investigates the double murder of eccentric widow Isobel Hewitt and adulterous doctor Duncan Goff. Troy soon begins to suspect Isobel's younger boyfriend, Quentin Roka. | David Hoskins | [24] |
| Death and Dreams | June/July 2002 | 10 January | Isla Blair Jan Ravens Perdita Weeks Stuart Bunce Philip Fox |
Martin Wroth is found shot dead, apparently having committed suicide in an unnecessary complex fashion. However, in Midsomer, things are never that simple... | Peter J. Hammond | [25] |
| Painted in Blood | July/August 2002 | 17 January | Leslie Phillips John Sessions Barbara Durkin Andrew Lancel Clive Merrison Denise Black Sheila Reid |
Ruth Fairfax, an elderly lady whom Joyce Barnaby finds murdered at an art class, turns out to be 30-year-old Angela Browning, who was investigating a large sum of money stolen from Heathrow Airport years before. Barnaby is taken off the case, but Troy eventually helps him solve it, after first being dazzled by two big-city detectives who take him under their wing. | Andrew Payne | [26] |
| A Tale of Two Hamlets | September/October 2002 | 24 January | Beth Goddard Phoebe Nicholls Ronald Pickup Christopher Good Anne Reid Jo Stone-Fewings Tim Preece |
Arrogant actor Larry Smith is killed when he walks into a summerhouse that subsequently explodes. The director of Smith's main film, The House Of Satan is then electrocuted on his exercise bike. Barnaby and Troy soon discover a century old dispute between the villages of Upper and Lower Warden. | Alan Plater | [27] |
| Birds of Prey | October/November 2002 | 31 January | Richard Todd Kate Buffery David Calder Rosalind Knight Anton Lesser Alexandra Gilbreath Trevor Cooper Kenneth Gilbert |
When an investor of a millionaire's latest scheme is found dead in a lake, it raises the question of whether he killed himself or someone did it for him. The man was depressed as the Alzheimer's suffering millionaire his money was wrapped up in wouldn't let him pull out of the invention being developed. As usual, more murders follow. | Michael Russell | [28] |
[edit] Series Seven (2003-04)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Green Man | May/June 2003 | 2 November 2003 | Cherie Lunghi Henry Cavill David Bradley Tim Woodward John Carlisle |
Troy receives his promotion to Inspector and tackles one last case alone as he prepares to leave Midsomer, the death of a youth who was a sworn enemy of Tom, a quiet recluse who lives in the woods. Barnaby looks into the unnatural death of a man whose skeleton was unearthed at a tunnel collapse. | Michael Russell | [29] |
| Bad Tidings | June/July 2003 | 4 January 2004 | John Standing Helen Grace Esther Hall Ruth Jones John Normington |
Barnaby's cocky new sergeant, DS Scott arrives in Midsomer, and gets the usual reception when a woman is murdered. Meanwhile, Cully decides to set up a reunion of old school friends that doesn't end well... | Peter J. Hammond | [30] |
| The Fisher King | July/August 2003 | 11 January 2004 | Lynda Bellingham Malcolm Tierney Jim Carter Susannah Doyle Henry Ian Cusick Nicholas Rowe Terrence Hardiman |
Womaniser Gareth Heldman is murdered by a Celtic spear on Midsomer Barrow, and the man who is discovered to be Heldman's half brother is obsessed with holding a celebration of the summer solstice there. | Isabelle Grey | [31] |
| Sins of Commission | September/October 2003 | 18 January 2004 | Stella Gonet Rachel Bell Susan Engel Emma Buckley Donald Sumpter |
An author is found, neck broken, at the foot of his stairs and it is discovered that his neck has been expertly broken, indicating army training. Suspicion falls on John Denton, local layabout turned author, who is in the running for an award at the annual literary festival. | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal | [32] |
| The Maid in Splendour | October/November 2003 | 27 January 2004 | William Gaunt Freddie Jones Raymond Coulthard Frances Tomelty Peter Hugo-Daly |
Barman at the Maid In Splendour pub Jamie Cruickshank is shot, but when the thoroughly disliked manager also dies, it seems to be a case of mistaken identity. | Andrew Payne | [33] |
| The Straw Woman | November/December 2003 | 29 February 2004 | Keith Barron Maggie O'Neill Jemima Rooper Richenda Carey Sarah Ball |
