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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vra%C5%BEdy_v_Midsomeru" title="Vraždy v Midsomeru – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vraždy v Midsomeru" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriminalkommiss%C3%A6r_Barnaby" title="Kriminalkommissær Barnaby – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kriminalkommissær Barnaby" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Barnaby" title="Inspector Barnaby – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Inspector Barnaby" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomeri_m%C3%B5rvad" title="Midsomeri mõrvad – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Midsomeri mõrvad" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1" title="آدمکشان میدسامر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آدمکشان میدسامر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspecteur_Barnaby" title="Inspecteur Barnaby – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Inspecteur Barnaby" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EB%93%9C%EC%86%8C%EB%A8%B8_%EB%A8%B8%EB%8D%94%EC%8A%A4" title="미드소머 머더스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미드소머 머더스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%A4%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4_(%D5%B0%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AC)" title="Սպանություններ Միդսոմերում (հեռուստասերիալ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սպանություններ Միդսոմերում (հեռուստասերիալ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umorstva_u_Midsomeru" title="Umorstva u Midsomeru – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Umorstva u Midsomeru" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnaby_r%C3%A6%C3%B0ur_g%C3%A1tuna" title="Barnaby ræður gátuna – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Barnaby ræður gátuna" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27ispettore_Barnaby" title="L'ispettore Barnaby – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="L'ispettore Barnaby" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8" title="רציחות במידסומר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רציחות במידסומר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomeras_slepkav%C4%ABbas" title="Midsomeras slepkavības – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Midsomeras slepkavības" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisv%C3%A1rosi_gyilkoss%C3%A1gok" title="Kisvárosi gyilkosságok – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kisvárosi gyilkosságok" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E8%AD%A6%E9%83%A8" title="バーナビー警部 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バーナビー警部" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mord_og_mysterier" title="Mord og mysterier – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Mord og mysterier" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morderstwa_w_Midsomer" title="Morderstwa w Midsomer – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Morderstwa w Midsomer" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Midsomer Murders" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umori_na_pode%C5%BEelju" title="Umori na podeželju – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Umori na podeželju" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%83_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83" title="Убиства у Мидсамеру – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Убиства у Мидсамеру" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsomerin_murhat" title="Midsomerin murhat – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Midsomerin murhat" data-language-autonym="Suomi" 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.ib-tv-network-release th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1}</style><table class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>Midsomer Murders</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg/220px-Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg/330px-Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg/440px-Midsomer_Murders_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1112" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crime_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime drama">Crime drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">Mystery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy-drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy-drama">Comedy-drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_comedy" title="Black comedy">Black comedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz" title="Anthony Horowitz">Anthony Horowitz</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Watkinson" title="Douglas Watkinson">Douglas Watkinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Chief Inspector Barnaby</i><br />by <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Graham_(writer)" title="Caroline Graham (writer)">Caroline Graham</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Nettles" title="John Nettles">John Nettles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Casey" title="Daniel Casey">Daniel Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Jackson_(actor)" title="Barry Jackson (actor)">Barry Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Wymark" title="Jane Wymark">Jane Wymark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Howard" title="Laura Howard">Laura Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toby_Jones" title="Toby Jones">Toby Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor)" title="John Hopkins (actor)">John Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(actor)" title="Jason Hughes (actor)">Jason Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Dillon" title="Kirsty Dillon">Kirsty Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Dudgeon" title="Neil Dudgeon">Neil Dudgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiona_Dolman" title="Fiona Dolman">Fiona Dolman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamzin_Malleson" title="Tamzin Malleson">Tamzin Malleson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Lee" title="Gwilym Lee">Gwilym Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjinder_Virk" title="Manjinder Virk">Manjinder Virk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Hendrix" title="Nick Hendrix">Nick Hendrix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annette_Badland" title="Annette Badland">Annette Badland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(composer)" title="Jim Parker (composer)">Jim Parker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of series</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">142 <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">list of episodes</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Brian True-May (1–89)</li> <li>Jo Wright (90–115)</li> <li>Jonathan Fisher (from 116)</li> <li>Michele Buck (from 116)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Betty_Willingale" title="Betty Willingale">Betty Willingale</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Colin Munn</li> <li>Graham Frake</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Derek Bain</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">89–102 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/All3Media" title="All3Media">Bentley Productions</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">23 March 1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-03-23</span>)</span> –<br />present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Midsomer Murders</b></i> is a British <a href="/wiki/Crime_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime drama">crime drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">mystery</a> television series, adapted by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz" title="Anthony Horowitz">Anthony Horowitz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Watkinson" title="Douglas Watkinson">Douglas Watkinson</a> from the novels in the <i>Chief Inspector Barnaby</i> book series created by <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Graham_(writer)" title="Caroline Graham (writer)">Caroline Graham</a>. It has been broadcast on the <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> network since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It differs from other detective dramas in featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack with a title theme that includes a <a href="/wiki/Theremin" title="Theremin">theremin</a>. </p><p>The programme has featured two lead stars: from its premiere in 1997, <a href="/wiki/John_Nettles" title="John Nettles">John Nettles</a> as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Inspector#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Inspector">Detective Chief Inspector</a> (DCI) <a href="/wiki/Tom_Barnaby" title="Tom Barnaby">Tom Barnaby</a>, until his retirement from the drama in February 2011; then <a href="/wiki/Neil_Dudgeon" title="Neil Dudgeon">Neil Dudgeon</a> as DCI John Barnaby, Tom's younger cousin, since March 2011. Both main stars have featured a list of supporting actors who worked alongside them, including <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wymark" title="Jane Wymark">Jane Wymark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Jackson_(actor)" title="Barry Jackson (actor)">Barry Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Casey" title="Daniel Casey">Daniel Casey</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor)" title="John Hopkins (actor)">John Hopkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(actor)" title="Jason Hughes (actor)">Jason Hughes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Lee" title="Gwilym Lee">Gwilym Lee</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Nick_Hendrix" title="Nick Hendrix">Nick Hendrix</a> as the current co-star working with Dudgeon. <i>Midsomer Murders</i> remains a popular feature in British television schedules and has been broadcast internationally in over 200 countries and territories. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Midsomer Murders</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Detective_fiction" title="Detective fiction">detective</a> drama<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> set in modern-day England. The stories revolve around the efforts of <a href="/wiki/Chief_Inspector#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Inspector">Detective Chief Inspector</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Barnaby" title="Tom Barnaby">Tom Barnaby</a>, and later his successor, cousin John Barnaby, to solve numerous murders that take place in the picturesque but deadly villages of the fictional county of Midsomer. The Barnabys have worked with several different sergeants throughout the run of the show: <a href="/wiki/Sergeant#UK_Police_Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Detective Sergeant</a> (DS) Gavin Troy (<a href="/wiki/Daniel_Casey" title="Daniel Casey">Daniel Casey</a>), DS Dan Scott (<a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor)" title="John Hopkins (actor)">John Hopkins</a>), DS Ben Jones (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(actor)" title="Jason Hughes (actor)">Jason Hughes</a>), DS Charlie Nelson (<a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Lee" title="Gwilym Lee">Gwilym Lee</a>) and DS Jamie Winter (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Hendrix" title="Nick Hendrix">Nick Hendrix</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Filming of <i>Midsomer Murders</i> began in autumn 1996, and the first episode, "<a href="/wiki/The_Killings_at_Badger%27s_Drift" title="The Killings at Badger's Drift">The Killings at Badger's Drift</a>", was broadcast in the United Kingdom on 23 March 1997. This inaugural episode was the highest-rated single drama programme of 1997, watched by 13.5 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-Morgan_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morgan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout its run, the feature-length drama has attracted many well-known accomplished actors from the stage and screen in guest-starring roles. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz" title="Anthony Horowitz">Anthony Horowitz</a> and the original producers, <a href="/wiki/Betty_Willingale" title="Betty Willingale">Betty Willingale</a> and Brian True-May, created the series. Horowitz adapted the majority of the early episodes from the original works by <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Graham_(writer)" title="Caroline Graham (writer)">Caroline Graham</a>. Current writers include Helen Jenkins, Jeff Povey, Nicholas Hicks-Beach, Julia Gilbert and Maria Ward. </p><p>Actor <a href="/wiki/John_Nettles" title="John Nettles">John Nettles</a> originated the role of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. Nettles' character retired at the end of 2010, after the 13th series of eight episodes; his last episode was "Fit for Murder". <a href="/wiki/Neil_Dudgeon" title="Neil Dudgeon">Neil Dudgeon</a> replaced him in the 14th series, playing Tom Barnaby's cousin, DCI John Barnaby,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was seen in a series 13 episode, "The Sword of Guillaume".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dudgeon made his first appearance in <i>Midsomer Murders</i> in the series 4 episode "Garden of Death", in which he played the role of a tongue-in-cheek gardener, Daniel Bolt, rather interested in sex.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Series 20 began in the UK on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> on 10 March 2019, with episode 1, "The Ghosts of Causton Abbey".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the US, the entire six-episode series was immediately released on the streaming services <a href="/wiki/Acorn_TV" title="Acorn TV">Acorn TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/BritBox" title="BritBox">BritBox</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and became available on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> after the UK broadcast schedule had finished. The show was removed from Netflix in October 2019; only the first 19 series had been shown on the service. Series 20 onward have never been shown on Netflix in US or Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of January, 2021, series 1–20 can be seen in the US on <a href="/wiki/IMDb_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb TV">IMDb TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tubi_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Tubi TV">Tubi TV</a>. </p><p>The show's official social media confirmed that production of series 21 began in March 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with series 20, series 21 was initially released in the USA. It premiered on Acorn TV and BritBox on 1 December 2019, before airing in the UK in January 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Published in "The Cinemaholic" in Aug 2024, they have "learned that the network has joined Acorn TV to renew <i>Midsomer Murders</i> for its twenty-fifth season. The installment’s filming began in the United Kingdom in the spring of 2024."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Setting">Setting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Midsomer is a <a href="/wiki/Fictional_location" title="Fictional location">fictional</a> <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_England" title="Counties of England">English county</a>. The <a href="/wiki/County_town" title="County town">county town</a> is Causton, a medium-sized town where Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby lives with his wife and where the <a href="/wiki/Criminal_Investigation_Department" title="Criminal Investigation Department">Criminal Investigation Department</a> is located. Much of the popularity of the series arises from the incongruity of sudden violence in a picturesque and peaceful rural setting. Various clues in several episodes hint that Midsomer might actually cover the areas of <a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> and part of northern <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>. This may be supported by the episode "Dead in the Water" where a body is found in the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the villages and small towns of the county have the word "Midsomer" in their name; this is inspired in part by the real county of <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a>, and specifically, its actual town of <a href="/wiki/Midsomer_Norton" title="Midsomer Norton">Midsomer Norton</a>, and became a naming convention within the show. Midsomer Wellow and Causton are derived from the names of real Somerset villages Wellow and Corston. </p><p>Each episode usually contains several murders, the high <a href="/wiki/Body_count" title="Body count">body count</a> being a well-known feature of the show.<sup id="cite_ref-Lanzagorta_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lanzagorta-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, the culprit is almost never a <a href="/wiki/Serial_killer" title="Serial killer">serial killer</a>—very frequently the murderer is driven by circumstance to compound his or her crimes, and keeps killing to cover up the original murder.<sup id="cite_ref-Lanzagorta_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lanzagorta-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Humour is a main feature of the series. There is often <a href="/wiki/Dark_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dark comedy">dark comedy</a>, such as a woman being murdered with a wheel of cheese,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and many scenes are examples of "<a href="/wiki/Dramedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dramedy">dramedy</a>" (comic drama or dramatic comedy). According to <i>Radio Times</i> when describing the episode "Death and the Divas" (series 15, episode 4): "<i>Midsomer Murders</i> never takes itself too seriously but here it's got its tongue so far into its cheek, it hurts."<sup id="cite_ref-RT_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nostalgia has also been a feature of the show, especially in its Nettles era. Most episodes have been set in <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hermetic#Adjective" class="extiw" title="wikt:hermetic">hermetic</a> rural villages of a kind that were already changing rapidly by the time the series began, Nettles opined in a 2003 interview.<sup id="cite_ref-Prescott_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prescott-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The old-fashioned settings are true to the Graham novels: "Although the books are set in the present", wrote one reviewer, Graham's country villages "seem to come from another time".<sup id="cite_ref-O'Hare_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Hare-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The spirit is obviously of the '50s", Nettles remarked, and the less crowded, less complicated village/world was clearly part of the books' appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Hare_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Hare-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming_locations">Filming locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Filming locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Causton is represented by a number of towns including <a href="/wiki/Thame" title="Thame">Thame</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wallingford,_Oxfordshire" title="Wallingford, Oxfordshire">Wallingford</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Six Bells, a pub in <a href="/wiki/Warborough" title="Warborough">Warborough</a>, Oxfordshire,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> repeatedly features as the Black Swan in the Midsomer village of Badger's Drift.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bull & Butcher, the village pub in <a href="/wiki/Turville" title="Turville">Turville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a>, featured in both "Murder on St. Malley's Day" (renamed as The Chalk and Gown) and in "Schooled in Murder" (renamed as The Spotted Cow).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Filming took place on Sunday 11 August 2013 at <a href="/wiki/White_Waltham_Airfield" title="White Waltham Airfield">White Waltham Airfield</a>, southwest of <a href="/wiki/Maidenhead" title="Maidenhead">Maidenhead</a>, for episode 4 of Series 16, "The Flying Club".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> tourism authority announced in 2021 the launching of three themed tours of locations in the county that have been used to film the series.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In "<a href="/wiki/The_Killings_of_Copenhagen" title="The Killings of Copenhagen">The Killings of Copenhagen</a>" - number five in the sixteenth series and the 100th episode overall<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—several scenes are filmed on location in central <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, like <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A5dhuspladsen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rådhuspladsen">Rådhuspladsen</a> ("the City Hall Square"), <a href="/wiki/Nyhavn" title="Nyhavn">Nyhavn</a> ("New Port") with its canal and old colourful houses, a Danish countryside church, and at the circular courtyard inside the <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen_Police_Headquarters" title="Copenhagen Police Headquarters">Copenhagen Police Headquarters</a> building.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The murder in Copenhagen is one of three within the entire series (until episode 114, at least) that take place outside the fictional county of Midsomer, the others being in Wales where DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) travel in "Death and Dust" and <a href="/wiki/Brighton" title="Brighton">Brighton</a> where Inspector John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) is introduced. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters">Characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">List of Midsomer Murders characters</a></div> <div style="overflow:auto;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:65%;"> <caption>Characters and the series where they appeared </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Character</th> <th rowspan="2">Actor</th> <th rowspan="1" colspan="22">Series </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:5%;">1 </th> <th style="width:5%;">2 </th> <th style="width:5%;">3 </th> <th style="width:5%;">4 </th> <th style="width:5%;">5 </th> <th style="width:5%;">6 </th> <th style="width:5%;">7 </th> <th style="width:5%;">8 </th> <th style="width:5%;">9 </th> <th style="width:5%;">10 </th> <th style="width:5%;">11 </th> <th style="width:5%;">12 </th> <th style="width:5%;">13 </th> <th style="width:5%;">14 </th> <th style="width:5%;">15 </th> <th style="width:5%;">16 </th> <th style="width:5%;">17 </th> <th style="width:5%;">18 </th> <th style="width:5%;">19 </th> <th style="width:5%;">20 </th> <th style="width:5%;">21 </th> <th style="width:5%;">22 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DCI_Tom_Barnaby" class="mw-redirect" title="DCI Tom Barnaby">DCI Tom Barnaby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Nettles" title="John Nettles">John Nettles</a></td> <td colspan="13" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Joyce_Barnaby" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Joyce Barnaby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Wymark" title="Jane Wymark">Jane Wymark</a></td> <td colspan="13" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DS_Gavin_Troy" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DS Gavin Troy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Casey" title="Daniel Casey">Daniel Casey</a></td> <td colspan="7" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="background:#add8e6; text-align:center;">Guest</td> <td colspan="11" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Dr._George_Bullard" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Dr. George Bullard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Jackson_(actor)" title="Barry Jackson (actor)">Barry Jackson</a></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td style="background:#add8e6; text-align:center;">Guest</td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="8" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dr. Dan Peterson</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toby_Jones" title="Toby Jones">Toby Jones</a></td> <td style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="19" style="background:#ececec;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DS_Dan_Scott" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DS Daniel Scott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor)" title="John Hopkins (actor)">John Hopkins</a></td> <td colspan="6" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="14" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DS_Ben_Jones" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DS Benjamin Jones</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(actor)" title="Jason Hughes (actor)">Jason Hughes</a></td> <td colspan="8" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"></td> <td colspan="7" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"></td> <td style="background:#add8e6; text-align:center;">Guest</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DC_Gail_Stephens" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DC Gail Stephens</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Dillon" title="Kirsty Dillon">Kirsty Dillon</a></td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DCI_John_Barnaby" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DCI John Barnaby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Dudgeon" title="Neil Dudgeon">Neil Dudgeon</a></td> <td colspan="12" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Sarah_Barnaby" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Sarah Barnaby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiona_Dolman" title="Fiona Dolman">Fiona Dolman</a></td> <td colspan="13" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="9" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Dr._Kate_Wilding" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Dr. Kate Wilding</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamzin_Malleson" title="Tamzin Malleson">Tamzin Malleson</a></td> <td colspan="13" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="background:#fdd; text-align:center;">Recurring</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="5" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DS_Charlie_Nelson" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DS Charlie Nelson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Lee" title="Gwilym Lee">Gwilym Lee</a></td> <td colspan="15" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="4" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Dr._Kam_Karimore" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Dr. Kam Karimore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manjinder_Virk" title="Manjinder Virk">Manjinder Virk</a></td> <td colspan="17" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main</td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#DS_Jamie_Winter" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">DS Jamie Winter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Hendrix" title="Nick Hendrix">Nick Hendrix</a></td> <td colspan="18" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="4" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_characters#Dr._Fleur_Perkins" title="List of Midsomer Murders characters">Dr. Fleur Perkins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annette_Badland" title="Annette Badland">Annette Badland</a></td> <td colspan="19" style="background:#ececec; color:gray; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;">Main </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">List of Midsomer Murders episodes</a></div> <p>The pilot episode of <i>Midsomer Murders</i> was shown on 23 March 1997. As of 14 April 2024, 133 episodes have been broadcast in the UK, comprising 23 series. Air dates may vary from region to region. IMDb lists differing dates; for example, S24 E01 is listed as airing on 10 November 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118401/episodes/?year=2023">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118401/episodes/?year=2023</a> </p> <div style="display:block;overflow-x:auto"><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;height:1px;display:table"><tbody><tr style="text-align:center"><th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="min-width:50px;padding:0 8px">Series</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="padding:0 8px">Episodes</th><th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Originally aired</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">First aired</th><th scope="col">Last aired</th></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:yellow;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Pilot_(1997)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">Pilot</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">23 March 1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-03-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#0000CD;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_1_(1998)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">1</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">22 March 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-03-22</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">6 May 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1998-05-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#689CCF;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_2_(1999)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">2</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">20 January 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-01-20</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">19 September 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1999-09-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#AE1A1A;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_3_(1999–2000)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">3</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">31 December 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-12-31</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">5 February 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2000-02-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#9C380C;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_4_(2000–2001)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">4</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">10 September 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-09-10</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">23 September 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2001-09-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#485B69;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_5_(2002)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">5</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">16 June 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-06-16</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">22 September 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2002-09-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00AC53;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_6_(2003)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">6</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">5</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">3 January 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-01-03</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">31 January 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2003-01-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#B77FDF;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_7_(2003–2004)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">7</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">2 November 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-11-02</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">25 December 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2004-12-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF6308;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_8_(2004–2005)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">8</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">10 October 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-10-10</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">2 October 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2005-10-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF4AC3;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_9_(2005–2006)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">9</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">9 October 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-10-09</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">17 September 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2006-09-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#40E0D0;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_10_(2006–2008)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">10</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">12 November 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-11-12</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">11 May 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2008-05-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00BFFF;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_11_(2008–2010)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">11</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">1 January 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-01-01</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">5 May 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-05-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#64571D;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_12_(2009–2010)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">12</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">22 July 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-07-22</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">14 April 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-04-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#B87BF6;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_13_(2010–2011)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">13</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">12 May 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-05-12</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">2 February 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-02-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#8DB600;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_14_(2011–2012)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">14</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">23 March 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-03-23</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">11 January 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2012-01-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#972983;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_15_(2012–2013)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">15</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">1 February 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-02-01</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">30 January 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-01-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#72A0C1;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_16_(2013–2014)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">16</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">5</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">24 December 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-12-24</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">12 February 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2014-02-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#AE1C26;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_17_(2015)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">17</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">28 January 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-01-28</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">18 February 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015-02-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#470DE5;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_18_(2016)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">18</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">6 January 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-01-06</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">17 February 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-02-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#E58B0D;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_19_(2016–2018)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">19</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">18 December 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-12-18</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">20 May 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2018-05-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#3FE242;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_20_(2019–2020)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">20</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">10 March 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-03-10</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">14 January 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2020-01-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#44AB88;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_21_(2020–2021)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">21</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">21 January 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-01-21</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">28 March 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2021-03-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FBEC5D;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_22_(2021–2023)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">22</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">4 April 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-04-04</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">27 August 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2023-08-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFD24B;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_23_(2024)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">23</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">14 April 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-04-14</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">10 November 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2024-11-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#AE1A1A;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_24" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">24</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart"></span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend"></span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_anniversary_special">20th anniversary special</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 20th anniversary special"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2019, British-American streaming service <a href="/wiki/Acorn_TV" title="Acorn TV">Acorn TV</a> began streaming a 20th Anniversary Special presented by John Nettles.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The one-hour documentary brings together former and current actors on the show as well as producers and others working behind the scene to discuss memorable moments from the past 20 series and the peculiar quirks that have made the show a success.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="25th_anniversary_documentary">25th anniversary documentary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 25th anniversary documentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2022, ITV announced that there would be a documentary celebrating the show's 25th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Entitled <i>Midsomer Murders – 25 Years of Mayhem</i> and due to air later in the year, it will feature contributions from cast members including <a href="/wiki/John_Nettles" title="John Nettles">John Nettles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Dudgeon" title="Neil Dudgeon">Neil Dudgeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wymark" title="Jane Wymark">Jane Wymark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Dolman" title="Fiona Dolman">Fiona Dolman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Casey" title="Daniel Casey">Daniel Casey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(actor)" title="Jason Hughes (actor)">Jason Hughes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annette_Badland" title="Annette Badland">Annette Badland</a>, as well as writer <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Povey" title="Jeff Povey">Jeff Povey</a> and producer Ian Strachan. It will also delve behind the scenes of filming <a href="/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes#Series_23_(2022)" title="List of Midsomer Murders episodes">series 23</a> and highlight pre-fame appearances by actors such as <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Bloom" title="Orlando Bloom">Orlando Bloom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cavill" title="Henry Cavill">Henry Cavill</a>. </p><p>ITV subsequently announced that the one-hour documentary would air on the channel on Sunday 29 May 2022 at 7pm.