Midsomer Murders

1997•5 series•Entertainment / Detective

Available on ITV3 HD

Based on the crime-novel series by author Caroline Graham, `Midsomer Murders' follows the efforts of Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby to solve crimes that occur in the wealthy, isolated English county of Midsomer, a picturesque and peaceful place on the outside but one filled with amoral and snobbish eccentrics with all kinds of vices. Chief Inspector Barnaby is the younger cousin of DCI Tom Barnaby who retired in 2011. His right-hand man is Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter, who is young, keen and smart as a whip. 'Midsummer Murders' is the UK's longest-running contemporary detective drama, having aired on ITV since 1997.

Episode 1Things That Go Bump in the Night

The murder of an undertaker takes Barnaby and Scott to a village where residents are divided about the rights and wrongs of a spiritualist church. S8 Ep1

Episode 2Dead in the Water

Barnaby and Scott dig into the luxury lifestyles of the rowing set when the annual Midsomer Regatta is brought to a standstill after a body is found in a river. S8 Ep2

Episode 3Orchis Fatalis

When one of the world's rarest orchids is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham, it triggers a catalogue of passion, jealousy and death. S8 Ep3

Episode 6Hidden Depths

Barnaby and Scott investigate when a solicitor falls from a roof to his death. A revenge motive emerges when the dead man's rival also dies - but who is behind it? S8 Ep6

Episode 7Sauce for the Goose

Barnaby and Scott delve into the murder of a visitor to a relish factory and discover a web of secrets and lies within the family that own it. S8 Ep7

Episode 8Midsomer Rhapsody

Barnaby and Scott investigate a web of family feuds and long-lost love affairs when an inspirational retired music teacher is battered to death with a torch. S8 Ep8

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