Inspector Barnaby / Episode List

Imitation of the Inspector Barnaby title sequence

This episode list contains all episodes of the British crime series Inspector Barnaby (original title: Midsomer Murders ), sorted by the British first broadcast .

Pilot episode

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
1	1	Death in Badger's Drift	The Killings at Badger's Drift	23 Mar 1997	June 26, 2005	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	13.5
Old Emily Simpson is found slain. She had been looking for a rare orchid in the forest, but she must have seen something else. Later, Iris Rainbird and her son Dennis, who secretly watched every movement in the village and lived on blackmail, are stabbed to death. Based on their notes, Barnaby finds out that the apparently quarreling siblings Michael and Katherine Lacey are secretly lovers, which no one should know so that they can sneak a fortune.

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
2	1	Bloody beginners	Written in Blood	22 Mar 1998	Dec 23, 2005	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	11.36
A current successful author is invited to the regular writers' meeting in Badger's Drift, against the will of the chairman, who hates him. The chairman is murdered the same evening. As it turns out, he hated the author because his own life story became the template for the bestseller without being asked - the author previously worked as a psychiatrist and mercilessly exploited the stories of his patients.
3	2	Requiem for a murderer	Death of a Hollow Man	29 Mar 1998	June 4, 2006	Jeremy Silberston	Caroline Graham	10.34
At the Amadeus premiere of the local theater group, in which Joyce also played, the Salieri leading actor is killed on stage because the protective tape of the razor that he is pulling over his throat has been mysteriously removed. He was an arrogant sack and had many enemies, but his worst was the unworldly director of the play, who in his madness about full control over the theater doesn't care about human life.
4th	3	Faithful to the end	Faithful unto death	Apr 22, 1998	Jan. 3, 2010	Baz Taylor	Douglas Watkinson	9.39
Riots in Morton Fendle: A handicraft center in which many villagers have invested is on the brink of bankruptcy. The managing director's wife Simone is kidnapped, the managing director himself murdered. Everyone in the village is watching everyone anyway, but it is doubtful what statements Barnaby can believe. Only through the smallest details does he discover that the kidnapping was staged. But Simone's lover, who could testify to this, would rather be condemned than testify against Simone, although she was only exploited by her.
5	4th	A bad ending	Death in Disguise	May 6, 1998	June 11, 2006	Baz Taylor	Douglas Watkinson	8.71
Bill Carter, co-founder of a spiritual community, falls down the stairs after an argument with Ian Craigie, the head of the commune, and is dead. Accident or murder? A few days later, Ian is killed with a thrown knife. Tom Barnaby must dig deep into community history to understand the murderous motives of a freezing killer and a shy boy.

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
6th	1	The shadow of death	Death's Shadow	Jan. 20, 1999	July 10, 2005	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	10.41
In Badger's Drift, where Joyce “retrospectively” wants to marry in church, several brutal murders occur: one man is beheaded with a saber, another burned alive, and a third shot with an arrow. At first, a controversial real estate deal seems to be the decisive factor, but that is the wrong lead. A long time ago a schoolboy was found hanged in the forest, and only now does one of the “perpetrators” confess that it was not suicide, which drives the pastor, the boy's secret father, to bloody revenge.
7th	2	The strangler of Raven's Wood	Strangler's Wood	Feb 3, 1999	July 3, 2005	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	10.70
Playing children find a murdered woman in Raven's Wood. The act is reminiscent of the “strangler” who strangled several women there years ago and was never caught. In fact, however, it is an act of imitation which is only intended to safeguard the market policy interests of a large tobacco company. Barnaby is groping in the dark for a long time because a boy is laying the wrong tracks to incriminate his hated father, without knowing that he is putting himself in great danger, since he would be the only one who could relieve his father again.
8th	3	Sport is murder	Dead Man's Eleven	Sep 12 1999	June 25, 2006	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	11.07
The rich old Robert Cavendish has to atone for an old debt: as a quarry operator, he has accepted the death of an employee, whose surviving dependents are now threading a subtle murder incident and consciously directing all suspicions to Cavendish's family, so that first his whole life and finally himself gets destroyed.
9	4th	Murder in transit	Blood Will Out	19 Sep 1999	Apr 3, 2011	Moira Armstrong	Douglas Watkinson	9.99
When traveling people camp under Orville Tudway in Martyr Warren, the militant judge Hector Bridges tries to evict them by force, but is shot shortly afterwards. Tudway had served under Bridges in the Falklands War and was sent by him on a suicide mission. But the domineering Hector has sown so much hatred even in his immediate family that Tom Barnaby's investigations meet with resistance everywhere.

season 3

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
10	1	A dead man that nobody misses	Death of a Stranger	Dec 31, 1999	Jan. 10, 2010	Peter Creegen	Douglas Livingstone	5.87
After a fox hunt, an old tramp is found slain in a pit in the forest. Inspector Pringle, who is representing Barnaby on vacation, arrests a young poacher, whose father is also murdered shortly afterwards, as does Inspector Pringle himself, already retired. Barnaby unravels a complicated network of relationships around the real heirs of the property, as the murdered tramp was apparently the father of the current young owner.
11	2	Three dead old ladies	Blue Herrings	Jan. 22, 2000	Jan. 17, 2010	Peter Smith	Hugh Whitemore	8.88
Tom Barnaby's aunt Alice Bly is staying at the Lawnside Nursing Home for a few weeks and witnesses several deaths there that she believes are not natural. Following in Miss Marple's footsteps, she makes discreet inquiries: The home manager has a sexual relationship with the doctor, do the two of them enrich each other with the residents? Alice discovers a perpetrator and is in great danger.
12	3	The pitchfork killer	Judgment Day	Jan. 29, 2000	July 2, 2006	Jeremy Silberston	Anthony Horowitz	9.65
A series of burglaries comes to an end in Midsomer Mallow when the young petty criminal Peter Drinkwater is stabbed to death with a pitchfork. The village takes part in the “The Perfect Village” competition, Joyce Barnaby is on the jury. But on the day of the decision, a poison attack is carried out. It was only by chance that Tom Barnaby discovered that there was a woman living under a false name in the village who had already murdered as a child and who is now preventing her from being recognized by all means.
13	4th	The curse of Aspern Tallow	Beyond the grave	Feb 5, 2000	June 18, 2006	Moira Armstrong	Douglas Watkinson	9.40
The restorer Sandra MacKillop takes care of a destroyed painting in the museum of Aspern Tallow, around which a ghost story entwines. She has not yet got over her husband's death and is prone to hallucinations. Several murders happen and wrong leads are followed until Barnaby realizes that Sandra is about to be driven insane by her confidants. Cully's friend Nico proves himself brilliantly as a co-investigator.

Season 4

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
14th	1	The garden of death	Garden of Death	Sep 10 2000	July 9, 2006	Peter Smith	Christopher Russell	7.65
The “Garden of Remembrance” is the pride of the whole village, and when the Inkpen family, who bought the property, wants to dismantle it, they all turn against them. The Inkpens are murdered one by one. But not because of the garden, which literally has a corpse in the basement, but because of sinister aspects of the family history - when the unloved daughter Hillary discovers that she is only allowed to live in the house as evidence of a past adultery, it is too much for her.
15th	2	A little man dies in the forest	Destroying Angel	Aug 26, 2001	July 23, 2006	David Tucker	David Hoskins	9.99
Karl Wainwright, 81-year-old hotel owner, bequeaths his property to four close people, who are murdered one after the other. On the day of Karl's funeral, Gregory Chambers, a popular punch-and-judy player, was shot to death in the forest on a mushroom tour. Gradually it turns out that there was a new will in which Gregory was the sole heir, and the three other three conspired to murder him. But then his mind seems to take revenge.
16	3	The dead in the crop circle	The Electric Vendetta	Sep 2 2001	May 6, 2007	Peter Smith	Terry Hodgkinson	9.99
Ufology is very popular in the village, but when the dead appear in crop circles, all killed by electric shock, things get serious. The motifs remain in the dark for a long time, animosities are plentiful. The key is Sir Christian Aubrey's electrically secured house, where Barnaby and Troy were once stuck. He previously dueled a friend over a girl in Oxford and was sworn eternal vengeance.
17th	4th	Corpses live longer	Who Killed Cock Robin?	Sep 9 2001	Jan. 24, 2010	David Tucker	Jeremy Paul	9.13
Excitement in Newton Magna when the drunk doctor drives over to an unknown man in the evening, who then disappears without a trace. It is the "horse whisperer" Sean O'Connell, who is hired for a horse sale by the landlord Melvyn Stockard, rehabilitated fraudster and now rich horse breeder. A corpse found in the restored well, Barnaby stumbled upon a rather tricky murder that had been committed three weeks earlier, the investigation of which he celebrated in Poirot-style at the final wedding party.
18th	5	Murder when the leaves fall	Dark Autumn	16 Sep 2001	Jan. 31, 2010	Jeremy Silberston	Peter J. Hammond	9.77
When the young, handsome postman David Cutler is brutally slain in Goodman's Land, half the village comes into question as the perpetrator - he made many wives happy on the side. But then other, completely innocent people are killed as well. The initially puzzling connection between the victims is a man who is traumatized by the untimely death of his mother and who wants to restore his childhood and remove all who stand in his way.

