Editorial desk
Find your own way into Midsomer.
The archive now contains all 144 released case files through Series 25 and 26 real-place dossiers. These guides turn the index into practical starting points rather than a very long village roll call.
Watching guide
The best episodes to start with
Twelve editorial picks spanning landmark beginnings, dark village secrets and the modern era.
Travel guide
The real villages behind Midsomer
A practical introduction to 26 mapped places, organised around respectful, realistic visits.
Character guide
Tom Barnaby or John Barnaby?
How the lead changed, what stayed constant and which sergeants define each stretch of the series.
Read a little further
Caroline Graham’s Barnaby books: where to begin
Seven novels, five direct adaptations and two investigations to discover beyond the television episodes.
Read guide →WatchingDo you need to watch Midsomer Murders in order?
Choose an order that suits your interest in the mysteries, the partnerships or the programme’s development.
Read guide →Seasonal watchingTwo different ways to spend Christmas in Midsomer
A family gathering or a ghost-hunting party: choose the kind of seasonal tension you want.
Read guide →Places and researchHow to read a Midsomer filming-location claim
A village name, an exact building and an interior are three different claims. Here is how to tell them apart.
Read guide →RewatchingKeep a case notebook without spoiling the mystery
A simple method for recording what you know, what someone claims and what you are only guessing.
Read guide →ThemesWhy Midsomer’s clubs and businesses make good mysteries
Read the village through its rules, reputations and competing loyalties.
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