Midsomer Murders: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based originally on the books by Caroline Graham, each self-contained episode of two hours is a classic whodunit revolving around Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and his partner, and their efforts to solve the numerous gruesome murders which take place in the picturesque countryside of Midsomer County.

Series details

• Title: Midsomer Murders
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1998-03-22
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 117 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 328

Cast and credited roles

• John Nettles — DCI Tom Barnaby
• Neil Dudgeon — DCI John Barnaby
• Jason Hughes — DS Ben Jones
• Nick Hendrix — DS Jamie Winter
• Daniel Casey — Sgt. Gavin Troy
• Gwilym Lee — DS Charlie Nelson
• John Hopkins — Sgt. Dan Scott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-03-22; final listed air date 1998-05-06; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-01-20; final listed air date 1999-09-19; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-12-31; final listed air date 2000-02-05; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-09-10; final listed air date 2001-09-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2002-06-16; final listed air date 2002-09-22; episode order: 4.
• Season 6: premiered 2003-01-03; final listed air date 2003-01-31; episode order: 5.
• Season 7: premiered 2003-11-02; final listed air date 2004-02-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 8: premiered 2004-10-10; final listed air date 2005-10-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2005-10-09; final listed air date 2006-09-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2006-11-12; final listed air date 2007-10-14; episode order: 8.
• Season 11: premiered 2008-01-01; final listed air date 2010-05-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 12: premiered 2009-03-19; final listed air date 2009-10-04; episode order: 7.
• Season 13: premiered 2010-02-10; final listed air date 2011-02-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 14: premiered 2011-03-23; final listed air date 2012-01-11; episode order: 8.
• Season 15: premiered 2012-02-01; final listed air date 2013-01-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 16: premiered 2013-12-24; final listed air date 2014-02-12; episode order: 5.
• Season 17: premiered 2015-01-28; final listed air date 2015-02-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 18: premiered 2016-01-06; final listed air date 2016-02-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 19: premiered 2016-12-18; final listed air date 2018-05-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 20: premiered 2019-03-10; final listed air date 2019-08-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 21: premiered 2019-12-01; final listed air date 2019-12-22; episode order: 4.
• Season 22: premiered 2021-04-19; final listed air date 2021-10-18.
• Season 23: premiered 2022-12-12; final listed air date 2023-01-02; episode order: 4.
• Season 24: premiered 2023-12-04; final listed air date 2023-12-25; episode order: 4.
• Season 25: premiered 2025-12-08; final listed air date 2025-12-29; episode order: 4.
• Season 26: episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Midsomer Murders on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.