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (November 2024)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2011, the series' producer, Brian True-May, was suspended by <a href="/wiki/All3Media" title="All3Media">All3Media</a> after telling the TV listings magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Radio_Times" title="Radio Times">Radio Times</a></i> that the programme did not have any non-<a href="/wiki/White_people_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="White people in the United Kingdom">white characters</a> because the series was "the last bastion of <a href="/wiki/English_national_identity" title="English national identity">Englishness</a> and I want to keep it that way". When challenged about the term "Englishness" and whether that would exclude ethnic minorities, True-May responded: "Well, it should do, and maybe I'm not <a href="/wiki/Political_correctness" title="Political correctness">politically correct</a>." He later went on to say that he wanted to make a programme "that appeals to a certain audience, which seems to succeed." True-May's comments were investigated by the production company.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was reinstated, having apologised "if his remarks gave unintended offence to any viewers", but subsequently stepped down as producer. ITV said it was "shocked and appalled" at True-May's comments, which were "absolutely not shared by anyone at ITV".<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>True-May's replacement, Jo Wright, confirmed that she was committed to on-screen diversity when she took over the helm of the show, saying: "I feel strongly that a range of ethnic groups should be represented on screen. And that will be reflected in some of the episodes in the new series with key guest casting. I will cast the series in the same way as I always do, by starting with the best script. And a good script will include a variety of different characters."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In series 15, Asian actors played central characters in the show for the first time, in the episode "Written in the Stars".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black characters also began to appear starting in that series. Beginning with series 18, the show gained an Asian member for its main cast: pathologist Kam Karimore, played by <a href="/wiki/Manjinder_Virk" title="Manjinder Virk">Manjinder Virk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, she left the show at the end of series 19. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, <i>Midsomer Murders</i> was among the three most-sold British TV shows worldwide, whether as TV programming or DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, <i>Midsomer Murders</i> had been sold to more than 200 countries around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Morgan_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morgan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Australia, first-run episodes and repeats are screened on the national free-to-air network <a href="/wiki/ABC_(Australian_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC (Australian TV channel)">ABC</a> with repeats also shown on the <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a> channel, <a href="/wiki/9Gem" title="9Gem">9Gem</a>. The series was originally only aired on the <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a>. Repeat screenings are also aired on the subscription channels <a href="/wiki/UKTV_(Australia_and_New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)">UKTV</a> and <a href="/wiki/13th_Street_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Street (Australia)">13th Street</a>. A measure of the success of the series in Australia is that repeats of the series still rate highly and often feature in the nation's top twenty shows in national surveys.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Canada, the series is broadcast on <a href="/wiki/TVOntario" class="mw-redirect" title="TVOntario">TVOntario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Book_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Book Television">Book Television</a> in Ontario, on <a href="/wiki/Knowledge_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Knowledge (TV channel)">Knowledge</a> in British Columbia, and via American <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> channels available throughout southern parts of Canada. As of May 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the first thirteen series are currently available in Canada on <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a>, while only series 21 is available on <a href="/wiki/Britbox" class="mw-redirect" title="Britbox">Britbox</a>. The first nineteen series are also available on streaming service/app Tubi and Acorn. </p><p>In Ireland, the series is aired on <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Three" title="Virgin Media Three">Virgin Media Three</a> every Monday night at 8 pm. It is one of the channel's highest-rated shows. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, the series was broadcast on <a href="/wiki/TVNZ_1" title="TVNZ 1">TVNZ 1</a> and it was broadcast for a number of years on the free-to-air channel <a href="/wiki/Prime_Television_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Television New Zealand">Prime</a>. </p><p>In the United States, the series was first aired by <a href="/wiki/Arts_and_Entertainment_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Arts and Entertainment Network">A&E</a>, which broadcast "The Killings at Badger's Drift" on 28 June 1998 and followed with the next four episodes over the 1998–99 series.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Hare_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Hare-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show remained on A&E for many years until it was syndicated by <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Television" title="American Public Television">American Public Television</a> for broadcast on public television stations. All 24 series are currently available on the streaming service <a href="/wiki/Acorn_TV" title="Acorn TV">Acorn TV</a>, which also offers the programme in Canada. The show is also broadcast in the USA on the <a href="/wiki/Ion_Mystery" title="Ion Mystery">Ion Mystery</a> Network, and it has a dedicated channel on the streaming service Pluto TV. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Channel">Paramount Channel</a> broadcasts episode <a href="/wiki/Reruns" class="mw-redirect" title="Reruns">reruns</a> daily. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtracks">Soundtracks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Soundtracks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Composed by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(composer)" title="Jim Parker (composer)">Jim Parker</a>, the main theme is a moderate-tempo waltz, performed (primarily though not exclusively) on an unusual electronic musical instrument, the <a href="/wiki/Theremin" title="Theremin">theremin</a>, which has a sound not unlike a low whistle or a human voice. The theremin part was played by Celia Sheen (1940–2011). From the 14th series onwards the soundtrack was altered so that during the closing titles a standardised version of the theme is played on a solo violin in place of the theremin. Occasionally a version with a longer introduction opens the show, using a flute rather than a theremin as the lead instrument. </p><p>The closing theme for "The Scarecrow Murders", shown on 29 May 2022 to celebrate 25 years, was a more jovial clarinet version. </p><p>Multiple soundtrack CDs have been released so far, containing versions of the theme and musical cues from various series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_media">Home media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All 140 episodes have been released in the US (Region 1) and in the UK (Region 2) including three Christmas specials, by Acorn Media. The first 18 series and "Part 1" of series 19 of <i>Midsomer Murders</i> have been released in Australia<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and New Zealand (Region 4). </p><p>Note that episodes 1 to 100 were originally released as 25 DVD "sets", which were not in chronological order and are now discontinued. They have been re-released in 2015 as chronological "series" 1 to 16 in redesigned packages. To confuse fans further, Costco Warehouses sold 5 abbreviated (region 1) sets with one less disc, but used the same "set" numberings even though they did not match the retail "sets". </p><p>Blue-ray discs were released for "Sets" 17 through 25 and "Series" 16 through 24, picking up where the "sets" left off but not re-issuing the "sets" in resigned packages like the DVDs did. </p><p>In January 2006, <i>Midsomer Murders</i> started a DVD and Magazine Collection, available at newsagents in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Acorn Media had released DVD chronological order collections of <i>Midsomer Murders</i> in North America which are: </p> <ul><li><i>The Early Cases</i> 10 disc collection of 18 episodes includes the pilot episode and those of series one, two, three, and four (except the last episode), as well as a bonus disc featuring a behind-the-scenes documentary.</li> <li>Acorn's "Barnaby's Casebook" 10 disc collection has 17 episodes, including the last episode of series four, followed by those of series five, six, and seven.</li> <li>Acorn's "Village Case Files" 8 disc collection includes the 16 episodes of series eight, and nine; and a 4-minute bonus clip from series one.</li> <li>Acorn's "Mayhem & Mystery" 15 disc collection includes the 17 episodes of series ten and eleven.</li> <li>Acorn's "Tom Barnaby's Last Cases" 15 disc collection includes the 17 episodes of series twelve and thirteen.</li></ul> <p>Below table are the release dates for complete series sets in both Australia Region 4 and United Kingdom Region 2. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Discs </th> <th>Region 4 </th> <th>Region 2 </th> <th>Region 1 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>18 August 2006 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 July 2007 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Complete Series One and Two </td> <td>6 </td> <td>– </td> <td>6 April 2009 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 July 2007 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 August 2008 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Complete Series Three and Four </td> <td>6 </td> <td>– </td> <td>11 May 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 August 2008 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 August 2008 </td> <td>– </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Complete Series Five and Six </td> <td>6 </td> <td>– </td> <td>1 June 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 7 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>3 November 2010 </td> <td>6 July 2009 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 8 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>3 November 2010 </td> <td>3 August 2009 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 9 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>3 November 2010 </td> <td>7 September 2009 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 10 </td> <td>5 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>4 February 2015 </td> <td>5 October 2009 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 11 </td> <td>5 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>4 February 2015 </td> <td>23 August 2010 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 12 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 February 2015 </td> <td>17 April 2011 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 13 </td> <td>5 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>4 February 2015 </td> <td>9 May 2011 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 14 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>9 March 2016 </td> <td>2 April 2012 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 15 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>6 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>9 March 2016 </td> <td>6 May 2013 </td> <td>30 July 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 16 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>5 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>22 March 2017 </td> <td>7 July 2014 </td> <td>16 Sep 2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 17 </td> <td>3 (Region 4) <p>4 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>22 March 2017 </td> <td>8 June 2015 </td> <td>15 Sep 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 18 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>2 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>4 October 2017 </td> <td>16 May 2016 </td> <td>20 Sep 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 19 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>2 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>15 August 2018 </td> <td>21 May 2018 </td> <td>pt.1 27 Jun 2017 <p>pt.2 24 Oct 2017 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 20 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>2 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>22 July 2020<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 December 2019<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>25 Sep 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Complete series 21 </td> <td>4 (Region 4) <p>2 (Region 2) </p> </td> <td>6 April 2022<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 April 2021<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span 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</td> <td>25 October 2017 </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Entire First 20 series (Limited Edition) </td> <td>72 </td> <td>21 July 2021<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>– </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1987" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1987). <a href="/wiki/The_Killings_at_Badger%27s_Drift" title="The Killings at Badger's Drift"><i>The Killings at Badger's Drift</i></a>. Adler & Adler. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-917561-41-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-917561-41-2"><bdi>978-0-917561-41-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Killings+at+Badger%27s+Drift&rft.pub=Adler+%26+Adler&rft.date=1987&rft.isbn=978-0-917561-41-2&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1989" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1989). <a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Hollow_Man" title="Death of a Hollow Man"><i>Death of a Hollow Man</i></a>. Century. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7126-2911-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7126-2911-9"><bdi>978-0-7126-2911-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Death+of+a+Hollow+Man&rft.pub=Century&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=978-0-7126-2911-9&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1993" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1993). <a href="/wiki/Death_in_Disguise" title="Death in Disguise"><i>Death in Disguise</i></a>. Headline. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-0608-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-0608-8"><bdi>978-0-7472-0608-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Death+in+Disguise&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=978-0-7472-0608-8&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1994" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1994). <a href="/wiki/Written_in_Blood_(novel)" title="Written in Blood (novel)"><i>Written in Blood</i></a>. Headline. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-4664-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-4664-0"><bdi>978-0-7472-4664-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Written+in+Blood&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=978-0-7472-4664-0&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1996" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1996). <a href="/wiki/Faithful_unto_Death" title="Faithful unto Death"><i>Faithful unto Death</i></a>. Headline Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-1665-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7472-1665-0"><bdi>978-0-7472-1665-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Faithful+unto+Death&rft.pub=Headline+Publishing&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0-7472-1665-0&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline1999" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (1999). <a href="/wiki/A_Place_of_Safety" title="A Place of Safety"><i>A Place of Safety</i></a>. St. Martin's. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-312-24419-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-312-24419-4"><bdi>978-0-312-24419-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Place+of+Safety&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-0-312-24419-4&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGraham,_Caroline2004" class="citation book cs1">Graham, Caroline (2004). <a href="/wiki/A_Ghost_in_the_Machine" title="A Ghost in the Machine"><i>A Ghost in the Machine</i></a>. Headline. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7553-0772-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7553-0772-2"><bdi>978-0-7553-0772-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Ghost+in+the+Machine&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0-7553-0772-2&rft.au=Graham%2C+Caroline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEvans,_Jeff2003" class="citation book cs1">Evans, Jeff (2003). <i>Midsomer Murders: The Making of An English Crime Classic</i>. Batsford. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7134-8768-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7134-8768-8"><bdi>978-0-7134-8768-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Midsomer+Murders%3A+The+Making+of+An+English+Crime+Classic&rft.pub=Batsford&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-0-7134-8768-8&rft.au=Evans%2C+Jeff&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midsomer_Murders&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/02/tvratings.television?gusrc=rss&feed=media">"Midsomer shines for ITV"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 March</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=New+Midsomer+Murders+filmed+at+White+Waltham+Airfield&rft.pub=Maidenhead+Advertiser+News&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk%2FNews%2FAreas%2FMaidenhead%2FNew-Midsomer-Murders-filmed-at-White-Waltham-Airfield-30012014.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewisCawley2021" class="citation news cs1">Lewis, Katy; Cawley, Laurence (18 April 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56195950">"Midsomer Murders: The county that hopes a police show will lure back visitors"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 April</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Midsomer+Murders%3A+The+county+that+hopes+a+police+show+will+lure+back+visitors&rft.date=2021-04-18&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Katy&rft.au=Cawley%2C+Laurence&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56195950&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.midsomermurders.org/mainepisodeguide.htm">"Midsomer Murders–Episode Guide"</a>. <i>www.midsomermurders.org</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160408154818/http://midsomermurders.org/mainepisodeguide.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 8 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.midsomermurders.org&rft.atitle=Midsomer+Murders%E2%80%93Episode+Guide&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midsomermurders.org%2Fmainepisodeguide.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Picture of the round "police square" and some of the episode's main actors at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.midsomermurders.org/copenhagen.htm">midsomermurders.org</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160412095555/http://www.midsomermurders.org/copenhagen.htm">Archived</a> 12 April 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.acornonline.com/XF6902.html">"ORDER Midsomer Murders Series 23"</a>. <i>acornonline.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=acornonline.com&rft.atitle=ORDER+Midsomer+Murders+Series+23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acornonline.com%2FXF6902.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.acornonline.com/XG2562.html">"ORDER Midsomer Murders Series 24"</a>. <i>acornonline.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=acornonline.com&rft.atitle=ORDER+Midsomer+Murders+Series+24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acornonline.com%2FXG2562.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywX8syb9-s8">"Acorn TV – Midsomer Murders 20th Anniversary Special"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>. 15 June 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200217112106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywX8syb9-s8&gl=US&hl=en">Archived</a> from the original on 17 February 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 June</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=Acorn+TV+%E2%80%93+Midsomer+Murders+20th+Anniversary+Special&rft.date=2019-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DywX8syb9-s8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://acorn.tv/midsomeranniversary/">"Midsomer Murders 20th Anniversary Special"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190616122509/https://acorn.tv/midsomeranniversary/">Archived</a> from the original on 16 June 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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ITV Press Centre. 13 May 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220522045233/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-midsomer-murders-25th-anniversary-documentary">Archived</a> from the original on 22 May 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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ITV Press Centre. 18 May 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220525224307/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week22/midsomer-murders-25-years-mayhem">Archived</a> from the original on 25 May 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Midsomer+Murders+%E2%80%93+25+Years+of+Mayhem&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itv.com%2Fpresscentre%2Fep1week22%2Fmidsomer-murders-25-years-mayhem&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEaston2011" class="citation news cs1">Easton, Mark (15 March 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12741847">"Midsomer Murders producer suspended over race row"</a>. BBC News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110322212949/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12741847">Archived</a> from the original on 22 March 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 March</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Midsomer+Murders+producer+suspended+over+race+row&rft.date=2011-03-15&rft.aulast=Easton&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-12741847&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMidsomer+Murders" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlunkett2011" class="citation news cs1">Plunkett, John (23 March 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/23/midsomer-murders-brian-true-may-english">"Midsomer Murders co-creator to step down at end of current series"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921222401/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/23/midsomer-murders-brian-true-may-english">Archived</a> from the original on 21 September 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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