Midsomer Murders

10 Worst Episodes of Midsomer Murders

A veteran DCI and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 08, 2023.

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Midsomer Murders - S12E5

#10 - Small Mercies (Season 12 - Episode 5)

Richard Tanner is found murdered in a model village, stabbed and trussed up like Gulliver in a macabre tableau. The disturbing manner of his death leads Barnaby and Jones to suspect that someone in the village of Little Worthy is criminally insane. As further gruesome killings rock the community, the detectives face a race against time to unravel past events that lead to the making of a dangerous serial killer.

The episode was rated 7.43 from 134 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S7E3

#9 - The Fisher King (Season 7 - Episode 3)

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Midsomer Barrow landowner Gareth Heldman is murdered with an Iron Age spear, on the same spot where his father was killed many years before during an archaeologists' dig at the village's prehistoric earthworks. Meanwhile, troupes of new age travellers (whom Heldman strongly disapproved of) are arriving to celebrate the summer solstice on June 21st. Barnaby finds Heldman was a womaniser, with a tangled web of offspring. He also has to reopen the file on the thirty-year-old murder of Roger Heldman and investigate a tale of lost treasure.

The episode was rated 7.41 from 144 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S4E5

#8 - Dark Autumn (Season 4 - Episode 5)

A postman is brutally murdered on his morning round in the hamlet of Goodman's Land. Local WPC Jay Nash helps Barnaby and Troy to establish that Dave offered a very personal service to the female villagers, leaving a trail of jealous husbands in his wake, and it becomes clear that the tiny village is riven with other adulterous affairs. Then the body count begins to go up...Meanwhile, romance is blossoming between Troy and Jay.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 154 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S15E3

#7 - Written in the Stars (Season 15 - Episode 3)

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As darkness covers Midsomer Stanton during a total eclipse of the sun, amateur astronomer Jeremy Harper is killed by blow to the head with a meteorite. Barnaby and Jones are called in to investigate, and the duo discover that intrigue, sexual tension and academic rivalry are rife among the local stargazing community. Murder mystery, guest starring Maureen Lipman and Kenny Ireland, with Neil Dudgeon and Jason Hughes

The episode was rated 7.38 from 153 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S14E6

#6 - The Night Of The Stag (Season 14 - Episode 6)

A tax inspector goes missing as he tries to track down the maker of an illicit, potent cider popular among the residents of Midsomer Abbas. Barnaby and Jones have a murder investigation on their hands when the man's body is found floating in a vat at the village's spring fair, where the duo are sampling the local brew

The episode was rated 7.36 from 144 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S5E3

#5 - Ring Out Your Dead (Season 5 - Episode 3)

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In the village of Midsomer Wellow, someone is killing off the bellringers of the parish church, in the week before a big bell-ringing competition. One young woman on the team is even shot dead in the churchyard on her wedding day. Before he can crack the case, Barnaby has to understand the significance of an old killing in the same village in the year 1860, when the Midsomer Wellow Vicar of the day, the Reverend Jonathan Ebbrell, was murdered and thrown down a well by the bellringers of his church. So where are the Ebbrells now?

The episode was rated 7.36 from 132 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S22E6

#4 - The Witches of Angel's Rise (Season 22 - Episode 6)

Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their late daughter, the event attracts mediums, psychics, and followers of the occult. When a body is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the eve of the festival, Barnaby must step into the spiritual world to find the killer.

The episode was rated 7.35 from 65 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S15E4

#3 - Death and the Divas (Season 15 - Episode 4)

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The murder of a journalist leaves reminders of a 1960's horror movie starring Midsomerโ€™s Stella Harris. After Stellaโ€™s more famous sister returns following a 40-year family rift, the killings contiue, each reminiscent of a film plot.

The episode was rated 7.35 from 147 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S7E7

#2 - Ghosts of Christmas Past (Season 7 - Episode 7)

An elderly woman is found dead in her cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not down to natural causes

The episode was rated 7.30 from 56 votes.

Midsomer Murders - S13E3

#1 - Blood on the Saddle (Season 13 - Episode 3)

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Ford Florey is a town with a Wild West Society and many grudges. During a Wild West show at the local fayre, the witch on the 'Dunk the Witch' stall is well and truly dunked. Laughter turns to horror when she doesn't get up and the water in the tank starts to turn red. Barnaby and Jones need to be quick on the draw to track down the murderer.

The episode was rated 7.27 from 129 votes.

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