Season 5

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
19th	1	The fruit of evil	Tainted Fruit	23 Sep 2001	June 13, 2011	Peter Smith	David Hoskins	9.80
In Midsomer Malham, nurse Sally causes an accident while drunk and the vet steals barbiturates, which are then used to commit some murders. Among the victims is the hardened beauty Melissa Townsend, who had a relationship with Sally. Many motives are conceivable, but with a few tricks Barnaby exposes the vet's wife as the perpetrator, who fears for her reputation and even kills her own husband in order to eliminate witnesses who could harm her.
20th	2	Murder with a return	Market for Murder	June 16, 2002	Nov 27, 2011	Sarah Hellings	Andrew Payne	8.50
Mysterious attacks are carried out in Midsomer Market, and they all revolve around members of the reading club - which only pretends to read, but actually speculates on the stock market for a big profit. Where they got the inside information from is just a side issue. One of the ladies, however, would like to have the money for herself because she is madly in love with the lord of the place, and she walks over corpses if her interests and his good reputation are to be safeguarded.
21st	3	The witch from Setwale Wood	A worm in the bud	June 23, 2002	July 8, 2007	David Tucker	Michael Russell	8.80
In Midsomer Worthy, emotions hit high when the traditional Setwale Wood is about to be sold and possibly cut down. Until the corpse of a woman is found in it, anesthetized with valerian and then drowned in the lake. More murders occur, and Barnaby follows a few false leads until he finds out who knows everything about herbs - and wants to preserve the village tradition at all costs. Julie, a bright young girl who knows dogs very well, helps him with this.
22nd	4th	The bell rings for murder	Ring out your dead	Sep 15 2002	May 13, 2007	Sarah Hellings	Christopher Russell	9.43
Peter Fogden is determined to win the first victory for his village in the bell ringer contest in Midsomer Wellow - although one after the other his team is murdered, including a beautiful bride at her wedding. There are more than enough motives for jealousy, but an old nursery rhyme, the verses of which are found among the victims, puts Tom Barnaby on the trail of a 150-year-old blood guilt that is now being demanded.
23	5	Murder on St. Malley's Day	Murder on St. Malley's Day	22 Sep 2002	May 20, 2007	Peter Smith	Andrew Payne	9.52
At the traditional Devington School, an elite boarding school, the elite pudding club runs a strict regime and demands absolute loyalty, even when a schoolboy is fatally stabbed in the woods while running on St Malley's Day. An old conspiracy theorist knows: The club accumulates riches that are used to finance scholarships - and the pedell clears up for the club as instructed, whether it is about dishes or people.

Season 6

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
24	1	Death and the Lady	A Talent for Life	Jan. 3, 2003	Dec 4, 2011	Sarah Hellings	David Hoskins	9.23
Isobel Hewitt, who is over 70 years old, lives to the fullest and is loved by everyone - only her next of kin know that she doesn't own a penny. When she is found dead on the river bank with a lover, the laborious search for a motive begins; At the same time, the fishing club has problems with poaching. Gavin confidently clears up the apparent suicide of the main suspect and thus puts Barnaby on the right track: Isobel had terribly neglected a man who loved her more than anything.
25th	2	Trust, look who!	Death and Dreams	Jan. 10, 2003	July 15, 2007	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	9.46
Strange murders take place in Midsomer Worthy that seem like staged suicides. Barnaby pulls Dr. Moore, a former colleague who runs a psychiatric clinic, which also houses some violent criminals. At first, the murders seem to have no connection at all, and Barnaby has to dig through many false leads before he can testify to the children of Dr. Moore comes, who idolize their mother and enjoy killing as soon as someone gets too close to them - starting with their own father several years ago.
26th	3	Death participates	Painted in Blood	Jan. 17, 2003	Jan. 8, 2012	Sarah Hellings	Andrew Payne	9.45
The elderly Ruth Fairfax, in a painting class with Joyce Barnaby, is stabbed and turns out to be a young, attractive woman in disguise. When the investigation is abruptly taken over by the security service, Barnaby continues to investigate on his own, despite the ban, because it seems Spanish to him. Evidence leads him to the true identity of the victim as well as to the fact that it is about a loot of 5 million, which lies undetected in the vault of the local bank branch.
27	4th	The house of satan	A Tale of Two Hamlets	Jan. 24, 2003	July 22, 2007	Peter Smith	Alan Plater	9.28
The traditional noble family of Upper Warden is gradually being liquidated - at the very beginning, young actor Larry Smith is spectacularly blown up. The family hides some secrets and keeps them very secret, and the relationship to the neighboring, run-down Lower Warden has been shattered. Tom Barnaby uncovered a plot in which the likeable cook Danny was supposed to deprive the family of their entire inheritance - until Danny himself is murdered.
28	5	Bad luck birds	Birds of Prey	Jan. 31, 2003	Jan 15, 2012	Jeremy Silberston	Michael Russell	9.32
Many people invested millions in an inventor with dementia when he announced a project for a fuel-free vehicle. When he dies, he has done nothing but a scooter - and where is the money? More people die because a woman who is disappointed in life finally wants to bring luck to her side, until she is finally hunted down by her sister's hunting falcon. In a subplot, Troy deals with the illegal trade in wild bird eggs.

Season 7

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
29	1	Blood is thicker ...	The Green Man	Nov 2, 2003	23 Mar 2008	Sarah Hellings	Michael Russell	10.10
During restoration work on a historic canal, the ceiling of a tunnel collapses, revealing a less old one among several old skeletons. Barnaby determines the identity and cause of death, while Troy (newly promoted to inspector) takes care of some young people who are bullying old hermit Tom. When two of the boys are shot, only the peaceful Tom is suspect - as it turns out, the son and murderer of the slain in the tunnel, at that time taken under protection by the investigator. Last appearance by DS Gavin Troy
30th	2	Whenever the scissors grinder ...	Bad tidings	Jan. 4, 2004	Jan. 22, 2012	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	9.96
Cully wants to organize a ten-year reunion with her school friends Cathy, Lynn and Rachel, while Barnaby investigates a brutal murder of the young Fiona and the festival of the open gardens is imminent in the village. As Cully notes, some of her ex-girlfriends no longer understand each other, and Lynn has an illegitimate daughter who grows up with Rachel and whom no one is allowed to see. When the secret is in danger, Lynn begins killing. Incidentally, Dan Scott, who has been transferred to Midsomer, does not feel at home there at first. First appearance by DS Daniel Scott
31	3	Grave of horror	The Fisher King	Jan. 11, 2004	Jan. 29, 2012	Richard Holthouse	Isabelle Gray	9.71
The amateur archaeologist David Heartley-Reade would like to organize a large solstice celebration at the Celtic burial mound "Midsomer Barrow", which he hopes will have a mystical effect on his private life. His father Paul had discovered Celtic grave goods there 30 years earlier, but these were lost when his colleague was killed in a collapse. Barnaby has to uncover nasty entanglements and surprising paternity to find out that the Norwegian archaeologist Per Hansen is actually Paul, who wants to avenge the theft of his work.
32	4th	The Dead Authors Club	Sins of Commission	Jan. 18, 2004	30th Mar 2008	Peter Smith	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	10.17
The bestselling author Jezebel Tripp is a guest and part of the jury at the Midsomer St Michael Literary Festival. There are some mysterious murders among local writers, the publisher Sam Callahan is messing about, and an ex-convict is on the scene. Only at the very end does it fall like scales from Tom's eyes: the ghostwriter of all the authors killed was an old lady who threatened to reveal the secret, whereupon it was decided to kill her. As a trained agent, she defeated all four.
33	5	Death in the love nest	The Maid in Splendor	Jan. 25, 2004	Dec 9, 2012	Richard Holthouse	Andrew Payne	10.24
A young man is found shot dead in the forest of Midsomer Worthy. Everyone liked him, a motive is unthinkable. Things are fermenting in the village, however, because a real estate shark buys and refines one house after another. When the “Maid in Splendor” pub is about to be closed, the owner is shot on the way to signing the contract. But the motive for murder is not selling: An old man is adored by a woman, but is in love with her daughter and kills everyone who crosses his path.
34	6th	You should burn!	The Straw Woman	Jan. 29, 2004	Apr 6, 2008	Sarah Hellings	Jeff Dodds	10.03
The young teacher Liz revives an old village custom: the ritual burning of a straw doll. In which, however, the pastor is tied up and burned alive, which leads to a real witch hunt on Liz. More people burn from what appears to be spontaneous combustion. The aging party animal Alan Clifford, who bought the mansion and rededicated its chapel as a love nest, is also suspected. His lover desires nothing more than a love death together.
35	7th	House full of hate	Ghosts of Christmas Past	Dec 25, 2004	Dec 25, 2012	Renny Rye	David Hoskins	9.60
It's Christmas, and the family sees each other again - why are the slightly senile old mother being murdered twice? Tom Barnaby struggles to discard a sinister past of the family's black sheep's suicide nine years ago, with the art of illusion, which has long led Barnaby astray, and the bright boy Howard, who can explain this art to him, play major roles.

Season 8

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
36	1	At night when you're scared	Things That Go Bump in the Night	Oct 10, 2004	July 6, 2008	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	8.56
The spiritistic association around the medium Rosetta Price is not only criticized by the church. Their astonishingly personal prophecies about the recently deceased are just as puzzling as the reappearance of a brooch that was actually buried with them. Was that why the undertaker Pennyman was murdered? He was not popular, had enriched himself from the dead and had a number of enemies, including his rail-enthusiastic ex-partner who wanted to reconnect Fletcher's Cross to the rail network.
37	2	Wet and dead	Dead in the water	Oct 17, 2004	July 7, 2011	Renny Rye	Douglas Watkinson	9.13
The regatta of the Midsomer Rowing Club has to be interrupted when the corpse of the managing director of the club is found floating in the water. Known as a philanderer, many husbands betrayed or disappointed lovers come into question - but a secret company of four men also meets regularly on a boat, Tom Barnaby finds out, planning massive insurance fraud.
38	3	The flowers of evil	Orchis Fatalis	Jan. 9, 2005	May 20, 2012	Peter Smith	Terry Hodgkinson	8.74
The "Yellow Roth" (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum flavum), the last known specimen of which was smuggled from Borneo to England, triggers a series of murders: its owners are killed one after the other. The deep-seated animosities in the orchid breeders' association Midsomer Malham as well as the opaque role of an ex-con for a while masked the real motive: a botany student wants to earn as much money as possible with the "Roth" and despises the breeders who just look at it (and want to neglect their wives).
39	4th	To inherit or to die?	Bantling boy	Jan. 16, 2005	July 13, 2008	Sarah Hellings	Steve Trafford	8.80
After outsider "Bantling Boy" has won the Causton Cup, there is a high purchase offer for him. But the community of heirs to which it belongs is divided - and is one after the other struck down with a hammer. But it's not about the horse or the money. Nine-year-old Peter has learned that he is an illegitimate descendant and thus the heir of the Bantlings, and uses a computer game to manipulate his slightly moronic uncle Geoffrey, who restores the “honor of Bantling” for him by killing everyone who knows about Peter's origins .
40	5	Look into horror	Second sight	Jan. 23, 2005	May 27, 2012	Richard Holthouse	Tony Etchells	8.69
Gambling has no chance in Midsomer Mere, because half of the residents have a second face. That saved a school class from death many years ago. But now a strange series of murders is shaking the village. The brother of the first victim makes puzzling experiments on living people, but he too is murdered. In the fight for his last three believers, the fanatical pastor literally walks over corpses and shows no repentance even when making his confession - he believes he was only acting on God's behalf.
41	6th	Deep underground	Hidden Depths	13 Mar 2005	23 Dec 2012	Sarah Hellings	David Hoskins	8.56
The lawyer Nick Turner falls head first from the roof of his house, his friend Jack has disappeared nowhere to be found. Barnaby first has to solve a trickery, locked in the basement, in which Nick was ripped off by his friends Jack, Otto and Mike with the supposedly valuable contents of a fabulous wine cellar in order to find out that he and his wife are taking bloody revenge for it and in the beginning not Nick, but Jack was thrown from the roof and identified as Nick.
42	7th	The body is hot	Sauce for the goose	Apr 3, 2005	Jan. 6, 2013	Renny Rye	Andrew Payne	9.73
The naked body of a man who was crushed to death in the camp is found in the Plummer's Relish bottle sterilizer. The owners disagree about the future of the plant, and the elderly mother is even scared to death with a faked corpse in front of her window in order to take away her right to vote. The man killed had worked for a competitor that Plummer's wanted to buy, but his father still has a completely different account to deal with. The murder was committed by two of the owners, who also keep many secrets from one another.
43	8th	Melody of death	Midsomer Rhapsody	Oct 2, 2005	July 20, 2008	Richard Holthouse	Richard Cameron	6.97
At the household effects auction of the musician Joan Alder, who became famous for her “Midsomer Rhapsody”, a manuscript of this work turns up that revolutionizes the history of its creation and will allow other people to participate in the royalties. Until Joan's withdrawn widower reveals himself and unsuspectingly sells a letter from Joan's to the Alder Museum, whose handwriting proves that the new manuscript is a forgery. Now the forger can only get rid of witnesses while the legends about Joan's bitter end are gradually cleared up. Last appearance by DS Daniel Scott

Season 9

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
44	1	Curse on Winyard	The House in the Woods	Oct 9, 2005	July 27, 2008	Peter Smith	Barry Simner	8.49
Winyard is a dilapidated house in Midsomer Newton that is supposed to be haunted but still has potential buyers. But the real estate agent would like to get hold of it cheaply in order to be able to sell it modernized. A young couple is found murdered in front of the house, something is wrong with the salesman who lives in the hotel, and boy Philip Merrick is secretly taking piano lessons in the old house. Ben Jones, initially in uniform, slips into a suit and helps Barnaby to unravel the tricky relationship between two brothers and to solve an 18-year-old police murder. First appearance by PC Ben Jones
45	2	The dead queen	Dead letters	Feb 26, 2006	Aug 3, 2008	Renny Rye	Peter J. Hammond	8.54
In Midsomer Barton they know how to celebrate, and there is a lot going on in the week of oak apples. Unfortunately at the beginning a dead woman is found, the mother of the deceased oak apple queen Bella eight years earlier, later the doctor and a farmer are murdered. Does Alistair, the favorite son of the terrible fat quail Ursula, for whom hardly a girl is young enough, has anything to do with it? No, the somewhat simple farm worker Rob has never forgiven the guilty party for the death of his beloved Bella - she was seduced, forced to have an abortion and died as a result.
46	3	The Widows' War	Vixen's Run	5th Mar 2006	Jan. 4, 2009	Peter Smith	Michael Aitkens	8.94
Sir Freddy gathers his numerous ex-wives around him and dies during an opulent feast when he was about to make an announcement. His will is destroyed and his lawyer murdered when an all-out cat war breaks out between his exes, which is not just about a legendary emerald treasure suspected in the manor house. As Bullard finds out, Sir Freddy was sterile - then from whom do his children descend, who will ultimately inherit everything? His last wife plays it safe for her own son.
47	4th	The trail leads into the sea	Down Among the Dead Men	March 12 2006	Jan. 11, 2009	Renny Rye	Douglas Watkinson	8.07
When Martin Barrett is brutally shot and it turns out that he was a disgusting blackmailer, there are enough suspects and enough false leads: the kleptomaniac cleaning lady who provided him with information, or the Florian couple with opaque businesses on the south coast. In the latter, the murder weapon can be found. It was only the pellets from free rabbits that brought Barnaby to the fact that he had arrested the wrong people - an ex-police officer pushed the murder weapon on the Florians.
48	5	Murder first, then marry	Four Funerals and a Wedding	June 12, 2006	Apr 19, 2009	Sarah Hellings	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	7.29
At the Skimmington ride in Broughton the men are traditionally humiliated by the women, but now the pastor is shot. An old lady who died recently was poisoned. How deep the trenches are there is shown when a wedding is announced. But to solve the murders, Barnaby has to go deep into the history of the mansion: Decades ago, the housekeeper saved her own child in a fire and later passed it off as the descendants of the manor family, so now she has to prevent it from coming to light.
49	6th	Savory secrets	Country Matters	June 19, 2006	Jan. 13, 2013	Richard Holthouse	Andrew Payne	5.80
Elverton, a village full of twisted affairs, falls apart over a greenfield supermarket building project that wants to buy and clean an allegedly contaminated industrial site cheaply. The soil surveyor is found stabbed to death. He has experienced amorous adventures in the village under false names, which were offered in a variety of ways. When he was seen on the phone refusing to sign a false report, he was beaten, suffered a stroke, and was subsequently stabbed.
50	7th	The dead don't sing	Death In Chorus	June 26, 2006	Jan. 18, 2009	Sarah Hellings	David Harsent (as a pseudonym David Lawrence)	6.28
The church choir of Midsomer Worthy is determined to win the choir competition, but the competing, very ambitious cantor of Causton is fighting hard. When even some of the singers are killed and it turns out that the first victim in a previous life was an art forger, a drama of failed relationships, jealousies and a landlord who wants to settle his gambling debts with an art forgery, but then suddenly everything emerges goes wrong and he is forced to insidiously poison his own wife.
51	8th	Killer trap	Last Year's Model	July 3, 2006	Jan 25, 2009	Richard Holthouse	David Hoskins	8.78
A judicial drama that begins with the arrest and trial of Annie Woodrow for the murder of her best friend, Frances Trevelyan. She protests her innocence, but the case seems clear, she had a relationship with Frances' husband. But as the trial goes on, Barnaby has increasing doubts, especially when talking to Prue, Frances' friend and a psychologist he loves. Frances' mother finally proposes to provoke the real murderer, who cheated her in selling her house, to kill her in order to convict him.

