The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Complete released-series file · 2010–2011

Series 13

8 feature-length cases from the Tom Barnaby era, led by DCI Tom Barnaby with DS Ben Jones across the run.

Two empty leather chairs and contrasting case notebooks on a rural detective desk at dusk
Original Village Murder Casebook artwork—not a programme still.
Cases8

Episodes 1–8

First shown2010–2011

Year-level chronology

Settings8

Principal fictional places

Archive depth8/8

Expanded case files

Before you open the folder

What defines Series 13?

This run sits in the Tom Barnaby period and contains 8 cases. Its archive labels lean dark, with 3 cases carrying that tone.

Best entry point
The Sword of Guillaume
Opening case
The Sword of Guillaume
Final case
Fit for Murder
Recurring settings
Each principal setting appears once

Archive highlights

Three ways into Series 13

Editorial signposts drawn from the Casebook catalogue—not a claim that every murder needs a podium.

Opening file

The Sword of Guillaume

A Causton business trip to Brighton ends in a ghost-train beheading and introduces Tom to his cousin DCI John Barnaby.

Episode 1 →Casebook focus · Landmark

The Sword of Guillaume

The seaside case expands the programme's geography and quietly introduces the detective who will inherit it.

Open the case →Filming trail

The Sword of Guillaume

3 broader filming areas are already connected to this file.

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Who works these cases

Core cast in Series 13

Every lead detective, investigating partner and credited on-screen pathologist represented in this series.

Actor John Nettles at a public event in 2013
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Lead detective

John Nettles

Tom Barnaby · 8 cases

An English actor, author and narrator who was already a household name as Jersey detective Jim Bergerac. After Bergerac he spent five seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and later returned to television drama in Poldark.

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Investigating partner

Jason Hughes

Ben Jones · 8 cases

A Welsh actor who first became widely known as Warren Jones in the BBC drama This Life. His later television work includes Marcella and The Pact, alongside substantial theatre work at venues including the Donmar Warehouse and Royal Court.

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Forensic support

Barry Jackson

Dr George Bullard · 8 cases

An English stage and screen character actor whose career lasted more than five decades. His credits ranged from the landmark television play Cathy Come Home to Doctor Who, Barry Lyndon and many familiar British television dramas.

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Complete episode ledger

Every Series 13 case

8 expanded dossiers and 0 concise catalogue records, all linked in broadcast order.

  1. Episode01

    2010 · Causton and Brighton

    The Sword of Guillaume

    A Causton business trip to Brighton ends in a ghost-train beheading and introduces Tom to his cousin DCI John Barnaby.

    LandmarkWritten by Michael AitkensExpanded dossier3 mapped areasOpen case →
  2. Episode02

    2010 · Milton Cross

    The Made-to-Measure Murders

    A tailor's widow is killed with shears in a village where one benefactor controls homes, jobs and public memory.

    DarkWritten by Andrew PayneExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →
  3. Episode03

    2010 · Ford Florey

    Blood on the Saddle

    A Wild West fair turns real when the performer on a dunking stall is shot amid a dispute over valuable land.

    EccentricWritten by David LawrenceExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  4. Episode04

    2010 · March Magna

    The Silent Land

    Joyce swerves around a shadow near a cemetery; soon a parish clerk is found dead among the graves.

    DarkWritten by Peter J. HammondExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  5. Episode05

    2010 · Devington

    Master Class

    A gifted pianist sees a woman vanish into the river at an elite winter school whose director knows more about her family than he admits.

    DarkWritten by Nicholas MartinExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  6. Episode06

    2010 · Midsomer Morchard

    The Noble Art

    A world boxing champion returns home as a Victorian prize-fight commemoration exposes money trouble and old loyalties.

    ClassicWritten by Barry PurcheseExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  7. Episode07

    2011 · Great Pelfe

    Not in My Back Yard

    A modern house divides a conservation group before accusations of planning corruption are followed by methodical killings.

    ClassicWritten by J.C. WilsherExpanded dossier3 mapped areasOpen case →
  8. Episode08

    2011 · Midsomer Manor Spa

    Fit for Murder

    Tom and Joyce's quiet spa weekend is interrupted by a body in a flotation chamber and a disappearing husband.

    LandmarkWritten by Andrew PayneExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →