Archive calculation · released cases only

Midsomer by the numbers.

Every total on this page is calculated from the Casebook's 144 released episode records. Series 26 is excluded until its films are released.

25released series

From 1997 to 2025 in the present catalogue.

99principal settings

24 support more than one case.

26mapped real places

Exact buildings are recorded separately from broader filming areas.

18method families

168 checked examples sit inside the methods index.

Two Barnaby eras

Cases filed under each lead detective.

Tom Barnaby81 casesJohn Barnaby63 cases

Investigating partners

Episode records grouped by the named principal sergeant.

DS Ben Jones44 casesDS Jamie Winter34 casesDS Gavin Troy29 casesDS Charlie Nelson15 casesDS Dan Scott14 casesDC Ben Jones8 cases

Casebook tones

Editorial mood labels, not official genre classifications.

Eccentric52 casesDark44 casesClassic35 casesLandmark13 cases

Most-used theme labels

Repeated editorial tags across the current episode records.

Inheritance7 casesBlackmail5 casesCountry estate5 casesFamily business4 casesBook adaptation3 casesChristmas3 casesCountry house3 casesFamily feud3 casesFamily secret3 casesHidden identity3 casesUndercover inquiry3 casesArchaeology2 cases