The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Complete released-series file · 2003

Series 6

5 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.
Cases5

Episodes 1–5

First shown2003

Year-level chronology

Settings5

Principal fictional places

Archive depth5/5

Expanded case files

Before you open the folder

What defines Series 6?

This run sits in the Tom Barnaby period and contains 5 cases. Its archive labels lean classic, with 2 cases carrying that tone.

Best entry point
A Talent for Life
Opening case
A Talent for Life
Final case
Birds of Prey
Recurring settings
Each principal setting appears once

Archive highlights

Three ways into Series 6

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

Opening file

A Talent for Life

A formidable former society beauty discovers a body while fly-fishing and promptly becomes central to the case.

Episode 1 →Casebook focus · Classic

A Talent for Life

Memorable for Honor Blackman's commanding guest performance.

Open the case →Filming trail

A Talent for Life

3 broader filming areas are already connected to this file.

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Who works these cases

Core cast in Series 6

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 · 5 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 · 5 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 · 5 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 6 case

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

  1. Episode01

    2003 · Midsomer Malham

    A Talent for Life

    A formidable former society beauty discovers a body while fly-fishing and promptly becomes central to the case.

    ClassicWritten by David HoskinsExpanded dossier3 mapped areasOpen case →
  2. Episode02

    2003 · Midsomer Worthy

    Death and Dreams

    An elaborate apparent suicide leads Barnaby towards a psychiatric clinic, a marching band and a dangerously closed family world.

    DarkWritten by Peter J. HammondExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  3. Episode03

    2003 · Midsomer Florey

    Painted in Blood

    Joyce finds a body during a watercolour class, but an intelligence operation and missing robbery proceeds complicate Barnaby's inquiry.

    ClassicWritten by Andrew PayneExpanded dossierLocation research openOpen case →
  4. Episode04

    2003 · Upper and Lower Warden

    A Tale of Two Hamlets

    A film promotion explodes into murder while two rival villages and one extended family compete to control their shared history.

    EccentricWritten by Alan PlaterExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →
  5. Episode05

    2003 · Midsomer Magna

    Birds of Prey

    A suspicious drowning and an illegal birds'-egg inquiry converge on failed investments, a falconry centre and disputed research.

    EccentricWritten by Michael RussellExpanded dossier2 mapped areasOpen case →