Season 10

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
52	1	Dance to death	Dance with the Dead	Nov 12, 2006	Apr 26, 2009	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	7.80
At the old air base near Cooper's Cross, a young man is found in an old car, poisoned with exhaust gas. Traces point to a couple suicide, but his girlfriend Laura is nowhere to be found. Little by little it comes out that the easy-going young Laura has wrapped several women and men in Morton Fendle around her finger and exploited them until a significantly older woman could no longer stand having to share Laura with others. She hit them both down and faked suicide. When Laura escaped from the car, she was separately beaten to death and buried.
53	2	The animal in you	The Animal Within	Jan. 19, 2007	May 16, 2010	Renny Rye	David Hoskins	6.95
Faith Alexander comes from the United States to visit her uncle Rex Masters, which arouses astonishment and outrage when Rex said she died a year earlier. However, she does not meet Rex. When he is found dead, a cascade of wills emerges. But greed was not the motive for the murder, but a dark chapter in Rex's life - a lustful night with the later missionary "Mama Lucy" Lucinda, whose son is striving for beatification and wants to keep her reputation unsullied at all costs.
54	3	A coffin from China	King's Crystal	Jan. 26, 2007	May 30, 2010	Peter Smith	Steve Trafford	6.88
Alan, one of the owners, dies in a car accident on a business trip to China to rescue King's Crystal. When his brother Charles Alan's widow marries and the company is forced to file for bankruptcy, the family and staff get into bitter conflict. Accountant Peter is found murdered, then Alan's son Ian, who found out his father was murdered - by Charles and Peter. During a performance of Hamlet, Tom Barnaby finds out that there are several independent perpetrators. Ian had wanted to get the books from the company, was surprised by the accountant and stabbed him in the scuffle.
55	4th	Murder with groove	The Axeman Cometh	Feb 2, 2007	May 3, 2009	Renny Rye	Michael Aitkens	6.87
The old group “Hired Gun” wants to celebrate their big revival at the Midsomer Blues Rock Festival, but the singer Mimi Clifton ( Suzi Quatro ) is electrocuted on stage during the performance , later the guitarist's motorcycle and the drummer explodes drowns in the pool. Jealousies and old accusations dominate the band's private life, there is a tangle of motives. Barnaby first has to find out that the guitarist was in a relationship with a groupie his daughter was from and is now taking revenge on the bandmates who destroyed his girlfriend.
56	5	Because you are dust	Death and Dust	May 8, 2007	July 14, 2011	Sarah Hellings	Douglas Watkinson	6.18
The young doctor Alan Delaney is murdered in a provoked car accident one night. Since he was driving his colleague James Kirkwood's car, Barnaby suspects that James was the target of the attack. James wants to marry Delyth Mostyn, which means that their children would lose their hoped-for inheritance. But the reason is different: Delyth's ex-husband is dependent on her share of the joint property in Wales and hates all doctors to the point of blood, and so a new murder attempt occurs during a group hike on Snowdon, which can just be prevented . First appearance by WPC Gail Stephens
57	6th	Camera shots	Picture of Innocence	June 3, 2007	May 31, 2009	Richard Holthouse	Andrew Payne	7.31
Do the murders in the very conservative photography society stem from their bitter struggle against the emerging digital photography? It seems so, but eventually the leader of the “digital” camp is also murdered. The motive for the series is jealousy, and the juvenile perpetrator even wants to accuse Barnaby of murder himself, in the (false) opinion that he had something with his beloved. Barnaby is harassed by a supervisor who is mostly busy planning his own wedding.
58	7th	With poison and guillotine	They Seek Him Here	Aug 21, 2007	June 6, 2010	Sarah Hellings	Barry Purchese	7.98
The local novel “The Scarlet Seal” is filmed in the manor house of Midsomer Magna - a connection to the French Revolution including the guillotine. Several people meet who share an old friendship, but also a dark secret about a stillborn child. The worn-out actor Raymond uses the guillotine to take revenge on everyone he blames for the death of his beloved friend Ted. In a subplot, the bankrupt landlord carries out an insurance fraud.
59	8th	Loved, hunted, killed	Death in a Chocolate Box	Aug 28, 2007	13 Mar 2011	Richard Holthouse	Tony Etchells	6.88
Gina Colby runs a rehabilitation program in Midsomer Holm. She used to work for the police with her husband Jack, but they both quit because Jack tolerated sex orgies in the cell with Lady Holm, who was killed by her husband for it. Now Jack is murdered first, then a guy from the program, and everything points to the same perpetrator as then, Lord Holm. But because of some inconsistencies Tom rolls up the old case again and discovers that Lady Holm was not killed by her husband, but by Gina because she had sex with her husband. Everyone meets again in the Resoz, and Gina has to keep killing to keep her secret.

