The reference desk
Find the right desk.
All 34 tools remain here, now grouped by the question they answer rather than presented as one endless wall.
Good places to begin
Six essential desks.
Complete title ledger
Episode A–Z
Find any released case by title without knowing its series or village.144 titles →Broadcast chronology
Series archive
Open Series 1–25 with complete episode ledgers, core teams, first-shown years and honest research-status labels.25 released series →Fictional geography
Village atlas
Search the principal fictional settings recorded across the complete episode catalogue and follow sourced links to real locations used on screen.99 places →Cast changes explained
Continuity guide
Understand the principal detective, sergeant, household and forensic handovers.Three continuity layers →Real buildings
Pubs, churches & manor houses
Find the working buildings behind the fictional county, with screen roles and considerate visitor notes.26 mapped places →Editorial watch routes
Themed collections
Choose among twelve atmosphere, setting and story-pattern routes without opening spoilers.12 curated routes →Watch & chronology
8 desksDeep-cut rewatch routes
Superfan desk
Connect returning actors, creator fingerprints, reused locations, forensic teams, motifs and double bills.Broadcast chronology
Series archive
Open Series 1–25 with complete episode ledgers, core teams, first-shown years and honest research-status labels.Complete title ledger
Episode A–Z
Find any released case by title without knowing its series or village.Editorial watch routes
Themed collections
Choose among twelve atmosphere, setting and story-pattern routes without opening spoilers.Archive by period
Midsomer through the decades
Compare representative cases and changing teams across four decades.Turning points
Milestone cases
Follow first appearances, handovers, farewells and landmark files without plot-solution spoilers.Editorial pairings
Double bills
Choose two connected cases for one spoiler-light viewing evening.Private viewing tool
Personal watchlist
Queue an episode, mark it watched and keep favourites in your browser—no account or server storage.People & continuity
6 desksCast spotting
Guest-star A–Z
Search notable, verified appearances by actor, role, episode, initial and detective era.Familiar faces
Returning performers
Compare checked guest performers who returned to the county in a different role.Teams through time
Relationships
Follow the Barnabys, sergeants, households and forensic colleagues without plot-solution spoilers.Investigation ledger
Case teams
Follow every principal Barnaby and investigating-partner combination.Forensic support
Pathologists’ desk
Meet the resident, locum and guest specialists supporting the investigations.Cast changes explained
Continuity guide
Understand the principal detective, sergeant, household and forensic handovers.The fictional county
6 desksFictional geography
Village atlas
Search the principal fictional settings recorded across the complete episode catalogue and follow sourced links to real locations used on screen.Fictional geography
Returning villages
See which principal fictional settings support more than one case.Social life
Village traditions
Trace fêtes, choirs, clubs, contests and the rituals that repeatedly make weekends dangerous.Story pattern index
Motifs
Follow recurring Casebook theme labels and the cases attached to them.Maps, games & connections
Fan extras
Explore an imagined county map, a spoiler-safe case picker, filming-location reuse and Midsomer survival advice.Rewatch projects
Fan challenges
Turn the complete archive into ten small, flexible viewing routes.Real filming places
4 desksReal buildings
Pubs, churches & manor houses
Find the working buildings behind the fictional county, with screen roles and considerate visitor notes.Real place · changing role
Screen identities
See which buildings returned as another pub, church, house or village institution.Real geography
Filming counties
Browse mapped real locations grouped by county.Landmarks on screen
What the locations played
Browse mapped pubs, churches and manor houses by the fictional roles they performed.Behind the programme
4 desksCreative credits
Writers & directors
Follow the most frequent credited writers and directors into their episode runs.Behind the case file
Production guide
Read adaptations, credits, returning performers and filming evidence more confidently.Adaptation ledger
Books vs screen
Read Caroline Graham's Barnaby novels in order and see which stories made the transition to television.Current production
Series 26 desk
Read the official commission facts, returning cast and the questions ITV has not yet answered.Research & archive tools
5 desksArchive analysis
Midsomer by numbers
Compare eras, tones, sergeants, themes and series coverage across every released case through Series 25.Ten analytical passes
Archive lab
Reorganise the catalogue by year, writer, director, partner, village, theme, tone and research coverage.Spoiler-controlled evidence
Deaths index
Search source-listed victims, classifications and broad method families across every released case, with names sealed by default.Evidence & trust
Corrections desk
Use a clear checklist to report a claim, source or visual location match for independent checking.Editorial language