Midsomer Murders
When wealthy farmer Martin Strickland is covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads to restaurant Wyvern House and its tyrannical celebrity chef Ruth Cameron.
When wealthy farmer Martin Strickland is covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads to restaurant Wyvern House and its tyrannical celebrity chef Ruth Cameron.
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Barnaby and Jones are sampling the local cider at Midsomer Abbas spring fair when the body of a missing tax inspector is found floating in the cider vat. Meanwhile, publican Samuel Quested says that he wants to restore an ancient rite called the Stag in which men go in search of women from another village in order to 'refresh the gene pool'. As Barnaby and Jones investigate the murder they uncover an array of motives.
When a farmer is found horribly murdered in the middle of a stone circle, suspicion points at a group of druids. DCI John Barnaby and DS Jones hurry to the scene of the crime, where they are joined by new pathologist Kate Wilding on her first assignment. Druid high priest Leticia Clifford shows Barnaby that sacred ley lines run through the stone circle and later is convinced she has made an exciting discovery.
When a young female member of a new age cult called The Oblong Foundation goes missing, DCI John Barnaby investigates and sends DS Jones undercover at the cult's base, Malham Hall. The police learn that the hall's previous owners, the Lamberts, died in a gas explosion on board their boat. Barnaby and Jones must try to find out what really happened to the Lamberts - and whether the case has a link to the missing woman.
When a young woman is found dressed like a bride and drowned in a bath, it triggers a spate of ghoulish wedding-themed murders in Great Worthy. The case takes Barnaby and Jones to a donkey sanctuary, a heritage steam railway and a pub run by an ex-copper and former brothel madam. Could history be repeating itself?
A social services investigator calls on elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham, but he is sent away rudely by their daughter Selina and her husband Eddie Stanton. Artist Maggie Viviani also had a run-in with the investigator, so when his body is found in the river, they all come under suspicion. Barnaby learns that the Binghams never recovered from losing their elder daughter and son in a drowning accident.
Barnaby investigates whether a ballad made famous by a late, lamented folk singer could have been the inspiration for a murder. Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer - or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?
When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. Is famous magician Gideon Latimer to blame or is he the target?
The crime drama returns for a new series. The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival is jeopardised when the manuscript is stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel. Can new dad Barnaby untangle a web of jealousy and obsession to find the killer?
Schoolteacher Connie Bishop keeps waking in the night, convinced she has an intruder. Just days later a local councillor, said to be obsessed with her, is found murdered in her garden. Is Connie the innocent victim she seems? Barnaby and Jones uncover jealous rivals, ruthless social climbers and a cottage with secrets as they search for the killer in Badger's Drift.
DCI Barnaby's secret past as a spy is revealed when a former agent is found dead after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva. While locals blame the brutal killing on the 'beast of Midsomer', Barnaby suspects otherwise. He soon finds links to a network of spies that operated in Cold War Berlin, but his investigation is obstructed at every turn.
DCI Barnaby finds a tangled world of crime and intrigue in the art world. A recently discovered masterpiece by local artist Henry Hodgson realises an impressive price at auction just hours before its previous owner is tortured and killed. Can Barnaby and Jones prevent the body count from rising further?
The peaceful setting of prestigious Whiteoaks Golf Club is rocked by death and controversy when a golfer is bludgeoned to death near the notorious 13th hole known as Crisp's Folly. Barnaby and Jones discover gambling is rife at the club - along with illegal money-lending and violent assault. Then, as the club considers giving ordinary villagers full membership rights, another golfer is killed.
When an old colleague of DCI Barnaby's is found murdered, a sex scandal at Causton police station 16 years previously comes back to haunt him. His investigation takes him to Midsomer Holm, a halfway house for ex-prisoners founded by Lord Holm, a man who also served time for the murder of his wife. As they try to find links between the suspects and a seedy group known as the Friday Nighters, another person goes missing.
When Dr Alan Delaney is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Barnaby realises that the real target was Delaney's senior partner, Dr James Kirkwood. Is the killer trying to prevent James from marrying beautiful divorcee Delyth Mostyn? How is the death linked to the £30,000 which is missing from the surgery account?
When old rock band Hired Gun re-form to play a gig at the Midsomer Rocks Festival, paranoid lead singer Gary Cooper is convinced that someone is trying to scare them off and stop the reunion. Firstly, rock diva Mimi Clifton is electrocuted on stage, then drummer Nicky Harding is found dead in his swimming pool. Barnaby has to face the possibility that one of his heroes is a murderer.
A glassware factory in Midsomer Magna faces ruin after the death of its co-owner Alan King. His widow Hilary angers her son Ian by marrying Alan's brother Charles, and rumours begin to circulate that Charles and accountant Peter Baxter have embezzled funds. When Peter is stabbed to death with a Masonic dagger and Ian starts behaving strangely, Barnaby is called.
When Faith Alexander arrives in Midsomer Deverell to meet her long-lost uncle Rex Masters, she is surprised to find that he has disappeared and that he had told everyone that she was killed in a plane crash. Then Rex's body is found in the weir, and his friends produce wills, each claiming to inherit his fortune, but what is the truth about Rex's life of mischief-making, and who wanted him dead?
When the body of a young man is found in a WWII-era motor car full of exhaust fumes, it looks like suicide. However, Simon Bright was not alone - as he was hit on the head before he died. Where is his girlfriend, newcomer Laura Sharp? What is her hold on the people of Morton Fendle, a village still overshadowed by the gloomy spectre of the war?
When wealthy farmer Martin Strickland is covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads to restaurant Wyvern House and its tyrannical celebrity chef Ruth Cameron.
Barnaby and Nelson investigate a series of murders in Midsomer St Claire. The crimes appear to be inspired by the macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church crypt.
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