The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Complete released-series file · 2023

Series 24

4 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.
Cases4

Episodes 1–4

First shown2023

Year-level chronology

Settings4

Principal fictional places

Archive depth4/4

Expanded case files

Before you open the folder

What defines Series 24?

This run sits in the John Barnaby period and contains 4 cases. Its archive labels lean dark, with 2 cases carrying that tone.

Best entry point
The Devil's Work
Opening case
The Devil's Work
Final case
A Climate of Death
Recurring settings
Each principal setting appears once

Archive highlights

Three ways into Series 24

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

Opening file

The Devil's Work

A country-estate funeral is followed by a radically different inheritance plan—and then by murder within the Shirewell family circle.

Episode 1 →Casebook focus · Dark

The Devil's Work

An old estate becomes a battleground between inherited privilege, artistic reinvention and competing ideas of ownership.

Open the case →Filming trail

The Devil's Work

1 broader filming areas are already connected to this file.

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Who works these cases

Core cast in Series 24

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

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Lead detective

Neil Dudgeon

John Barnaby · 4 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 · 4 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 Annette Badland at BBC Elstree Centre in 2016
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Forensic support

Annette Badland

Dr Fleur Perkins · 4 cases

An award-winning English actor with an extensive career in theatre, television, film and radio. Her many recognisable roles include Doctor Who, EastEnders, Outlander, Bergerac and pub landlady Mae in Ted Lasso.

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Complete episode ledger

Every Series 24 case

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

  1. Episode01

    2023 · Stourwick Estate

    The Devil's Work

    A country-estate funeral is followed by a radically different inheritance plan—and then by murder within the Shirewell family circle.

    DarkWritten by Julia GilbertExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  2. Episode02

    2023 · Mods Mire

    Book of the Dead

    A disgraced author's revived treasure-hunt book sends Mods Mire searching for clues shortly before its creator is murdered.

    DarkWritten by Jeff PoveyExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →
  3. Episode03

    2023 · Binwell

    Claws Out

    A village dog search discovers a pet detective dead inside an animal cage while another, much larger dog remains missing.

    EccentricWritten by Helen JenkinsExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →
  4. Episode04

    2023 · Goodman's Land

    A Climate of Death

    Midsomer's self-declared greenest village is bought by a Texan oilman, reopening arguments about land, identity and who belongs there.

    EccentricWritten by Maria WardExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →