Location file · Buckinghamshire
Cuddington
Cottages, halls, churchyard and village shop have supplied police bases, family homes and community events.
What it played on screen
From Cuddington to Midsomer.
Cottages, halls, churchyard and village shop have supplied police bases, family homes and community events.
The description above records what the real place supplied on screen. The list gives each linked case and its principal fictional setting; a production may use only one building or street rather than the entire settlement.
Beyond the camera
About the real place
Cuddington is a compact Buckinghamshire village centred on a green and a network of historic cottages, with the church and village hall close at hand. Its continuity of scale and materials gives the centre the appearance of a complete fictional community rather than a collection of isolated buildings.
That visual unity also means filming locations often sit beside ordinary homes. The village is best appreciated from public roads and footpaths, with any visit kept low-key. Nearby Haddenham and Thame provide more facilities and make sensible companions in a day route.
Curated archive
Connected cases
Death in Disguise
A death at a New Age commune brings Barnaby into a world of mysticism, money and carefully remade identities.
Open case →S3 E1 · 1999Death of a Stranger
A stranger's death after a fox hunt forces Barnaby to question a close-knit rural circle and a conveniently solved case.
Open case →S6 E2 · 2003Death and Dreams
An elaborate apparent suicide leads Barnaby towards a psychiatric clinic, a marching band and a dangerously closed family world.
Open case →S6 E5 · 2003Birds of Prey
A suspicious drowning and an illegal birds'-egg inquiry converge on failed investments, a falconry centre and disputed research.
Open case →S7 E2 · 2004Bad Tidings
Dan Scott's first case begins with an unwelcome transfer, Cully's school reunion and a string of personal attacks.
Open case →S11 E1 · 2008Shot at Dawn
A village feud dating from a First World War execution erupts when a retired colonel is abducted for a grotesque mock firing squad.
Open case →S11 E7 · 2008Talking to the Dead
Two couples vanish from cottages beside reputedly haunted woods, leaving blood, folklore and a body in a shallow grave.
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