The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Complete released-series file · 2016–2018

Series 19

6 feature-length cases from the John Barnaby era, led by DCI John Barnaby with DS Jamie Winter 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.
Cases6

Episodes 1–6

First shown2016–2018

Year-level chronology

Settings6

Principal fictional places

Archive depth6/6

Expanded case files

Before you open the folder

What defines Series 19?

This run sits in the John Barnaby period and contains 6 cases. Its archive labels lean landmark, with 2 cases carrying that tone.

Best entry point
The Village That Rose from the Dead
Opening case
The Village That Rose from the Dead
Final case
The Curse of the Ninth
Recurring settings
Each principal setting appears once

Archive highlights

Three ways into Series 19

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

Opening file

The Village That Rose from the Dead

An abandoned wartime village is opened to competing redevelopment plans before one bidder is crushed by a tank.

Episode 1 →Casebook focus · Landmark

The Village That Rose from the Dead

Jamie Winter arrives in a case where an apparently empty village has more claimants, memories and commercial futures than residents.

Open the case →Filming trail

Last Man Out

2 broader filming areas are already connected to this file.

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Who works these cases

Core cast in Series 19

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

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Lead detective

Neil Dudgeon

John Barnaby · 6 cases

An English actor whose television work before Causton included Piece of Cake, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, Messiah and the sitcom Life of Riley. He also appeared in Midsomer Murders years earlier as a different character in Garden of Death.

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Investigating partner

Nick Hendrix

Jamie Winter · 6 cases

An English actor trained at the University of Exeter and RADA. His theatre work includes the National Theatre, Old Vic and West End, while his screen credits include Black Mirror, Marcella, The Crown, Legend and Suffragette.

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Actor and director Manjinder Virk in a frame from Out of Darkness
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Forensic support

Manjinder Virk

Dr Kam Karimore · 6 cases

A British actor, writer and director known for The Arbor, Britz and Trigger Point. Her filmmaking work includes the award-winning short Out of Darkness, which she wrote and directed.

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Complete episode ledger

Every Series 19 case

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

  1. Episode01

    2016 · Little Auburn

    The Village That Rose from the Dead

    An abandoned wartime village is opened to competing redevelopment plans before one bidder is crushed by a tank.

    LandmarkWritten by Rachel Cuperman & Sally GriffithsExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  2. Episode02

    2017 · Bleakridge

    Crime and Punishment

    A village watch group responds to burglary with absolute certainty—until one of its own is murdered at the butcher's shop.

    ClassicWritten by Paul LogueExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  3. Episode03

    2017 · Lower Pampling

    Last Man Out

    A radical new cricket tournament is followed by the death of its star player—and the return of a familiar former detective.

    LandmarkWritten by Jeff PoveyExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  4. Episode04

    2017 · Bellville

    Red in Tooth & Claw

    A summer pet show is disrupted when a local estate agent is found dead in a marquee surrounded by prize rabbits.

    EccentricWritten by Lisa HoldsworthExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  5. Episode05

    2018 · Whitcombe Grange

    Death by Persuasion

    A Jane Austen weekend collides with experimental drone deliveries when a journalist is killed with a quill.

    EccentricWritten by Chris MurrayExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  6. Episode06

    2018 · Thassington

    The Curse of the Ninth

    A young violinist wins a disputed festival prize, then is strangled with a string as a valuable Stradivarius disappears.

    ClassicWritten by Julia GilbertExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →