Commissioned · source check 25 August 2026
The Series 26 desk.
Four more feature-length mysteries are confirmed. This file records only what ITV has announced and leaves rumour outside the evidence room.
Officially confirmed
The returning investigation team.
Neil Dudgeon
DCI John Barnaby
Nick Hendrix
DS Jamie Winter
Annette Badland
Dr Fleur Perkins
Fiona Dolman
Sarah Barnaby
What we know
Four cases, familiar leads.
- The commission covers four new feature-length mysteries.
- Bentley Productions continues to produce the series for ITV and All3Media International.
- The four returning cast members above are named in ITV's announcement.
- The completed total is expected to reach 148 episodes.
Not yet confirmed here
The sealed files.
- Episode titles and individual story details
- A precise ITV broadcast date or weekly schedule
- Series 26 guest cast
- Series 26 filming dates and locations
Dated evidence
The short timeline.
- Series 25 filming completed
ITV says filming finished in and around the Home Counties.
- Series 26 commissioned
ITV and All3Media International announce four more feature-length mysteries and the returning cast.
- Delivery year stated
All3Media International says it looks forward to Bentley delivering the series in 2026; that is not presented as a broadcast date.
- Desk checked
No episode titles or precise ITV transmission dates have been added without a later official announcement.
Primary source
One announcement, no padding.
The official ITV release supports the commission size, returning cast, total and delivery wording used above. ITVX is the current UK destination for the programme's back catalogue.
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