Midsomer Murders

Tom: "Stop Troy, stop. We go down the hill, Troy"

Troy: "I thought we were going to Upper Warden."

Tom: "Yeah, we are. Upper Warden is down the hill; Lower Warden is up the hill."

Troy: "That doesn't make any sense."

Tom: "Troy, this is Midsomer!"

Troy: "Sorry, I forgot"

— An exchange between Barnaby and Troy. - A Tale of Two Hamlets

Midsomer Murders is a British television show based on the crime-novel series by author Caroline Graham. Midsomer Murders follows the efforts of Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby to solve the unusually high number of murders that occur in the wealthy, isolated English county of Midsomer, a picturesque and peaceful place on the outside but one filled with amoral and snobbish eccentrics with all kinds of vices. His latest assistant is Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter. DCI Barnaby took over in series 14, replacing his older cousin, DCI Tom Barnaby, who retired.

• First episode date]: March 23, 1997
• Networks: ITV, Sveriges Television, UTV, STV, ITV HD
• Currently filming the 20th Series

Cast and Crew

• Main Cast
• Producers
• Writers
• Directors

Main Cast

Character	Actor	Series	# Episodes	Notes
DCI Tom Barnaby	John Nettles	1-13	81
Joyce Barnaby	Jane Wymark	1-13	81
Cully Dixon	Laura Howard	1-13	43
DCI John Barnaby	Neil Dudgeon	14-20	44	Guest appearance as DCI John Barnaby in The Sword of Guillaume and Fit For Murder Also appeared as Daniel Bolt in Garden of Death in series 4
Sarah Barnaby	Fiona Dolman	14-20	39
DI Gavin Troy	Daniel Casey	1-7	30	Also guest appearance in Blood Wedding in series 11
DS Daniel Scott	John Hopkins	7-8	14
DI Ben Jones	Jason Hughes	9-15	53	Also guest appearance in Last Man Out in season 19
DS Charlie Nelson	Gwilym Lee	16-18	15
DS Jamie Winter	Nick Hendrix	19-20	12
DC Gail Stephens	Kirsty Dillon	10-13	24	Recurring character in series 10, joined regular cast in series 11
Dr George Bullard	Barry Jackson	1-2 4-14	76	Did not appear in series 3
Dr Dan Peterson	Toby Jones	2-3	4	Took place of Dr Bullard in series 2 and 3
Dr Kate Wilding	Tamzin Malleson	14-17	19	Appeared in last 4 episodes of series 14
Dr Kam Karimore	Manjinder Virk	18-19	10
Dr. Fleur Perkins	Annette Badland	20	6

There have been 6 different producers for the series through series 20 covering 122 episodes:

Producers

Producer	Series	# Episodes
Brian True-May	Series 1 - 14	89
Jo Wright	Series 15	6
Louise Sutton	Series 16	5
Phil Hunter	Series 17 and 18	10
Ella Kelly	Series 19	6
Guy Hescott	Series 20	6

There have been 34 different writers for 122 episodes through series 20.

Writers

Writer	# of Episodes
Alan Plater	1
Andrew Payne	11
Anthony Horowitz	6
Barry Purchese	2
Barry Simner	1
Caleb Ranson	1
Caroline Graham	1
Chris Murray	5
Christopher Russell	2
David Hoskins	9
David Lawrence	5
Douglas Livingstone	1
Douglas Watkinson	7
Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	5
Helen Jenkins	2
Hugh Whitemore	1
J.C. Wilsher	1
Jeff Dodds	1
Jeff Povey	3
Jeremy Paul	1
Julia Gilbert	2
Lisa Holdsworth	4
Michael Aitkens	9
Michael Crompton	1
Michael Russell	5
Nicholas Martin	3
Nick Hicks-Beach	1
Paul Logue	6
Peter J. Hammond	10
Rachel Cuperman & Sally Griffiths	6
Richard Cameron	1
Steve Trafford	4
Terry Hodgkinson	2
Tony Etchells	2

There have been 21 different directors for 122 episodes through series 20.

Directors

Director	# Episodes
Alex Pillai	7
Andy Hay	1
Audrey Cooke	1
Baz Taylor	2
Charles Palmer	1
David Tucker	3
Jeremy Silberston	10
Luke Watson	1
Matt Carter	5
Moira Armstrong	2
Nick Laughland	9
Paul Harrison	1
Peter Cregeen	1
Peter Smith	22
Renny Rye	23
Richard Holthouse	16
Rob Evans	1
Sarah Hellings	13
Simon Langton	2
Steve Hughes	1
Toby Frow	1