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Series One of Midsomer Murders included the stand alone pilot episode entitled The Killings at Badger's Drift which was broadcast on 23 March 1997. The remaining episodes aired from 22 March 1998, and concluded on 6 May 1998.

Main Cast
Name Portrayed by Occupation Notes
Tom Barnaby John Nettles DCI Causton CID
Gavin Troy Daniel Casey DS Causton CID DCI Barnaby's partner
Joyce Barnaby Jane Wymark Wife of DCI Barnaby
Cully Barnaby Laura Howard Daughter of DCI Barnaby
George Bullard Barry Jackson Chief pathologist of Midsomer County. In the novels he is named Jim.


Pilot Episode
Ep Nr Ep ID Title Director Writer Air Date
1 Pilot.1 The Killings at Badger's Drift Jeremy Silberston Anthony Horowitz 23 March 1997
After witnessing something unsettling in the woods Emily Simpson is found dead in her cottage. Her old friend, Lucy Bellringer, is unconvinced that Emily's death is natural and consults DCI Barnaby about her fears. Not all is what it seems amongst the residents of Badger's Drift!
Episodes
Ep Nr Ep ID Title Director Writer Air Date
2 1.1 Written in Blood Jeremy Silberston Anthony Horowitz 22 March 1998
In the tranquil English village of Midsomer Worthy, the local writers' circle eagerly anticipated a visit from a best-selling novelist. But the aspiring authors of this quiet community are about to witness a sequence of gruesome events far stranger than any fiction. It is the task of tough-minded DCI Barnaby and his eager but inexperienced sidekick Sergeant Gavin Troy to unravel the truth.
3 1.2 Death of a Hollow Man Jeremy Silberston Caroline Graham 29 March 1998
In the quiet rural village of Ferne Basset, an elderly resident is inexplicably found drowned after a violent attack. Meanwhile a local amateur dramatic production of 'Amadeus' reveals a hitherto hidden backstage world of intrigue, passion and gossip, and a whole new meaning to corpsing. DCI Barnaby and DS Troy are left to find the murderer.
4 1.3 Faithful unto Death Baz Taylor Douglas Watkinson 22 April 1998
A project to redevelop the Old Mill is struggling financially and many of the inhabitants of Morton Fendle believe that they have been conned out of a considerable sum of money. When the wife of the wealthy mill owner goes missing DCI Barnaby suspects that she has been kidnapped and sets out to unravel the mystery.
5 1.4 Death in Disguise Baz Taylor Douglas Watkinson 6 May 1998
At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a broken neck, lying at the bottom of a staircase. DCI Barnaby and DS Troy have to decide whether the death was an accident or murder.
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