"Midsomer Murders" (1997) TV series 1997-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Release Date:

28 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

The deadliest county in England.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Suspect | Police | Sergeant | Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Nettles	...	DCI Tom Barnaby / ... (76 episodes, 1997-2009)
Jane Wymark	...	Joyce Barnaby (73 episodes, 1997-2009)
Barry Jackson	...	Dr Bullard / ... (64 episodes, 1997-2009)
Laura Howard	...	Cully Barnaby (41 episodes, 1997-2009)
Jason Hughes	...	DS Ben Jones / ... (33 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some epiosodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Albury Park, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Bentley Productions

Trivia:

Filming for an episode "The Blood Point" was abandoned after a few preliminary pickup-up shots had been filmed because of unintentional close similarities between the plot and a real-life event.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Little Britain: (#2.5)" (2004)

Another take on the series

At about the third episode, I realized that at least three murders had to be committed before Barnaby and Troy got the killer. The more I watched, it seemed that the entire series is really a subtle spoof of the English detective mystery genre, that is Country English. The series captures the beautiful countryside, these lovely villages, the wellington boots, the country architecture and interior decor, all to perfection. And underneath it all seethes the violence, greed, sexual anomalies and jealousy of a country village. Reality in rural England has got to be much different, I hope. The murder rate is astronomical in this Midsomer part of England! And poor Barnaby and Troy. They plod along until the killer just about leaps into their hands. I thoroughly enjoy it all and have my chuckles throughout the episode. The local library recently purchased 10 episodes. I still have one to watch.

Margaret, an avowed Anglophile