Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama[1] that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was replaced by actor Neil Dudgeon who plays Tom's younger cousin DCI John Barnaby. The stories revolve around the Barnabys' efforts to solve the numerous murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. Barnaby has had several Sergeants throughout the run of the show: DS Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey), DS Dan Scott (John Hopkins) and currently DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes).
Chief Inspector Thomas Geoffrey Barnaby—A senior member of Causton CID, Tom formerly worked for MI6. A patient, tolerant man, his style of investigation is methodical and fair. He is a sagacious and perceptive individual, able to recognise seemingly obscure clues in order to close an investigation. His social life revolves around his wife and daughter, who often provide a personal connection with the crimes that he is investigating. His parents are both deceased by the episode "Blue Herrings". In Tom's last appearance, "Fit for Murder", we learn that his father died on his birthday, at Tom's current age. He is devoted to his Aunt, Alice Bly, who appears only in "Blue Herrings".
Chief Inspector John Barnaby—John Barnaby transferred from Brighton to Midsomer's Causton CID to replace his older cousin, Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby upon the Tom's retirement. He has a degree in psychology which earned him some ribbing from Ben, when he first arrived; however despite a rocky start, the two make a formidable team. John lives in a large country cottage with his wife Sarah, and their dog Sykes. He first makes a guest appearance in the series 13 episode, "The Sword of Guillaume" before taking over in the series 14 premiere, "Death in the Slow Lane."
Joyce Barnaby—Tom Barnaby's long-suffering wife. She is tolerant of her husband, despite his being a workaholic who spent their honeymoon solving the case of the "Pimlico Poisoner", which suggests that they met in London. Joyce is an easy-going and friendly woman who likes to get involved in community activities. She has long possessed a desire to move out of their Causton home and into one of the picturesque Midsomer villages—only to be put off by the grisly murders that occur there. She's known to her family as an experimental but not always successful cook. Thus Tom Barnaby is often seen taking advantage of every opportunity to dine out.
Sarah Barnaby — John Barnaby's wife is the headmistress of the local primary school. As she has a full time career of her own she does not figure as much in her husband's cases.
Cully Dixon(nee Barnaby)—Tom's and Joyce's only child takes her first name from a village on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where she was conceived during her parents' honeymoon. An inquisitive and bold young woman, she's inherited her parents' friendly attitudes and community spirit. Early in the series she attended Cambridge University and dated a drama student, Nico. After that she sometimes went out with Gavin and Dan, but not Ben. She is an actress and frequently takes temporary jobs in the Midsomer area when "resting" between assignments. Like her mother, her tendency to do community work often leaves her personally involved with the murders that take place. She meets Simon Dixon in "The Axeman Cometh", and marries him in "Blood Wedding". Actress Laura Howard left the show after "The Magician's Nephew",[2] but appeared again as Cully in some more episodes.
Sergeant/Inspector Gavin Troy—Tom's first and second-longest-serving assistant. A local man, he attended the area comprehensive. Gavin (like Dan and Ben, unlike Tom) is young to be a detective sergeant, a point occasionally commented on. Gavin is bright and ambitious, though Tom often has to chide him for being narrow-minded and jumping to conclusions. Early in the series Gavin is also known for his careless driving, causing a number of near accidents (which does not stop, even in his final/guest appearance). Gavin's relationship with Tom is warm and the two make a formidable pair. He was promoted to Inspector and transferred to Middlesbrough in the first episode of the seventh series, "The Green Man".[3] Gavin makes one re-appearance in the Series 11 episode 1; "Blood Wedding", to attend the wedding of Cully Barnaby, where he met Sgt Ben. [4]
Sergeant Daniel "Dan" Scott—is a lot cockier than his predecessor Sgt Gavin; he is a Londoner who was not thrilled at being transferred from the Metropolitan Police Service to Midsomer, which he regards as the "sticks". His relationship with Tom was prickly at first but it mellowed into a slightly awkward marriage of convenience, with Tom still disapproving of Dan's methods and Dan grudgingly starting to respect him. Unlike Gavin and Ben, Dan did not have a warm relationship with Tom, and is the shortest serving assistant, and (again, unlike Gavin and Ben) Dan did not meet Gavin and Ben. Unlike Gavin and Ben, Dan did not appear with a second rank. In "The Straw Woman", Scott develops a love interest who is subsequently brutally murdered. Scott's departure from the show was abrupt. In "The House in the Woods", Barnaby describes Scott as being ill. Barnaby invites PC Ben Jones (see below) to assist him on that case. After this incident, no more is heard from Scott and Jones becomes the new assistant.
Constable/Sergeant Benjamin "Ben" Jones—Ben is Tom's third, but longest-serving assistant. Unlike Gavin and Dan, who first appeared on the series as plain-dressed detective sergeants, Ben was a uniformed police constable when he was first introduced. He was first appointed as a Detective Constable (after assisting in Tom during Sergeant Dan's absence), and later promoted to Detective Sergeant by the end of his first series. Ben is considerably less naive than Gavin and Dan, possessing an insight into cases that neither Dan nor Gavin would have. He is Welsh, and remarks about his love for Wales when he and Barnaby travel there in the episode "Death and Dust". He is formerly a Freemason, as revealed in "King's Crystal". In the episode "Death in Chorus" Ben exhibits a remarkable vocal talent and is recruited to sing tenor in the Midsomer Worthy choir. In "Death in the Slow Lane" it is revealed that Ben was interested in replacing Tom upon his retirement, and was a little put out by Tom's cousin John being transferred to the position instead. Ben is in a relationship with and passionately in love with young and attractive Gail Stevens.