Attempts to revive a pagan festival of setting alight an effigy of a straw woman end in tragedy when the church's curate is placed inside. | Jeff Dodds | [34] |
[edit] Christmas Special (2004)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosts of Christmas Past | February/March 2004 | 25 December 2004 | Margery Mason Mel Martin Alice Patten Philip Quast Haydn Gwynne Kevin Doyle Daphne Oxenford |
Nine years after Ferdinand Villiers committed suicide, his extended family gather for Christmas at his old home, pleasantly unaware a killer is out for revenge. | David Hoskins | [35] |
[edit] Series Eight (2004-05)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things That Go Bump in the Night | May/June 2004 | 10 October 2004 | Mary Jo Randle Catherine Bradshaw Dearbhla Molloy Julian Curry |
Undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found in his own chapel of rest, and the finger of suspicion points towards the local spiritualist church/ who believe it is not someone this side of life who is responsible for the murder. | Peter J. Hammond | [36] |
| Dead in the Water | June/July 2004 | 17 October 2004 | Diana Quick Emma Amos Janet Brown Adrian Lukis Owain Yeoman Steve Redgrave |
The body of Guy Sweetman is found in the Thames on the day of the annual Midsomer Regatta. Guy made many enemies, so Barnaby has his work cut out. | Douglas Watkinson | [37] |
| Orchis Fatalis | July/August 2004 | 9 January 2005 | John Nettleton Harriet Walter Matt Bardock Geoffrey Chater Timothy Bateson |
A one-of-a-kind orchid, the yellow roth, is smuggled into a Midsomer village, causing a string of deaths, starting with the person who brought it there. | Terry Hodgkinson | [38] |
| Bantling Boy | September/October 2004 | 16 January 2005 | Caroline Blakiston Anna Wilson-Jones Philip McGough Richard O'Callaghan Julia Ford Geoffrey Freshwater |
Horse trainer Bruce Hartley is killed after refusing to sell the racehorse Bantling Boy despite the wishes of the other members of the syndicate that own the horse. But the syndicate holds a dark secret, which is driving someone to murder... | Steve Trafford | [39] |
| Second Sight | October/November 2004 | 23 January 2005 | Owen Teale Wanda Ventham Geoffrey Whitehead |
John Ransom collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law over the baptism of his niece. He has electrical scars across the top of his head, from being a lab rabbit for his brother "Mad" Max, who was conducting experiments on his sibling, suspecting him of having the ability to predict events that should be unpredictable, known as Second Sight. | Tony Etchells | [40] |
| Hidden Depths | November/December 2004 | 13 March 2005 | Oliver Ford Davies Sara Kestelman Robert Daws Robin Soans Ian Talbot |
Depressed solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from his roof. But did someone cover up his murder as suicide? | David Hoskins | [41] |
| Sauce for the Goose | January/February 2005 | 3 April 2005 | Annette Crosbie James Fleet David Ross Benedict Sandiford Lizzy McInnerny Geraldine Alexander John Quayle Ann Beach |
A visitors' tour of Plummer's relish's famous factory ends in murder when one of the tour (who is revealed to be a market executive for rival company Fieldway Foods) is crushed against towers of relish bottles before being dumped naked into a 200-degree sterilizer. But which one of the family-owned company is responsible? | Andrew Payne | [42] |
| Midsomer Rhapsody | February/March 2005 | 2 October 2005 | June Whitfield Frank Middlemass David Burke Oliver Cotton Christopher Benjamin Trevor Peacock |
Old music teacher Arthur Leggot is bludgeoned to death when confronting an intruder in his home who apparently came for the manuscript of a piece of music by the late composer Joan Alder. And, predictably, where the manuscript goes, murders follow. | Richard Cameron | [43] |
[edit] Series Nine (2005-06)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The House in the Woods | May/June 2005 | 9 October 2005 | George Baker Ruth Gemmell Gawn Grainger David Westhead Michael Elwyn |
Barnaby's new sidekick arrives just in time to investigate the garrotting of two house-hunters outside a deserted, supposedly haunted, house. | Barry Simner | [44] |
