Episode-guide coverage
What is complete—and what is still being checked.
Every released episode has a case page. The totals below show which details appear in each episode guide and where more published information is needed.
Episode cast details · released archive
All 144 released cases, through Top of the Class.
144 cases covered · 2502 entries across the linked published cast pages · checked 13 September 2026.
| Case | Published cast-page entries | Detailed guest records | Finding | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Killings at Badger's DriftSeries 1, Episode 1 | 25 | 25 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Written in BloodSeries 1, Episode 2 | 28 | 28 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death of a Hollow ManSeries 1, Episode 3 | 29 | 29 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Faithful Unto DeathSeries 1, Episode 4 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death in DisguiseSeries 1, Episode 5 | 23 | 23 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death's ShadowSeries 2, Episode 1 | 21 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Strangler's WoodSeries 2, Episode 2 | 25 | 25 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dead Man's ElevenSeries 2, Episode 3 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Blood Will OutSeries 2, Episode 4 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death of a StrangerSeries 3, Episode 1 | 25 | 26 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Blue HerringsSeries 3, Episode 2 | 24 | 24 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Judgement DaySeries 3, Episode 3 | 25 | 25 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Beyond the GraveSeries 3, Episode 4 | 16 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Garden of DeathSeries 4, Episode 1 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Destroying AngelSeries 4, Episode 2 | 26 | 26 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Electric VendettaSeries 4, Episode 3 | 21 | 21 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Who Killed Cock Robin?Series 4, Episode 4 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dark AutumnSeries 4, Episode 5 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Tainted FruitSeries 4, Episode 6 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Market for MurderSeries 5, Episode 1 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Worm in the BudSeries 5, Episode 2 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Ring Out Your DeadSeries 5, Episode 3 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Murder on St Malley's DaySeries 5, Episode 4 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Talent for LifeSeries 6, Episode 1 | 24 | 24 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death and DreamsSeries 6, Episode 2 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Painted in BloodSeries 6, Episode 3 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Tale of Two HamletsSeries 6, Episode 4 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Birds of PreySeries 6, Episode 5 | 23 | 23 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Green ManSeries 7, Episode 1 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Bad TidingsSeries 7, Episode 2 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Fisher KingSeries 7, Episode 3 | 12 | 12 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Sins of CommissionSeries 7, Episode 4 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Maid in SplendourSeries 7, Episode 5 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Straw WomanSeries 7, Episode 6 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Ghosts of Christmas PastSeries 7, Episode 7 | 25 | 25 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Things That Go Bump in the NightSeries 8, Episode 1 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dead in the WaterSeries 8, Episode 2 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Orchis FatalisSeries 8, Episode 3 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Bantling BoySeries 8, Episode 4 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Second SightSeries 8, Episode 5 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Hidden DepthsSeries 8, Episode 6 | 21 | 21 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Sauce for the GooseSeries 8, Episode 7 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Midsomer RhapsodySeries 8, Episode 8 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The House in the WoodsSeries 9, Episode 1 | 25 | 26 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dead LettersSeries 9, Episode 2 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Vixen's RunSeries 9, Episode 3 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Down Among the Dead MenSeries 9, Episode 4 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death in ChorusSeries 9, Episode 5 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Country MattersSeries 9, Episode 6 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Last Year's ModelSeries 9, Episode 7 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Four Funerals and a WeddingSeries 9, Episode 8 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dance with the DeadSeries 10, Episode 1 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Animal WithinSeries 10, Episode 2 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| King's CrystalSeries 10, Episode 3 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Axeman ComethSeries 10, Episode 4 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death and DustSeries 10, Episode 5 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Picture of InnocenceSeries 10, Episode 6 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| They Seek Him HereSeries 10, Episode 7 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death in a Chocolate BoxSeries 10, Episode 8 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Shot at DawnSeries 11, Episode 1 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Blood WeddingSeries 11, Episode 2 | 24 | 24 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Left for DeadSeries 11, Episode 3 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Midsomer LifeSeries 11, Episode 4 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Magician's NephewSeries 11, Episode 5 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Days of MisruleSeries 11, Episode 6 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Talking to the DeadSeries 11, Episode 7 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Dogleg MurdersSeries 12, Episode 1 | 21 | 21 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Black BookSeries 12, Episode 2 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Secrets and SpiesSeries 12, Episode 3 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The GlitchSeries 12, Episode 4 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Small MerciesSeries 12, Episode 5 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The CreeperSeries 12, Episode 6 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Great and the GoodSeries 12, Episode 7 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Sword of GuillaumeSeries 13, Episode 1 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Made-to-Measure MurdersSeries 13, Episode 2 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Blood on the SaddleSeries 13, Episode 3 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Silent LandSeries 13, Episode 4 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Master ClassSeries 13, Episode 5 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Noble ArtSeries 13, Episode 6 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Not in My Back YardSeries 13, Episode 7 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Fit for MurderSeries 13, Episode 8 | 18 | 18 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death in the Slow LaneSeries 14, Episode 1 | 23 | 23 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dark SecretsSeries 14, Episode 2 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Echoes of the DeadSeries 14, Episode 3 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Oblong MurdersSeries 14, Episode 4 | 22 | 22 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Sleeper Under the HillSeries 14, Episode 5 | 11 | 11 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Night of the StagSeries 14, Episode 6 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Sacred TrustSeries 14, Episode 7 | 21 | 21 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Rare BirdSeries 14, Episode 8 | 12 | 12 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Dark RiderSeries 15, Episode 1 | 13 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Murder of InnocenceSeries 15, Episode 2 | 19 | 19 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Written in the StarsSeries 15, Episode 3 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death and the DivasSeries 15, Episode 4 | 20 | 20 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Sicilian DefenceSeries 15, Episode 5 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Schooled in MurderSeries 