Name: Midsomer Murders
Released: 1997-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson

TV Show · Crime · Drama

Britain’s best-loved detective series enters a new era as DCI John Barnaby, a cousin of the original detective, moves in to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages and valleys of Midsomer.

1997 · 1h 42m

Starring John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson

Director Simon Langton

EPISODE 1

The Killing at Badgers Drift

The elderly Emily Simpson is murdered in her home, forcing DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Gavin Troy to interview many of the residents of Badger's Drift.

1h 28 min
EPISODE 2

Written in Blood

After a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.

1h 25 min
EPISODE 3

Death of a Hollow Man

Barnaby donates time to the local amateur when Joyce is cast in a revival of "Amadeus", but complications arise when the leading man is murdered onstage.

1h 30 min
EPISODE 4

Faithful unto Death

When the residents of Morton Fendle learn that the local mill is to be shut, many also realize that they will lose their investments in the place. Alan Hollingsworth had encouraged the locals to invest but he is now bankrupt and refuses to explain what has happened to the money.

1 min
EPISODE 5

Death in Disguise

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

1 min
EPISODE 1

Death's Shadow

Barnaby and his wife plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary, but he is distracted by the investigation of a brutal murder committed with an Indian sword.

1 min