The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Complete released-series file · 2002

Series 5

4 feature-length cases from the Tom Barnaby era, led by DCI Tom Barnaby with DS Gavin Troy 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 shown2002

Year-level chronology

Settings4

Principal fictional places

Archive depth4/4

Expanded case files

Before you open the folder

What defines Series 5?

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

Best entry point
Market for Murder
Opening case
Market for Murder
Final case
Murder on St Malley's Day
Recurring settings
Each principal setting appears once

Archive highlights

Three ways into Series 5

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

Opening file

Market for Murder

A genteel reading group is really an investment circle, and its members begin paying a much steeper price than expected.

Episode 1 →Casebook focus · Classic

Market for Murder

A smart ensemble mystery about financial independence, friendship and the cost of being underestimated.

Open the case →Filming trail

Market for Murder

2 broader filming areas are already connected to this file.

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Who works these cases

Core cast in Series 5

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 · 4 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

Daniel Casey

Gavin Troy · 4 cases

An English stage and television actor also known for Our Friends in the North, Steel River Blues, EastEnders and Emmerdale. He later returned to the Midsomer world to play Tom Barnaby in the first professional stage adaptation.

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Forensic support

Barry Jackson

Dr George Bullard · 3 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 5 case

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

  1. Episode01

    2002 · Midsomer Market

    Market for Murder

    A genteel reading group is really an investment circle, and its members begin paying a much steeper price than expected.

    ClassicWritten by Andrew PayneExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  2. Episode02

    2002 · Midsomer Worthy

    A Worm in the Bud

    An apparent suicide in Setwale Wood points instead to a land dispute, two observant children and a concealed family story.

    DarkWritten by Michael RussellExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  3. Episode03

    2002 · Midsomer Wellow

    Ring Out Your Dead

    The week before a bell-ringing competition becomes deadly when members of the village team are attacked in sequence.

    EccentricWritten by Christopher RussellExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →
  4. Episode04

    2002 · Devington

    Murder on St Malley's Day

    A prestigious school, a secret society and an annual sporting tradition produce a case steeped in privilege.

    DarkWritten by Andrew PayneExpanded dossier1 mapped areasOpen case →