15, Episode 6 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Christmas HauntingSeries 16, Episode 1 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Let Us PreySeries 16, Episode 2 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Wild HarvestSeries 16, Episode 3 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Flying ClubSeries 16, Episode 4 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Killings of CopenhagenSeries 16, Episode 5 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Dagger ClubSeries 17, Episode 1 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Murder by MagicSeries 17, Episode 2 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Ballad of Midsomer CountySeries 17, Episode 3 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Vintage MurderSeries 17, Episode 4 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Habeas CorpusSeries 18, Episode 1 | 12 | 12 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Incident at Cooper HillSeries 18, Episode 2 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Breaking the ChainSeries 18, Episode 3 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Dying ArtSeries 18, Episode 4 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Saints and SinnersSeries 18, Episode 5 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Harvest of SoulsSeries 18, Episode 6 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Village That Rose from the DeadSeries 19, Episode 1 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Crime and PunishmentSeries 19, Episode 2 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Last Man OutSeries 19, Episode 3 | 14 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Red in Tooth & ClawSeries 19, Episode 4 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death by PersuasionSeries 19, Episode 5 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Curse of the NinthSeries 19, Episode 6 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Ghost of Causton AbbeySeries 20, Episode 1 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death of the Small CoppersSeries 20, Episode 2 | 12 | 12 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Drawing DeadSeries 20, Episode 3 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Lions of CaustonSeries 20, Episode 4 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Till Death Do Us PartSeries 20, Episode 5 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Send in the ClownsSeries 20, Episode 6 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Point of BalanceSeries 21, Episode 1 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Miniature MurdersSeries 21, Episode 2 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Sting of DeathSeries 21, Episode 3 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| With Baited BreathSeries 21, Episode 4 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Wolf Hunter of Little WorthySeries 22, Episode 1 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Stitcher SocietySeries 22, Episode 2 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Happy FamiliesSeries 22, Episode 3 | 12 | 12 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Scarecrow MurdersSeries 22, Episode 4 | 14 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| For Death PrepareSeries 22, Episode 5 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Witches of Angel's RiseSeries 22, Episode 6 | 17 | 17 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Blacktrees ProphecySeries 23, Episode 1 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Debt of LiesSeries 23, Episode 2 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Grain of TruthSeries 23, Episode 3 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Dressed to KillSeries 23, Episode 4 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| The Devil's WorkSeries 24, Episode 1 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Book of the DeadSeries 24, Episode 2 | 14 | 14 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Claws OutSeries 24, Episode 3 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| A Climate of DeathSeries 24, Episode 4 | 13 | 13 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Treasures of DarknessSeries 25, Episode 1 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Lawn of the DeadSeries 25, Episode 2 | 15 | 15 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Death Strikes ThreeSeries 25, Episode 3 | 11 | 11 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| Top of the ClassSeries 25, Episode 4 | 16 | 16 | Published record set added | Published cast page ↗ |
| 144 cases covered | 2502 | 2510 | 144 source lists added | 144 linked sources |
A published cast page can omit background performers, and its list is not a complete end-credit roll. The guides link those pages and avoid assigning a character when a match is unclear.
Guide coverage by series
All 25 released series
These totals count episodes. A single episode can include several people, deaths or locations.
| Series | Cases | Expanded | Credits | Guest cast | Death/method status | Location checked | Exact site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | 5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Series 2 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 3 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 4 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 5 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 6 | 5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Series 7 | 7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
| Series 8 | 8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| Series 9 | 8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| Series 10 | 8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| Series 11 | 7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
| Series 12 | 7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
| Series 13 | 8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| Series 14 | 8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| Series 15 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 16 | 5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Series 17 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 18 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 19 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 20 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 21 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 22 | 6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| Series 23 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 2/4 |
| Series 24 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Series 25 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Archive | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 142 |
Some stories have no named filming site in the published sources. Four episodes are linked only to a broader area.
What a full episode guide covers
Eight details build a fuller guide.
The “Expanded” column means an episode has a longer guide; it does not promise that every detail is available. A listed credit or date is not a guarantee that every source agrees. Questions that published sources cannot settle are left open.
- 01Original episode overview
- 02Writer, director and full first-transmission date
- 03Detective, partner and pathologist
- 04Selected independently checked guest cast
- 05Verified production notes or trivia
- 06Murder-method and death-ledger connections
- 07Wider filming areas and exact screen-use matches
- 08Inline source trail and rights-cleared imagery
Publication rules
The editorial standard
Original summaries
Episode descriptions and commentary are written for the Casebook. Publisher, broadcaster and database wording is not reproduced.
Credits before commentary
Series position, writer, director and transmission details are treated as factual credits and checked before interpretive notes are added.
Two levels of location evidence
A wider filming area is kept separate from an exact building-to-screen identity. Exact matches state what the site portrayed and whether the evidence remains incomplete.
Spoilers stay sealed
Premises and production notes remain visible. Culprits, motives and decisive evidence belong behind an explicit spoiler control.
Rights-cleared photographs
The site uses original artwork, owned photographs or images with a verified reusable licence. Programme stills and IMDb photographs are not copied.
Uncertainty is published
Source gaps and disputed exact sites are marked explicitly instead of being silently guessed. A case without a murder is recorded as such rather than forced into a method category.
Source order
Where facts should come from.
- On-screen and end-credit information
- Official broadcaster, producer and distributor material
- Official venue, parish, museum and tour information
- Published episode chronologies and established location references
- IMDb and similar databases as research leads only, followed by independent verification
IMDb may suggest a credit, piece of trivia or filming lead, but it is not copied as site content. Claims are checked against published sources, described in original words and linked where practical.