Season 11

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
60	1	When the morning comes	Shot at Dawn	Jan. 1, 2008	Apr 3, 2011	Richard Holthouse	Michael Aitkens	6.62
In Midsomer Parva there is a long feud between the Hicks and the Hammonds, especially since Tommy Hicks was executed by a Hammond in 1916 for desertion. When the Hicks clan tries to scare his aged son with a mock execution, he is actually shot, and when a Hicks-Hammond marriage is announced, the excitement doesn't diminish.
61	2	All in red	Blood Wedding	May 10, 2008	July 21, 2011	Peter Smith	David Lawrence	7.20
The bridesmaid is brutally murdered at a wedding of the Fitzroy family. The Fitzroys are extremely arrogant and bring Tom and Ben to white heat, Tom is also stressed by Cully's upcoming wedding. But it is precisely this that gives him the right thought: It's about family honor and inheritance. The bride had a relationship with her brother-in-law that was not to be found out, and an illegitimate Fitzroy child was under no circumstances allowed to claim his inheritance. Tom is finally driven to Cully's wedding with blue lights. Guest appearance by DI Gavin Troy
62	3	Child of death	Left for Dead	May 24, 2008	Jan. 16, 2011	Renny Rye	Michael Crompton	7.25
In Dunston, a very secluded couple is found dead in the house. Shortly afterwards, a ruthless businessman is brutally killed, as is a bride at her wedding party, and a second woman barely survives an arson attack. Tom Barnaby first has to solve the case of Patrick, who disappeared without a trace 19 years earlier: He was bullied to death by four other children out of pure whimsy, but barely survived and is now taking revenge after discovering his true identity by chance.
63	4th	Life and Murder in Midsomer	Midsomer Life	May 31, 2008	6th Mar 2011	Peter Smith	David Hoskins	7.16
Guy Sandys, editor-in-chief of the culture magazine "Midsomer Life", is rather unpopular because of his nasty reviews. He is found stabbed to death in his office shortly after his ex's dead husband died in the woods. When the receptionist at the Morecroft Hotel, which he demolished, tells of an interesting observation, she too is killed and a hotel guest has disappeared without a trace. The murders are linked to a murder trial 14 years earlier that a tabloid journalist manipulated to get a good story - now she fears the revenge of the convicted innocent.
64	5	The forest of the living dead	The Magician's Nephew	June 14, 2008	20 Mar 2011	Richard Holthouse	Michael Russell	7.01
A woman dies in a Halloween magic show, an antiquarian dies in broken glass, a researcher is slain. There is a dispute between followers of a shaman cult and their critics, and in the researcher's library the witch Isolde is hoping for a book so powerful that she can use it to drive away the demons who drove her mother mad. Her brother Tristan meanwhile thinks more practically and takes bloody revenge on those who once accepted his mother into the cult and thus psychologically destabilized it.
65	6th	A failed son	Days of Misrule	July 5, 2008	Jan. 2, 2011	Renny Rye	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	5.89
The failed son is James Parker. He seduces and blackmails a number of women and is co-owner of a shipping company that smuggles sports cars on the side, as it turns out when a bomb goes off in the warehouse. Tom is annoyed with his new boss Cotton, who throws all established structures overboard, but he finds the killer in time for Christmas Eve: James' father, a captain to whom loyalty and honor is paramount, has the impossibilities of his son no longer bear.
66	7th	The undead of Barton Woods	Talking to the Dead	Aug 5, 2008	Jan. 9, 2011	Sarah Hellings	David Harsent	5.92
Four people have disappeared without a trace, they all lived in the haunted forest of Barton Woods. While a professional necromancer tries to calm the spirits of the monks slaughtered centuries ago, two of the missing are found dead, the third has lost speech. Something is wrong with the forest, and Tom Barnaby reaches the limits of his sanity until he discovers that a gang of antique smugglers is up to mischief behind what happened.

Season 12

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
67	1	Murder - Members Only	The Dogleg Murders	July 22, 2009	Jan. 20, 2013	Richard Holthouse	Andrew Payne	6.14
The members of the admission committee of the elite Whiteoaks golf club are one after another cleverly murdered. Tom Barnaby gropes in the dark for a long time until he discovers that the steward of the club is lending money at exorbitant interest to members who fund their bets and using this debt to pressure the board of directors to achieve their personal goals.
68	2	Murder is also an art	The Black Book	Aug 5, 2009	Feb 3, 2013	Peter Smith	Nicholas Martin	6.28
A painting by the painter Hogson appears in the attic of the elderly Felicity Law, and it achieves a record price at the next auction. Felicity Law donates the money to an art school, but is murdered shortly afterwards and another painting is stolen. With a lot of detailed research, Tom Barnaby comes across an art scandal - the picture is part of a series of forgeries that the school has used to finance itself for a long time.
69	3	Athletes and spies	Secrets and Spies	July 29, 2009	24 Mar 2013	Renny Rye	Michael Aitkens	6.90
Former secret agent Geoffrey Larkin will be housed in Allenby House, which is run as safe accommodation by ex-agent Sir Malcolm Frazer (who is carefully rehearsing his own funeral), his son Nicky and his wife Jenny. But after a cricket game, Geoffrey is killed, for which the residents blame a puzzling beast. Barnaby, himself an ex-agent, quickly recognizes connections to the Cold War, where a secret tunnel under the Berlin Wall was exposed as a result of treason, and now it's all about the file that describes the traitor.
70	4th	Say yes and die!	The glitch	23 Sep 2009	31 Mar 2013	Richard Holthouse	Michael Russell	6.34
While a bicycle pilgrimage is being prepared, the "Kübelmann" walks around, pouring paint over the sports cars of the "SoftEarth" employees at night. SoftEarth has developed a new computer system to be used in air traffic control, but the main developer thinks it is flawed and wants to publicize his concerns. That can cost the company and the affiliated university a lot of money, and this leads to a series of murders.
71	5	Bad little world	Small Mercies	Oct 28, 2009	30th of June 2013	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	6.43
Like Gulliver, Richard Tanner was handcuffed to the ground in the Little Worthy Miniature Village as if the model residents had killed him. His girlfriend Christa, who is too young, is brutally stabbed to death in the Jux-Regatta. And what about the little graves in front of the church? The old model maker confesses to the murders when he realizes who committed them - his illegitimate daughter, the somewhat infantile hotel employee Bernice, who sees the miniature village as the real world and at the end even reports a fourth murder of her adoptive mother.
72	6th	Above the roofs of Chattham	The Creeper	Jan. 27, 2010	July 7, 2013	Renny Rye	Andrew Payne	6.35
A burglar, to whom nothing seems locked and who is therefore called “the climbing plant”, scares the area. He also visits Barnaby's superior's apartment. At the same time, at a family reunion, the noble family's enfant terrible is found dead in bed - suffocated with the pillow. He wanted to write a book about the family - what shouldn't the result?
73	7th	Scream in the night	The Great and the Good	Apr 14, 2010	July 14, 2013	Richard Holthouse	David Hoskins	5.46
Again and again the pretty young teacher thinks she can hear footsteps in her apartment at night. Everyone thinks that this is their imagination until a series of murders sets in in her garden, of which she finally believes herself guilty because she is sleepwalking. But Tom Barnaby finds the right solution: the young woman was stalked with sophisticated technical means.

Season 13

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
74	1	You have to believe in it!	The Made-to-Measure Murders	Feb 10, 2010	July 21, 2013	Renny Rye	Michael Aitkens	5.53
Something has been weighing on his bereaved since Gerald Woodley died of a heart attack two years earlier. When his widow Sonya was murdered, she had a letter with her. Barnaby finds out that Gerald was a tyrant and they deliberately let him die. But there is another reason for the murders: the outwardly pious and inwardly depraved landowner Milton has affairs with all the women in the village, and when a letter comes to light through bad luck, he has to kill.
75	2	Mind is not a solution either	The Sword of Guillaume	May 12, 2010	July 28, 2013	Peter Smith	Michael Aitkens	7.02
The partnership between Causton and Brighton is to be revived with the mayor buying cheap building land for holiday homes there on the coast. Tom Barnaby takes part in the bus tour. When a hated investor is beheaded there in the ghost train, Tom teams up with his cousin and Brighton colleague John, and together they uncover a consortium of illegal land-donation and in-your-pocket-economies in which both mayors are involved . First appearance by DCI John Barnaby
76	3	Blood on the saddle	Blood on the Saddle	8 Sep 2010	Dec 22, 2013	Richard Holthouse	David Lawrence	6.07
Just like in the Wild West: two warring families have been fighting for generations over an actually worthless piece of land, while a corrupt lawyer is supposed to either find or forge a legally binding deed of ownership. In addition to enmity, there is also extortion and the elimination of witnesses - up to the surprising showdown, a classic western duel between Barnaby and "Billy the Kid".
77	4th	Ghost walk	The Silent Land	22 Sep 2010	Dec 29, 2013	Peter Smith	Peter J. Hammond	5.45
Gerald Ebbs is found dead in the March Magna cemetery - shortly after Joyce hit someone that evening. The cemetery is part of an eerie former sanatorium. Only when Jeff Bowmaker, who runs ghost tours in the village, is murdered on one of these, Barnaby comes up with the solution: The old florist in the village was furious with Gerald because he prevented his wife from being buried in the local cemetery.
78	5	Murder by a master	Master Class	Oct 6, 2010	Jan. 12, 2014	Renny Rye	Nicholas Martin	6.10
It is a great honor to be part of Sir Michael Fielding's master class pianist. Why does his young student Zoe from Midsomer have such irritating visions on the riverbank? Her male fellow students are murdered one after the other because Sir Michael has to rule out any sexual encounter with Zoe. He is already her grandfather and her father and now wants to impregnate them again in order to multiply his musical talent further and further.
79	6th	Below the belt	The Noble Art	Oct 13, 2010	Jan. 19, 2014	Richard Holthouse	Barry Purchese	5.70
A boxer from Midsomer becomes world champion! While some are celebrating, others see themselves facing ruin because they have made wrong bets and leave no stone unturned to save their stake. There were several murders, apparently about a specific document. Barnaby gropes in the dark for a long time until he realizes that he was very much mistaken about a person - then he sets a trap for him.
80	7th	A shame for the village	Not in My Back Yard	Jan. 12, 2011	Jan. 5, 2014	Peter Smith	David Lawrence	6.93
Norman Swanscombe's house is already causing an uproar in the village - the modern building does not fit into the surroundings. The fact that he has new construction plans for a piece of wasteland arouses conspiracy theories. The spokeswoman for his opponents is murdered, then one supporter after the other, but the situation remains opaque for a long time. Barnaby was about to arrest the wrong person when the shrewd planner Liz Gerrard made a mistake and her last murder could just be prevented.
81	8th	Healthy but dead	Fit for Murder	Feb. 2, 2011	Jan. 26, 2014	Renny Rye	Andrew Payne	8.10
Joyce Barnaby persuades Tom to take a wellness regimen. The next morning Joyce discovers a dead woman in the brine bath, one man disappears without a trace, another is killed by a collapsing training device. The wellness hotel is on the verge of bankruptcy anyway, and the fight for rights to the property is fierce. Tom Barnaby, also confronted with his own past, announces at his birthday party that he is going to retire immediately and hand over the office to his cousin John. Last appearance by Tom Barnaby, Joyce Barnaby, Cully Barnaby and DC Gail Stephens