| Dead Letters | June/July 2005 | 26 February 2006 | Simon Callow David Bamber Tom Georgeson Caroline Goodall Sophie Thompson Elizabeth Spriggs |
The mother of a deceased one time carnival queen is found dead in a stream, and once again Barnaby has to dig up the past to solve the case. Barnaby is convinced he has seen two people from an earlier mystery (The Killings at Badgers Drift) around the village. But the people in question were brutally murdered... | Peter J. Hammond | [45] |
| Vixen’s Run | July/August 2005 | 5 March 2006 | Joss Ackland Siân Phillips Annabel Mullion Sheila Ruskin Leslie Schofield Carol Macready Charles Kay John Franklyn-Robbins |
Wealthy, obese aristocrat Freddy Butler drops dead after gathering all three of his wives at his hall. Although his death is revealed as natural causes, the case is far from simple. | Michael Aitkens | [46] |
| Down Among the Dead Men | September/October 2005 | 12 March 2006 | Paul Freeman Sam Kelly Julia McKenzie Christine Kavanagh Dermot Crowley Frank Mills |
Solicitor's clerk turned expert blackmailer Martin is shot at his home, and there is no shortage of suspects. | Douglas Watkinson | [47] |
| Death in Chorus | January/February 2006 | 3 September 2006 | Peter Capaldi John Shrapnel Annabelle Apsion Sara Stewart |
Barnaby and Jones attempt to unravel the deaths of a member of a choir and a bird watcher before more murders occur. | David Lawrence | [48] |
| Country Matters | November/December 2005 | 10 September 2006 | Clare Holman Madeleine Potter Stuart Milligan Juliet Aubrey Dorian Healy Frank Mills |
Campaigns against the building of a supermarket in Elverton cum-Laterly come to a head when an environmental supervisor, Frank Hopkirk, is stabbed to death. | Andrew Payne | [49] |
| Last Year’s Model | February/March 2006 | 17 September 2006 | Thelma Barlow Guy Henry Siobhan Redmond Josette Simon Saskia Wickham Jamie Glover |
When Annie Woodrow, accused murderer of Frances Trevelyan comes to court charged with her death, DCI Barnaby begins to doubt the evidence for her conviction. | David Hoskins | [50] |
| Four Funerals and a Wedding | October/November 2005 | 24 September 2006 | Daphne Oxenford Sian Thomas Struan Rodger Jessica Brooks Sandra Voe Lloyd McGuire |
A ninety year old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Broughton, with casualties on both sides: Mildred Danvers, poisoned, and Rev. Anthony Gant, shot. | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal | [51] |
[edit] Series Ten (2006-08)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance with the Dead | May/June 2006 | 12 November 2006 | Danny Webb Harriet Thorpe Felicity Dean Nicola Redmond |
At an old World War Two base, Cooper's Cross a young man gasses himself in a vintage car, and his girlfriend disappears. | Peter J. Hammond | [52] |
| The Animal Within | June/July 2006 | 19 January 2007 | Samuel West Emily Woof Malcolm Stoddard John Cater Lisa Eichhorn Helen Masters Linda Bassett Freda Dowie |
The niece of local society photographer Rex Masters arrives in Midsomer from Philadelphia. Nothing too odd about that, but Rex told everyone she was dead. Then Rex himself dies, and a group of locals all produce different wills. | David Hoskins | [53] |
| King’s Crystal | July/August 2006 | 26 January 2007 | John Castle Ray Lonnen Tony Haygarth Sam Heughan Morris Perry |
Six months after glassware company King's Crystal's partner Alan King dies in Shanghai, his brother Charles marries his wife, much to Alan's son Ian's displeasure. Then the accounts executive of the firm, Peter Baxter is stabbed with a Masonic dagger. The King's Crystal firm suffers financial meltdown as a result of Alan's death, is this a motive for murder? | Steve Trafford | [54] |
| The Axeman Cometh | August/September 2006 | 2 February 2007 | Suzi Quatro Phil Davis Philip Madoc James Cosmo Michael Angelis Rachel Davies David Horovitch Mike Read |
Barnaby's favourite rock band Hired Gun rejoin for a comeback performance in Midsomer, but someone is determined to pull the plug. | Michael Aitkens | [55] |
| Death and Dust | October/November 2006 | 8 May 2007 | Stephanie Cole Gareth Thomas Nigel Betts Sam Hazeldine Daphne Oxenford |
Dr Alan Delaney is killed by a hit and run driver, but Barnaby soon realises the intended target was Delaney's colleague, Jim Kirkwood, who has many an enemy... | Douglas Watkinson | [56] |
| Picture of Innocence | November/December 2006 | 3 June 2007 | Nigel Anthony Andrew Tiernan Adrian Scarborough Richard Lintern Montserrat Lombard Lynn Farleigh Liza Goddard |
A killer strangles photographer Lionel Bell before trying to frame Barnaby! The detective is thrown off the case by arrogant Martin Spellman, but Barnaby still does his best to catch an obsessed murderer. | Andrew Payne | [57] |
| Shot at Dawn | July/August 2007 | 1 January 2008 | Donald Sinden Samantha Bond George Cole Brian Capron |
The unveiling of a First World War memorial in Midsomer Parva leads to a number of deaths... | Michael Aitkens | [58] |
| They Seek Him Here | 2007 | 27 April 2008 | Kieran Bew Desmond Barrit Nicky Henson Richard Hope Nick Thomas-Webster Marian McLoughlin Matthew Marsh Fiona Mollison Jay Villiers |
Nick Cheney was once a successful director, but he has now ended up mainly directing low budget films. We meet him as he is directing The Scarlet Pimpernel at Magna Manor. A former convict, Jed Norris, has been hired as a security guard on the film set, and one night he finds the director dead, beheaded by the use of a guillotine. | Barry Purchese | [59] |
| Death in a Chocolate Box | 2007 | 11 May 2008 | Chris Barrie Christopher Fairbank Edward Petherbridge Clare Higgins Sue Jenkins Keith Drinkel Marcia Warren Sion Tudor Owen Martyn Whitby |
Reformed criminal Ronnie Tyler prepares to leave Midsomer Holm, a tranquil village and halfway house. In the village is an historic camera obscura. New arrival Eddie Marston takes Ronnie's place, making DCI Barnaby uneasy. | Tony Etchells | [60] |
[edit] Series Eleven (2008)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Wedding | June/July 2007 | 6 July 2008 - tbc | Sam Hazeldine Daphne Oxenford Simon Paisley Day |
Even when family should be Barnaby's first priority for his daughter's wedding, he has to solve a murder before he can walk his daughter down the aisle. | David Lawrence | [61] |
| Left for Dead | August/September 2007 | 13 July 2008 - tbc | Maggie Steed | The building of a new road attracts protestors to a small Midsomer village, and it seems to be motive for murder. As Barnaby and Jones delve into the complicated nature of this Midsomer village, they realise the key to solving the case lies under a well-concealed pact between several of the villagers. | Michael Crompton | |
| Midsomer Life | October/November 2007 | 20 July 2008 - tbc | Simon Williams Selina Cadell Debbie Chazen Serena Gordon Daniel Hill |
The "Midsomer Life" magazine and the Morecroft Hotel in Midsomer Sonning become the latest setting for Barnaby and Jones to solve a case. | David Hoskins | |
| The Magician's Assistant | November/December 2007 | October 2008 | Kenneth Colley Gerda Stevenson |
Joyce, and Halloween - the classic ingreidents for a Midsomer murder, which Barnaby and Jones soon find themselves investigating. | Andrew Payne | |
| Talking to the Dead | March/April 2008 | October 2008 | Judy Parfitt Jeroen Krabbé |
Barnaby's latest case takes him to a psychiatric hospital and concerns a member of the local football team, the Causton Crackshots. | David Lawrence |
[edit] Christmas Special (2008)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of Misrule[1] | January/February 2008 | Christmas 2008 | Joseph Millson[2] | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal |
[edit] Series Twelve (2009)
| Title | Filming Date | Original UK Airdate | Guest stars | Story | Screenplay Writer | TV.com link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Flowers | June/July 2008 | David McCallum Sue Johnston Abigail Cruttenden Deborah Grant |
A florist is murdered in Causton - filming took place on June 4, 2008 in Amersham, in Buckinghamshire for this episode. | Peter J Hammond |
[edit] References
- ^ Midsomer Murders News Page. Midsomer Murders News. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Joseph Millson Website. Midsomer Murders. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
