Fictional location file · 1 case

Goldworthy

Goldworthy is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Little Missenden.

The fictional village of Goldworthy appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Treasures of Darkness. Its screen identity sits among classic stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.

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

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Episode recordCasebook interpretationVerified filming linkOriginal fan art

Casebook interpretation

Welcome to Goldworthy

Goldworthy is shaped by one linked case. Its stories lean toward classic.

Editorial interpretation The village is fictional; real places linked to its stories are listed below when known.

What the Casebook has on file

At a glance

The details below describe the village as it appears in the programme; Midsomer is a fictional county.

Cases: 1
On-screen years: 2025
Barnaby era: John Barnaby
Detective: DCI John Barnaby
Investigating partner: DS Jamie Winter
Casebook tone: Classic

Stories set here

Cases connected to Goldworthy

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

Series 25, Episode 1 · 2025

Treasures of Darkness

A riverbank discovery intensifies a rivalry between mudlarking groups before a suspicious drowning revives an old disappearance.

Mudlarking
River treasure
Old disappearance

A traditional village mystery in which objects recovered from the river disturb the stories people have told for years.Read the episode guide →

Institutions & village life

Places and village life

No named institution in the linked cases.

No separate pub, school, church, club or business is named in the linked case information.

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 sealed letters and evidence in a dark study — Crime & secretsMudlarkingOriginal AI-generated fan art · editorial grouping

Original fan art of a moonlit woodland river and rare flowers — Nature & wildlifeRiver treasureOriginal AI-generated fan art · editorial grouping

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

Fan calculation · not canon

Village survival card

Case-file danger: ●○○○○
Documented cases: 1
Most suspicious pastime: Mudlarking
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

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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Villages with related story ingredients

Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.

1 shared theme

Solomon Gorge

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