Midsomer Murders

Premiere Date
Season 25 Premiere:

Midsomer Murders - Acorn TV

Acorn TV

Series

1997

TVPG

Crime drama

Mystery

Based on the crime-novel series by Caroline Graham, Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby solves crimes that occur in the wealthy, isolated English county of Midsomer, a picturesque and peaceful place on the outside but filled with amoral and snobbish eccentrics with all kinds of vices.

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Thursday, December 18

The Killings of Copenhagen

Season 16 • Episode 5

Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two female Danish detectives.

Thursday, December 18

Blood Will Out

Season 2 • Episode 4

Feuding families visiting a sleepy village antagonize a judge, who is soon found shot to death.

Thursday, December 18

Dead Man's Eleven

Season 2 • Episode 3

A murder by a cricket bat leads Barnaby to a sordid tale of blackmail and revenge.

Friday, December 19

The Dagger Club

Season 17 • Episode 1

A crime festival is jeopardized when a manuscript is stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted.

Friday, December 19

Blue Herrings

Season 3 • Episode 2

Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where his aunt is staying.

Friday, December 19

Judgement Day

Season 3 • Episode 3

Winning the Perfect Village competition is challenged when a local thief is murdered.

Friday, December 19

The Green Man

Season 7 • Episode 1

An accident during the restoration of a canal appears to be linked to a group of rowdy teenagers.

Saturday, December 20

Murder by Magic

Season 17 • Episode 2

Barnaby and Nelson uncover a conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions.

Saturday, December 20

A Tale of Two Hamlets: Part 1

Season 6 • Episode 4

The deaths of two heirs lead to long lost family secrets.

Sunday, December 21

The Green Man

Season 7 • Episode 1

An accident during the restoration of a canal appears to be linked to a group of rowdy teenagers.

Monday, December 22

Death of a Stranger

Season 3 • Episode 1

The murder of a tramp is connected to the village fox hunt and its participants.

Monday, December 22

Garden of Death

Season 4 • Episode 1

The closing of a popular public garden sparks a series of murders.

Tuesday, December 23

The Ballad of Midsomer County

Season 17 • Episode 3

Barnaby investigates whether a ballad could have been the inspiration for a murder.

Tuesday, December 23

A Tale of Two Hamlets: Part 1

Season 6 • Episode 4

The deaths of two heirs lead to long lost family secrets.

Tuesday, December 23

Destroying Angel

Season 4 • Episode 2

The death of a hotel owner leads to murder and intrigue.

Tuesday, December 23

The Electric Vendetta

Season 4 • Episode 3

A body found in a crop circle draws UFO buffs into a murder investigation.

Wednesday, December 24

A Vintage Murder

Season 17 • Episode 4

When a wine launch turns deadly, Barnaby tries to find out who is targeting Midsomer Vinae Winery.

Wednesday, December 24

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Season 4 • Episode 4

Barnaby's old adversary, Melvyn Stockard, may be behind the death of his son's future father-in-law.

Wednesday, December 24

Dark Autumn

Season 4 • Episode 5

Adulterous liaisons and pub rivalries may be behind the murder of a postman.

Thursday, December 25

Habeas Corpus

Season 18 • Episode 1

Wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster's body goes missing on the night of his death.

Thursday, December 25

Tainted Fruit

Season 4 • Episode 6

The body of an arrogant local beauty is discovered at her manor home.

Thursday, December 25

Ring Out Your Dead

Season 5 • Episode 3

DCI Barnaby is called in to investigate when the bell tolls for the bell ringers of Midsomer Wellow.

Friday, December 26

The Incident at Cooper Hill

Season 18 • Episode 2

Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hotspot Cooper Hill.

Friday, December 26

Murder on St Malley's Day

Season 5 • Episode 2

Barnaby uncovers an elite Mafia-like sect at a private school while investigating a boy's death.

Friday, December 26

Market for Murder

Season 5 • Episode 1

A woman's reading club turns out to be an investment club with a deadly secret.

Friday, December 26

Bad Tidings

Season 7 • Episode 2

Barnaby has a new assistant who investigating a murder when a Spanish dance night goes wrong.

Saturday, December 27

Breaking the Chain

Season 18 • Episode 3

Barnaby and Nelson are drawn into a competitive world of blackmail, bribery and bloodshed.

Saturday, December 27

Birds of Prey: Part 1

Season 6 • Episode 5

A man's car and body are found in the river.

Sunday, December 28

Bad Tidings

Season 7 • Episode 2

Barnaby has a new assistant who investigating a murder when a Spanish dance night goes wrong.

Tuesday, December 30

British mysteries of blackmail, betrayal and murder in Midsomer county.

Tuesday, December 30

British mysteries of blackmail, betrayal and murder in Midsomer county.

Friday, January 2

A Dying Art

Season 18 • Episode 4

Art comes to the Midsomer village of Angel's Rise with the opening of a new sculpture park.

Friday, January 2

Saints and Sinners

Season 18 • Episode 5

A saint's bones are discovered during an archaeological dig, causing a stir.

Friday, January 2

Harvest of Souls

Season 18 • Episode 6

The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death arrive in Whitcombe Mallet.

Friday, January 2

The Village That Rose from the Dead

Season 19 • Episode 1

DCI Barnaby hunts a killer in a formerly abandoned village undergoing big changes.

Friday, January 2

The Fisher King

Season 7 • Episode 3

A death at a Celtic burial ground leads to a string of murders.

Friday, January 2

Crime and Punishment

Season 19 • Episode 2

Barnaby investigates the death of a neighborhood watch group member revealing a quest for control.

Saturday, January 3

Last Man Out

Season 19 • Episode 3

Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of a star cricketer during a tournament.

Saturday, January 3

Birds of Prey

Season 6 • Episode 5

Troy investigates a wildlife crime; a car and a body are found in a river.

Saturday, January 3

Red in Tooth and Claw

Season 19 • Episode 4

Barnaby and Winter stumble across a startling discovery when they find a body engulfed in rabbits.

Saturday, January 3

Death by Persuasion

Season 19 • Episode 5

A young woman is stabbed to death with a quill at a Jane Austen fantasy event.

Sunday, January 4

The Curse of the Ninth

Season 19 • Episode 6

The winner of a music award is found strangled with a violin string moments before a performance.

Sunday, January 4

The Fisher King

Season 7 • Episode 3

A death at a Celtic burial ground leads to a string of murders.

Matt Roush

Matt Roush says...

The popular British mystery series set in the cozy yet lethal country villages of Midsomer County marks its milestone 25th season with four feature-length whodunits, creating new challenges for DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and DS Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrix). In the first episode, “Treasures of Darkness,” the detectives enter the world of treasure-seeking mudlarkers, whose rivalry while looking for gems during low tide turns deadly.

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