- 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 crimes 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
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:
- Brian True-May all episodes through series 14 (89 episodes)
- Jo Wright series 15 episodes (6 episodes)
- Louise Sutton series 16 episodes (5 episodes)
- Phil Hunter series 17 and 18 (10 episodes)
- Ella Kelly series 19 (6 episodes)
- Guy Hescott Series 20 (6 episodes)
There have been 34 different writers for 122 episodes through series 20.
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.
Director | # Episodes |
---|---|
Alex Pillai | 7 |
Andy Hay | 1 |
Audrey Cooke | 1 |
Baz Taylor | 2 |
Charles Palmer | 1 |
David Tucker | 3 |
Jeremy Silberston | 9 |
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 |