Season 14

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
82	1	Among classic cars	Death in the Slow Lane	23 Mar 2011	21 Sep 2014	Richard Holthouse	Michael Aitkens	6.44
John's first case in Causton is about a classic car show at an elite school. A pretty and popular, but impossibly characterful student, works on the side as a barmaid and deals in drugs, and the long-ago death of a racing driver is re-rolled when his body turns up in a school building. Fortunately, two bright young schoolgirls record everything on video for the school diary. First appearance of the dog Sykes
83	2	Mr. Bingham cannot be spoken	Dark Secrets	30th Mar 2011	28 Sep 2014	Simon Langton	Michael Aitkens	6.32
Nobody likes the hyper-correct social welfare officer, but why is he fished out of the river dead? He had previously dealt with the mysterious old Binghams who threw their children out of their house 35 years ago, who died in the process, and found that Bingham's daughter was still alive. Bad luck, because old Mr. Bingham walks over dead bodies when it comes to family honor and doesn't even stop at his own wife. First appearance by Sarah Barnaby
84	3	Blessed be the bride	Echoes of the Dead	April 20, 2011	Oct 5, 2014	Nick Laughland	Peter J. Hammond	5.47
Two young women are brutally murdered in quick succession and disguised as brides. John Barnaby finally gives up the search for a motive because there is no logical one, although many have their secrets - the tool dealer observes young women through peepholes in his houses, the bartender had to quit his police service. In the last murder, the perpetrator is accidentally spotted by the voyeur. The pious David Orchard, in a kind of religious madness, decided to kill all residents who have ever had sex outside of marriage.
85	4th	One spark is enough	The oblong murders	May 25, 2011	Oct 12, 2014	Renny Rye	David Hoskins	5.33
The focus is on the spiritual community "Oblong", into which Jones infiltrates as an undercover agent to investigate the disappearance of Lucy Oliver. The parents of this association's landlady were killed in a gas explosion that John Barnaby believes was murder. But where is the motive? Finally he discovers that the parents had granted a secret loan and then suddenly had to be eliminated as debtors, along with all the witnesses. In the end, a day pension is found for Sykes, and George Bullard says goodbye. Last appearance of Dr. George Bullard
86	5	The druids are coming	The Sleeper under the Hill	21 Sep 2011	Oct. 19, 2014	Nick Laughland	David Lawrence	5.83
A megalithic circle, sacred to the local druids, is made inaccessible by the landowner - then he lies cruelly killed in the middle. John doesn't think it was the druids, but who then? The local policeman suspects a poacher, but is discovered by John as a liar and then found dead. The story takes several surprising turns. A hidden art collector who wants to get his hands on a fabulous treasure near the stone circle turns out to be a murderer. First appearance by Dr. Kate Wilding
87	6th	The beast has to die	The Night Of The Stag	Oct 12, 2011	Jan. 4, 2015	Simon Langton	Nicholas Martin	6.04
Everyone gets sick at the cider festival - a barrel contains the body of a missing tax auditor who had discovered an illegal distillery. The mayors of two villages are planning to revive the “Stag Night”, an old barbaric custom for the collective exchange of women in order to avoid inbreeding. John Barnaby falls between the front lines in a dramatic showdown.
88	7th	Four brides for Christ	A Sacred Trust	Oct 26, 2011	Jan. 11, 2015	Renny Rye	Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths	6.38
The Midsomer Priory order has shrunk to four nuns, one of whom is found strangled in the chicken yard. Does "school stallion" Duncan have something to do with being surprised by a nun during sex in the monastery forest? The church is annoyed that the convent cannot be forced to rent out the large building while it still exists. The prioress, Mother Julian, was a former missionary and has brought a legacy with her: Duncan's father committed atrocities in Africa and she is trying to blackmail him.
89	8th	The birds	A rare bird	Jan. 11, 2012	Jan. 18, 2015	Nick Laughland	Steve Trafford	6.43
Birdwatcher Ralph Ford claims to have seen a blue-fronted hoopoe and turns all other bird watchers against him. Chairman Patrick Morgan is slain. His Russian wife Nina gives ballet lessons and is pregnant, but not from him. Birdwatcher Tim Whitley has sound recordings of a scream right after the 12 o'clock ring - but not Michael's oboe, although he claims to have played it at the time of the crime. He followed Nina from Russia to Midsomer because he adores her and now wants to punish her for her infidelity.

Season 15

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
90	1	You are dead!	The Dark Rider	Feb. 1, 2012	Jan. 25, 2015	Alex Pillai	Michael Aitkens	6.94
From the family history of the DeQuettevilles, the headless rider seems to have come to life: anyone who meets him dies shortly afterwards. Despite several mysterious deaths, the annual, but historically false spectacle of a battle between Cromwell and the royalists is supposed to be held again this year, but it's about everything: the wealthy neighbor Harry Fleetwood has bet with the noble family for the battlefield.
91	2	A murderer comes home	Murder of Innocence	21 Mar 2012	Feb. 1, 2015	Renny Rye	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	5.60
After his release from prison, the convicted killer Grady Felton only returns to Midsomer to sell his house. Then several revenge killings happen, for which Grady has solid alibis. When Grady himself becomes a victim, that seems to relieve him. But there are some inconsistencies that can only be explained: Grady has a doppelganger who murders in his name and was convicted of innocence the first time.
92	3	Sun, murder and stars	Written in the Stars	25 Sep 2012	Feb 15, 2015	Renny Rye	Steve Trafford	6.49
While the whole of Midsomer Stanton is marveling at a total solar eclipse, the amateur astronomer Jeremy Harper is killed with a meteorite from the observatory's collection. More murders follow, and Barnaby is presented with a web of academic intrigues, economic problems and sinister fortune-telling around Moonstone Ridge, on which the observatory stands and on which Jeremy's wife was found dead a few years earlier.
93	4th	Death goes to the cinema	Death & The Divas	Jan. 2, 2013	16 Aug 2015	Nick Laughland	Rachel Cuperman, Sally Griffiths	5.05
Actress Stella Harris is said to be the focus of a film festival, but her sister Diana Davenport steals the show from her. A series of murders sets in, the patterns of which follow the Harris films meticulously. Is it a planned book about Stella Harris? And what has the local organic vegetable supplier to do with it, who also sexually pleases women and deals in drugs? A handwritten dated photo brings Barnaby to a surprising secret about the two actresses.
94	5	King lady death	The Sicilian Defense	Jan. 9, 2013	23 Aug 2015	Alex Pillai	Paul Logue	6.95
Young Harriet Farmer wakes up after a year from a coma - she ran away with her lover Finn and was found unconscious in the woods alone. Then a series of murders pervades the local chess tournament, with each victim being dressed up with a segment of the same known game of chess. Has it got to do with the shy boy Jamie, who is in love with Harriet and whose ambitious mother wants to make him a grandmaster with strict discipline? But ultimately it's about the rights to successful chess software.
95	6th	Ripe for revenge	Schooled in Murder	Jan. 30, 2013	Jan. 3, 2016	Andy Hay	Lisa Holdsworth	6.89
The production of the noble mold cheese “Midsomer Blue” comes to a standstill when a corpse is found in the maturing cellar. A desperate measure to prevent the threatened rationalization of cheese production? But there is also a connection to the local private school, which is supported by a foundation of the dairy and whose director is in strict control. A former student takes revenge for past humiliations - most recently on the director herself. Last appearance of DS Ben Jones

Season 16

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
96	1	Who plays with ghosts ...	The Christmas Haunting	Dec 24, 2013	Jan. 10, 2016	Nicholas Laughland	Chris Murray	4.92
In Midsomer Swallow, the most haunted village in England, a resident is stabbed to death during a ghost walk. He was known as a womanizer, there are enough motives for jealousy. But then a second one is killed. Does the recently returned soldier Ollie have anything to do with it? As a student, he was bullied by the two victims. But the solution ultimately lies elsewhere, and John's new assistant Nelson is doing brilliantly. First appearance by DS Charlie Nelson
97	2	Only prayer helps	Let Us Prey	Jan. 8, 2014	Jan. 17, 2016	Alex Pillai	Paul Logue	6.06
A medieval fresco is discovered in the crypt of the world-famous church of Midsomer St Claire, which the pastor wants to protect and market at all costs. But the torture methods depicted in it seem to inspire someone to commit a series of murders. John Barnaby finds out that the daughter of the ex-pastor who is still living in the village is not his real daughter, but is under no circumstances allowed to experience this.
98	3	The truffle pig killer	Wild Harvest	Jan. 29, 2014	Jan. 24, 2016	Renny Rye	Rachel Cuperman, Sally Griffiths	6.24
A farmer is found dead in the forest - tied to a tree, rubbed with truffle oil and then nibbled alive by wild boars. Soon more people will be poisoned, and an ambitious haute cuisine country restaurant will develop into a complicated story of the past, revenge and disappointed love.
99	4th	Fly killer, fly	The Flying Club	Feb 5, 2014	Jan. 31, 2016	Luke Watson	Michael Aitkens	6.05
The owner of Finchmere Airfield is killed at the airfield late in the evening and thrown from his own plane. There are determined opponents of aircraft noise, the future of the site is uncertain, and the proud owner family is overshadowed by an unexplained episode from the Second World War. An attack on an aerobatic demonstration and a discovered smuggling ring lead Barnaby to the fact that wrong tracks have been laid.
100	5	Barnaby has to travel	The Killings of Copenhagen	Feb 12, 2014	July 31, 2016	Alex Pillai	Paul Logue	6.17
Eric Calder, owner of a successful biscuit factory, dies of a contact poison on a business trip in a Copenhagen hotel. In painstaking work together with the Danish police, Barnaby and Nelson develop a drama of envy - a foreman at the factory is convinced that the boss has stolen his most successful cookie recipe from her mother and wants revenge. First appearance by Betty Barnaby

Season 17

Filming for the seventeenth season took place from April to August 2014.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
101	1	British roulette	The Dagger Club	Jan. 28, 2015	Jan. 8, 2017	Alex Pillai	Chris Murray	5.74
The highlight of the crime festival in Lucton Deeping is a lost manuscript by the successful local author George Summersbee, who was killed in an accident three years earlier, but it disappears and several people die from electrifying roulette. John Barnaby has to dig through many intrigues to find out that George Summersbee's death was only faked, which his brother, who was always in his shadow, doesn't like at all.
102	2	Murder with Magic	Murder by Magic	Feb. 4, 2015	Jan 15, 2017	Charles Palmer	Rachel Cuperman, Sally Griffiths	5.30
The work of the illusionist Gideon Latimer is not without controversy in Midsomer Oaks - the supra-religious curate considers it Satanism and openly threatens the artist with violence in the name of God. Several murders occur, some of them during his magic show, which also include Gideon's wife. It has to do with Gideon's past in the village, a bad boy prank, and Gideon's mother is now eliminating anyone who she thinks is in the way of Gideon's happiness.
103	3	A really good song	The Ballad of Midsomer County	Feb 11, 2015	Jan. 22, 2017	Renny Rye	Paul Logue	5.12
Are the plans to move the traditional folk music festival from Lower Crosby to near London the reason that the leading figures are gradually being killed? The Ballad of Midsomer County is behind the action, the last song the legendary Johnny Carver recorded near the village before he shot himself. When Nelson finds out that it wasn't suicide at all, a jealous drama reveals itself around the tape with Johnny's last recording, which also includes his murder.
104	4th	One last drop	A vintage murder	Feb. 18, 2015	Jan. 29, 2017	Nick Laughland	Lisa Holdsworth	4.68
The Carnarby winery in Midsomer Vinae is exposed to hostility and is facing ruin after a devastating, apparently bought live criticism. Shortly afterwards, the critic is murdered. The local hotel owner wants to buy the winery at a ridiculous price, but is also murdered. The case is related to an unexplained accident in the past years in which a little girl was killed. Her mother wants revenge, but hits the wrong person. Last appearance of Dr. Kate Wilding

Season 18

In February 2015, ITV extended the series for an eighteenth season, which includes six episodes.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
105	1	And where are the bodies?	Habeas corpus	Jan. 6, 2016	Feb. 5, 2017	Alex Pillai	Rachel Cuperman Sally Griffiths	6.04
The body of the recently deceased Gregory Lancaster disappears from his bed in a matter of minutes. Bad joke? Shortly thereafter, another body was stolen from her grave in the cemetery. Since Gregory's heir Felix wants to sell the manor house to his friend Sonny Desai against the protests of the rest of the family, there is a lot of animosity. But the solution has to do with an accident long ago on a polar expedition led by Felix. First appearance by Dr. Came to Karimore
106	2	All evil comes from above	The Incident At Cooper Hill	Jan. 13, 2016	April 16, 2017	Renny Rye	Paul Logue	5.90
Strange light phenomena keep appearing on Cooper Hill, which is why it is popular with ufologists. Several accidents, some of them fatal, occur. Are secret weapons systems being developed on the neighboring military base? Or did the extremely buttoned-up commandant just want to prevent his daughter's lesbian relationship from coming to light?
107	3	Death cycles with you	Breaking the chain	Jan. 27, 2016	17th Apr 2017	Rob Evans	Chris Murray	5.80
During the cycle race in Burwood Mantle, the stage winner is murdered while warming up. John Barnaby and Nelson fight each other through blackmail, doping, disappointed love, and bitter rivalry as more murders ensue. They are committed by a desperate, repeatedly rejected girl - she does everything for her supposedly last chance for a stable relationship.
108	4th	Art dies last	A dying art	Feb 3, 2016	Jan. 7, 2018	Matt Carter	Jeff Povey	5.54
Not everyone at Angel's Rise is in favor of the new sculpture garden, but is that a reason to murder its creator at the opening? The other murders follow a sketchbook that Barnaby found with one of the leading artists in the garden, but he too is ultimately murdered - by the woman from whom he shamelessly stole the designs and who now bitterly punishes everyone involved.
109	5	Saints and those in a hurry	Saints and Sinners	Feb 10, 2016	Jan. 14, 2018	Renny Rye	Lisa Holdsworth	5.83
In Midsomer Cicely, the annual festival in honor of the eponymous village martyr is approaching when a team of archaeologists discovers her skeleton. This attacks the arch-conservative, dictatorial pastor, who spreads his self-constructed Cicely story as truth and has been exhibiting her alleged skeleton in the crypt for years. Is that why the leaders of the excavations are murdered one after the other? Or is it the fabulous treasure that is supposed to be there too?
110	6th	The carnival killer	Harvest Of Souls	Feb. 17, 2016	Jan. 21, 2018	Nicholas Laughland	Caleb Ranson	5.60
First of all, everything indicates that a showman family, guest at the fair in Whitcombe Mallet, is to blame for the beginning series of murders. But then their eldest son is also killed, and John Barnaby has to unravel an old drama about lost children and broken families - some time before a seriously ill child had to die because his birth grandmother wanted to continue denying the relationship, and his father is now cruelly taking revenge . Last appearance by DS Charlie Nelson and dog Sykes

