Status checked 4 October 2026
The Series 26 desk.
ITV has commissioned four new feature-length mysteries. All3Media International reports filming under way; a UK transmission date and final episode titles have not been announced.
Production update · checked 4 October 2026
Filming is under way; UK broadcast date still open.
All3Media International reports that filming is under way on four new episodes, with the four leads returning. Read the production update from All3Media International ↗ ITV has not announced a UK transmission date or final episode titles.
- Announced
- 13 October 2025 · four feature-length mysteries
- Returning cast
- Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Annette Badland and Fiona Dolman
- Filming
- Under way, per All3Media International
- UK broadcast
- No date announced by ITV as checked 4 October 2026
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.
- A precise ITV broadcast date or weekly schedule
- Series 26 guest cast
- Final transmission titles and story order
- A complete official filming-location list
What remains open
No titles or UK date yet.
The official announcement and All3Media International's production update confirm the commission, returning cast and filming status. They do not announce final episode titles, broadcast order or a UK transmission date, so those details remain unpublished here.
All3Media International · production update ↗Dated evidence
The short timeline.
- Series 26 commissioned
ITV announced four new feature-length mysteries and the returning cast.
- Filming under way
All3Media International reports four episodes in production with Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman and Annette Badland returning.
- UK schedule still unannounced
The ITV Press Centre has not published a Series 26 transmission date or final episode titles.
Official announcements
Sources checked.
13 October 2025ITV recommissions Midsomer Murders for Series 26
- Issued by
- ITV Press Centre
- Confirmed
- Four feature-length mysteries; Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Annette Badland and Fiona Dolman returning; Bentley Productions producing.
- Still unknown
- UK transmission date, final episode titles and story order.
- Checked
- 4 October 2026
Checked 4 October 2026All3Media International reports filming under way
The distributor reports four episodes in production and confirms the four returning leads.
Read All3Media International's update →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.
ITV Press Centre · Series 26 commission ↗ITVX · Midsomer Murders ↗