Fictional location file · 1 case

Broughton

A 90-year battle of the sexes erupts around a Skimmington Ride after an elderly feminist is poisoned.

AI-generated story interpretation · not a canonical view or real photograph

Episode recordCasebook interpretationVerified filming linkOriginal fan art

Casebook interpretation

Welcome to Broughton

Broughton is principally known through one case, making this a compact story-location file rather than a claim to a complete village history. Its recorded case material places it in the Casebook's eccentric territory.

Editorial interpretation Where the programme has not established a resident, building or piece of geography, the Casebook leaves it unstated rather than turning inference into canon.

What the Casebook has on file

At a glance

This information is drawn from the connected episode records. It describes the fictional setting and does not claim a fixed real-world geography.

Cases: 1
On-screen years: 2006
Barnaby era: Tom Barnaby
Detective: DCI Tom Barnaby
Investigating partner: DC Ben Jones
Casebook tone: Eccentric

Stories set here

Cases connected to Broughton

Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.

Series 9, Episode 8 · 2006

Four Funerals and a Wedding

A 90-year battle of the sexes erupts around a Skimmington Ride after an elderly feminist is poisoned.

Skimmington Ride
Gender feud
Village history

Broughton's ritualised feud turns village pageantry into a murder mechanism with a serious inheritance dispute underneath.Open complete episode file →

Institutions & village life

What is actually on file?

No named institution safely extracted.

The episode record establishes the setting and premise, but does not support a separate pub, school, church, club or business entry in this index.

Curated story character

Themes associated with this setting

Four distinctive ingredients are shown here. Linked case files retain the complete theme record without overwhelming the village portrait.

Original fan art of a ribbon-decorated stone church at twilight — Faith & ritualSkimmington RideOriginal AI-generated fan art · editorial grouping

Original fan art of sealed letters and evidence in a dark study — Crime & secretsGender feudOriginal AI-generated fan art · editorial grouping

Original fan art of an archaeological discovery beside an old airfield memorial — History & warVillage historyOriginal AI-generated fan art · editorial grouping

Fan calculation · not canon

Village survival card

Case-file danger: ●○○○○
Documented cases: 1
Most suspicious pastime: Skimmington Ride
Best precaution: Decline the invitation politely

This playful score uses only the number of linked cases and breadth of recorded themes. It is not a population or canonical crime-rate statistic.

Fiction versus filming

Real places connected to these cases

These are broader verified filming areas attached to the episode files—not proof that one real village represents the whole fictional setting.

Buckinghamshire

Beaconsfield

Old-town architecture, churches and nearby estates have supplied homes, police buildings and village streets throughout the run.

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Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames

The abbey, museum, hotels and village streets provide a recurring mixture of grandeur and intimacy.

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Buckinghamshire

Little Missenden

A recurring village double whose streets, church, manor and Red Lion helped establish the look of Badger's Drift and later communities.

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