Season 19

On December 18, 2016, ITV aired the first episode of the nineteenth season.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
111	1	The undead village	The Village That Rose from the Dead	Dec 18, 2016	Jan. 28, 2018	Nick Laughland	Rachel Cuperman Sally Griffiths	5.68
When Little Auburn is to be returned to its owner after a long period of military use, the joy is great in Great Auburn - but the battle between three different concepts for reconstruction is being fought with hardships. Before the owner can decide he is murdered and his will amazes everyone. Until it becomes clear what secrets Little Auburn still has in itself. First appearance by DS Jamie Winter and dog Paddy
112	2	Murder with the best of intentions	Crime and Punishment	Jan. 4, 2017	20th May 2018	Renny Rye	Paul Logue	6.25
The remote village of Bleakridge can only cope with its high crime rate with a neighborhood watch. However, this is not limited to the fight against crime, but terrorizes the population. Two of their employees are murdered. The head of the guard had launched a series of break-ins to avert a cut in funding. But the murders are related to a tragic murder disguised as a traffic accident two years ago.
113	3	The cricket fever	Last man out	Jan. 11, 2017	23 Dec 2018	Matt Carter	Jeff Povey	6.55
A new, faster type of cricket is slated to be introduced in Lower Pampling, which enrages all traditional cricket fans. Is that why a great player is killed with a ball machine after the game? As a secret police officer, Ben Jones is also investigating the promoters of the new cricket and, together with Barnaby, uncovered a fraudulent network that earns an enormous amount of money by betting on rigged games. Guest appearance by DI Ben Jones
114	4th	Stroke and kill	Red in Tooth and Claw	Jan. 18, 2017	Jan. 13, 2019	Steve Hughes	Lisa Holdsworth	5.98
The small animal show in Belville is sabotaged, the saboteur lies slain in the midst of liberated rabbits, the allegedly dead father of his girlfriend Tegan reappears, and Tegan's mother dies of an allergic reaction to rabbit fur. In addition, the award-winning breeding rabbit Hercules was kidnapped. Many motifs are conceivable, but ultimately it's a love drama: a young man walks over corpses to get Tegan. Performance by Oliver Marcet (representative for Kam Karimore)
115	5	Pride, murder and prejudice	Death by Persuasion	May 13, 2018	Jan. 20, 2019	Alex Pillai	Chris Murray	-
In a Jane Austen Remembrance week, an actress is poisoned and the crime is filmed by a drone. The drones are officially delivering medicines in a pilot project, but they actually record videos. The drone pilot is also murdered. What should be veiled? James Oswood, the boss of the Jane Austen campaign, is blackmailed by Dough, a formerly bullied classmate, because James has a homosexual relationship with a man who is also married. His wife, Nell, committed the murders to put the past to rest for good. Performance by Petra Antonescu (substitute for Kam Karimore)
116	6th	The cursed 9th	The Curse of the Ninth	20th May 2018	Apr 21, 2019	Matt Carter	Julia Gilbert	-
The violinist Jacob Wheeler wins a scholarship in the young talent competition, although he was not the best. Shortly afterwards he is strangled with a violin string, his Stradivarius disappears without a trace. There is a desperate competitor. But not everyone in the orchestra is sympathetic to the ambitious musical director either. As it turns out, the alleged Jacob Wheeler was a fraud, the real one died many years earlier at a youth camp - but that must not be exposed. Last appearance of Dr. Came to Karimore

Season 20

The broadcast of the 20th season began on March 10, 2019.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
117	1	The old recipe for murder	The Ghost of Causton Abbey	March 10, 2019	Dec 22, 2019	Matt Carter	Helen Jenkins	-
A man's body, boiled to death , is found in a brew kettle in the small craft brewery in Causton Abbey . As a ghostwriter, he wrote the memoirs of several local personalities and possibly learned too much in the process. Oddly enough, his teeth are the same as those of a man who was pronounced dead three years ago. Emani, the manager of the brewery, is also murdered - she bought cheap industrial beer to increase production capacity. But the actual motive for the murder is personal: The mother of Emani's stepchildren wanted to prevent her children from growing up with a violent alcoholic. First appearance by Dr. Fleur Perkins
118	2	Butterflies die early	Death of the Small Coppers	17th March 2019	29 Dec 2019	Paul Harrison	Chris Murray	-
A passionate butterfly collector is brutally murdered - impaled on the wall like the butterflies in his collection. The focal point of the action is the "Circulus", an elitist club of the knowledgeable, which is currently holding entrance exams. Together with the Danish investigator Birgitte Poulsen from “Barnaby Must Travel”, Barnaby finds out that industrial secrets are transmitted during these tests, which is why people had to die earlier. But the current case has a personal motive: The young Circulus candidate Leo wants to have butterfly friend Penny as a mother and regards everyone who can dispute her father as mortal enemies - most recently even Jamie Winter.
119	3	What really happened at Argo Castle?	Drawing Dead	19th May 2019	Jan. 12, 2020	Toby Frow	Jeff Povey	-
During the important comic festival in Carver Valley, Francesca Lounds, who has been in a coma for two years, is strangled with a freshly printed comic book. The "murder weapon" falls out of the scope of her series insofar as it unmistakably caricatures people from the village. Barnaby first has to reconstruct the exact events that put Francesca into a coma in order to find out who in the village knows what about whom and who had to prevent Francesca from waking up at all costs.
120	4th	The lions are loose	The Lions of Causton	26 Aug 2019	Jan. 19, 2020	Matt Carter	Nick Hicks Beach	-
Mark Adler, owner of the rugby club "Causton Lions", is murdered. He had turned the local amateur club into a professional team from bought-in players, which has been criticized by many, and there are also some private affairs. The fact that the local chocolatier lives from blackmail by photographing secrets is his undoing. Star player Danny Wickham, who lacks self-control, has long been suspected. But the solution to the case lies in a willful injury that ended the team's coaching career as a player, avenging his lover before killing himself.
121	5	One wedding and three and a half deaths	Till Death Do Us Part	Jan. 6, 2020	Jan. 26, 2020	Renny Rye	Helen Jenkins	-
Laurel Newman is crushed to death wearing her corset during her wedding. Barnaby, with Sarah among the wedding guests, discovered more and more motives during his investigation: Laurel hosted a call-in radio show and made many enemies with her argumentative nature, her groom is hated by his ex. This and another young woman are murdered, everyone involved seems to have secrets. The solution lies in the recent drug death of the younger brother of the groom: his mother wanted to know the truth, went too far and then saw no turning back.
122	6th	A murder circus	Send in the clowns	Jan. 14, 2020	Feb. 2, 2020	Nick Laughland	Julia Gilbert	-
During a circus performance, one of the two clowns is shot, apparently by his partner. Although he had announced that he would leave the circus, the deeper Barnaby (who suffers from coulrophobia ) and Winter, with Perkins' help, go into the affairs and personal connections of the completely indebted circus, the more motives for murder, but also exonerations, arise. while the main sponsor of the circus as well as the resident brother of the director are also killed. A fatal accident long ago - also during a performance - in which the director was complicit is the key to the solution.

Season 21

Filming for the 21st season began in July 2019.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in UK	German language first broadcast (ZDF)	Director	script	UK coverage (in millions)
123	1	Always these devilish details	The point of balance	Jan. 21, 2020	-	Audrey Cooke	Nicholas Hicks-Beach	-
124	2	Doll murders	The Miniature Murders	4th Feb 2020	-	Toby Frow	Helen Jenkins	-
125	3	The sting of death	The sting of death	-	-	Matt Carter	Julia Gilbert	-
126	4th	Leichzeit at the lake	With baited breath	-	-	Jennie Darnell	Jeff Povey	-

Web links

• Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Viewing Figures at midsomermurders.org, accessed on December 7, 2014. (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Viewing data - Top 30s on barb.co.uk, accessed December 7, 2014. (English)
3. ↑ Midsomer News! from midsomermurders.org, accessed May 17, 2014.
4. ^ Midsomer Murders News . In: midsomermurders.org. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
5. ^ The Village that Rose from the Dead . In: itv.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
6. ↑ imdb.com: Inspector Barnaby Season 20 (English)
7. ↑ tove: 'Midsomer murders' krijgt 21st seizoen, opnames zijn al started. In: nieuwsblad.be. Het Nieuwsblad , July 26, 2019, accessed August 4, 2019 (Dutch).