Story pattern index
The motifs of Midsomer.
From village secrets and old grievances to competitive hobbies and elaborate institutions, follow the ingredients that keep returning.
Most recurring
Casebook theme labels grouped by how often they appear in the current archive.
Inheritance
Death in Disguise · Destroying Angel · A Talent for Life
Open file →5 casesBlackmail
Tainted Fruit · Dead in the Water · Down Among the Dead Men
Open file →5 casesCountry estate
Dead Man's Eleven · Tainted Fruit · Vixen's Run
Open file →4 casesFamily business
A Tale of Two Hamlets · The Maid in Splendour · Sauce for the Goose
Open file →3 casesBook adaptation
The Killings at Badger's Drift · Written in Blood · Death of a Hollow Man
Open file →3 casesChristmas
Ghosts of Christmas Past · Days of Misrule · The Christmas Haunting
Open file →3 casesCountry house
Garden of Death · Ghosts of Christmas Past · The Oblong Murders
Open file →3 casesFamily feud
Blood Will Out · Second Sight · Shot at Dawn
Open file →3 casesFamily secret
A Worm in the Bud · Bantling Boy · Death Strikes Three
Open file →3 casesHidden identity
Death in Disguise · Down Among the Dead Men · The Curse of the Ninth
Open file →3 casesUndercover inquiry
Painted in Blood · The Oblong Murders · Last Man Out
Open file →2 casesArchaeology
The Fisher King · Saints and Sinners
Open file →Further patterns
Casebook theme labels grouped by how often they appear in the current archive.
Badger's Drift
Death's Shadow · Midsomer Rhapsody
Open file →2 casesBuried history
The Fisher King · Book of the Dead
Open file →2 casesCivil War
Beyond the Grave · The Dark Rider
Open file →2 casesClub rivalry
A Rare Bird · Lawn of the Dead
Open file →2 casesCold case
Strangler's Wood · The Debt of Lies
Open file →2 casesCompetition
Ring Out Your Dead · The Point of Balance
Open file →2 casesCricket
Dead Man's Eleven · Last Man Out
Open file →2 casesCycling
The Glitch · Breaking the Chain
Open file →2 casesFamily
Garden of Death · The Point of Balance
Open file →2 casesFamily history
Dead Man's Eleven · Top of the Class
Open file →2 casesForgery
Midsomer Rhapsody · The Black Book
Open file →2 casesHidden past
Dark Secrets · Dressed to Kill
Open file →2 casesHit-and-run
Death and Dust · Left for Dead
Open file →2 casesLand dispute
A Worm in the Bud · Blood on the Saddle
Open file →2 casesMuseum
Beyond the Grave · The Miniature Murders
Open file →2 casesOld disappearance
With Baited Breath · Treasures of Darkness
Open file →Specific ingredients
Casebook theme labels grouped by how often they appear in the current archive.
Poisoning
A Vintage Murder · A Grain of Truth
Open file →2 casesRevenge
Send in the Clowns · The Stitcher Society
Open file →2 casesSchool
Murder on St Malley's Day · Death in the Slow Lane
Open file →2 casesSmuggling
Orchis Fatalis · The Night of the Stag
Open file →2 casesStage magic
The Magician's Nephew · Murder by Magic
Open file →2 casesTechnology
The Glitch · Death by Persuasion
Open file →1 case100th episode
The Killings of Copenhagen
Open file →1 caseAbandoned hospital
The Silent Land
Open file →1 caseAbbey
The Ghost of Causton Abbey
Open file →1 caseAcademic rivalry
Written in the Stars
Open file →1 caseActing sisters
Death and the Divas
Open file →1 caseAffairs
Dark Autumn
Open file →1 caseAirfield
The Flying Club
Open file →1 caseAmateur dramatics
Death of a Hollow Man
Open file →1 caseAmateur opera
For Death Prepare
Open file →1 caseAncient custom
The Night of the Stag
Open file →1 caseAnniversary clues
Death of the Small Coppers
Open file →1 caseAntique silver
A Sacred Trust
Open file →1 caseAntiques
Lawn of the Dead
Open file →1 caseApley Gold
The Sting of Death
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