Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama[1] that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on Caroline Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby book series, originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz.
From the pilot episode in 1997 until 2 February 2011 the lead character, DCI Tom Barnaby, was portrayed by John Nettles OBE.
In February 2009 it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after the conclusion of series 13 in July 2010. When his last episode "Fit for Murder" aired on 2 February 2011, Nettles had appeared in 81 episodes.[2][3]
Since 2011 the lead character has been DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who permanently joined the show following John Nettles' 2011 departure. He is the younger cousin of DCI Tom Barnaby. Like his cousin, John Barnaby works for Causton CID.
Several actors have appeared in a variety of Midsomer Murders episodes: Daniel Casey (DS Gavin Troy, series 1–7), John Hopkins (DS Daniel Scott, series 7–8), Jane Wymark (Joyce Barnaby, series 1–13), Laura Howard (Cully Barnaby, series 1–3, 6–13), Barry Jackson (Dr George Bullard, series 1–14), Jason Hughes (DS Ben Jones, series 9–15, guest star series 19), Gwilym Lee (DS Charlie Nelson, series 16–18), Kirsty Dillon (WPC Gail Stephens, series 10–13), Fiona Dolman (Sarah Barnaby, series 14-present), Nick Hendrix (DS Jamie Winter, series 19-present), Tamzin Malleson (Dr Kate Wilding, series 14–17), Manjinder Virk (Dr Kam Karimore, series 18–19), and Annette Badland (Dr Fleur Perkins, series 20-present).
As of 29 May 2022, 130 episodes have aired over 22 series.
Series overview[edit]
Episodes[edit]
Pilot (1997)[edit]
Series 1 (1998)[edit]
Series 2 (1999)[edit]
Series 3 (1999–2000)[edit]
Series 4 (2000–2001)[edit]
Series 5 (2002)[edit]
Series 6 (2003)[edit]
Series 7 (2003–2004)[edit]
Series 8 (2004–2005)[edit]
Series 9 (2005–2006)[edit]
Series 10 (2006–2008)[edit]
Series 11 (2008–2010)[edit]
Series 12 (2009–2010)[edit]
Series 13 (2010–2011)[edit]
Series 14 (2011–2012)[edit]
Series 15 (2012–2013)[edit]
Series 16 (2013–2014)[edit]
Series 17 (2015)[edit]
Series 18 (2016)[edit]
Series 19 (2016–2018)[edit]
Series 20 (2019–2020)[edit]
Series 21 (2020–2021)[edit]
Series 22 (2021–2022)[edit]
Series 23 (2022)[edit]
Midsomer Murders has been renewed for Series 23, scheduled to start airing later in 2022, with filming set to start in March 2022. Series 23 will coincide with the show's 25th anniversary.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ The Guardian (2 January 2008). "Midsomer shines for ITV". London. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ John Nettles#cite ref-Telegraph-2009 12-0
- ^ "Interview: John Nettles on Midsomer Murders". www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ TV, I. Heart British (9 March 2022). "Midsomer Murders, Season 23: What We Know So Far".
External links[edit]
- Full episode guide at IMDb.com