Doctor George Bullard—Causton's resident pathologist. George goes about his work with a professional skill and a cheery personality. George is a good friend of Tom, Ben, Gavin, and Dan. George has been a regular throughout the series (save for a brief spell, when his place was taken by Dr. Dan Peterson played by Toby Jones). In later episodes, George has often played a greater role in the plot, even making a sterling appearance in the Midsomer Worthy Choir in "Death in Chorus". In one episode he admits to the "accidental" death of his wife while on tour at a slaughter house. At the end of "The Oblong Murders," George tells John Barnaby that he's going to take some time off to do some fishing. George has not returned to the show.
Woman Police Constable/Detective Constable Gail Stephens—a colleague of Tom and Ben who often helps them in their cases, sometimes providing valuable insight. Gail is cheery but emotional, breaking down in tears when, after initially serving as a uniformed Constable, she was appointed as a full-time detective. She is in a relationship with and passionately in love with Sgt Ben.
Doctor Kate Wilding—Dr George Bullard and Dr Dan Peterson's replacement as resident pathologist. Her confident, competent, no-nonsense approach has earned the detectives' respect. She's unmarried, and is a professor as well as a doctor.[5]
Other minor characters have also spanned their appearances across more than one episode. James Jocelyne (played by Timothy Bateson) is a solicitor who appeared in "Written in Blood", "Death's Shadow" and "Orchis Fatalis". Olive Beauvoisin, the estate agent, (played by Eileen Davies) appeared in "Death's Shadow", "Dead Man’s Eleven" and "Hidden Depths" (but in this particular episode she was credited as "Estate Agent"). Charles Jennings (played by Terence Corrigan) also featured in the same two episodes. David Whitely (played by Christopher Villiers) appeared in the pilot episode "The Killings at Badger's Drift" and also in "Death's Shadow". Causton's Mayor, David Hicks appears in both "Shot at Dawn", and "The Sword Of Guillaume". And Acting Chief Superintendent John Cotton (Nick Fletcher), appears in "Days of Misrule" and "The Dogleg Murders".
Many actors have made repeat appearances, but in different roles. In "Hidden Depths" John Lightbody is gardener Steve Hope, but in "Death and Dust" he plays the role of Jason Slater. Richard Hope appeared in "Judgement Day" as Gordon Brierly, the local veterinarian and seven years later reappeared in the episode "They Seek Him Here" as local actor and historian Neville Hayward. Samantha Bond starred in three episodes "Destroying Angel" (2001) and "Shot at Dawn" (2008), and again in Neil Dudgeon's 2011 debut as lead character, in the episode "Death in the Slow Lane". Elizabeth Spriggs and Richard Cant appeared in "The Killings at Badger's Drift" as mother and son Iris and Dennis Rainbird; they appeared again as Iris' sister Ursula Gooding and her son Alistair in "Dead Letters".
Midsomer is an English fictional county. The county town is Causton, a middle-sized town where Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby lives with his wife and where the Criminal Investigation Department is located. Many of the villages and small towns of the county have the word Midsomer in their name; this is inspired in part by the real county of Somerset, and specifically the town of Midsomer Norton. The county is notable for its particularly high crime rate, the Midsomer Constabulary inundated with the number of murder cases that come their way. This has even become a running joke among the British public. When Mrs. Barnaby proposed they move out of Causton and suggested various villages, her husband countered with recollections of particularly grisly murders that occurred in each community.
- Aspern Tallow
- Badger's Drift
- Bow Clayton
- Broughton
- Burwood Mantle
- Calham Cross
- Causton / Causton Town
- Devington
- Draycott
- Dunstan
- Elverton-cum-Latterley
- Ferne Basset
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- Finchmere
- Fletcher's Cross
- Ford Florey
- Goodman's Land
- Great Pelfe
- Great Worthy
- Haddington
- Little Upton
- Little Worthy
- Lower Warden
- Luxton Deeping
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- Malham Bridge
- Malham Cross
- March Magna
- Marsh Wood
- Martyr Warren
- Midsomer Abbas
- Midsomer Barton
- Midsomer Chettham
- Midsomer Deverell
- Midsomer Florey
- Midsomer Herne
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- Midsomer Holm
- Midsomer Magna
- Midsomer Malham
- Midsomer Mallow
- Midsomer Market
- Midsomer Mere
- Midsomer Morchard
- Midsomer Morton
- Midsomer Mow
- Midsomer Newton
- Midsomer Parva
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- Midsomer Priors
- Midsomer Sonning
- Midsomer St. Michael
- Midsomer Wellow
- Midsomer Worthy
- Milton Cross
- Monks Barton
- Morton Fendle
- Morton Shallows
- Newton Magna
- Upper Warden
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Causton was represented by Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[6] Causton police station was represented by the former RAF Staff College, Bracknell. Favourite filming locations include Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Great Missenden, Prestwood, The Lee, Wendover, Stoke Poges, Princes Risborough, Turville, Long Crendon, Penn, Marlow, Denham, Bledlow, the Ashridge Estate, Aldbury, Little Gaddesden, Chesham, Latimer, Folkingham, Chenies, Hambleden, Haddenham, and Waddesdon; in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead town, Chipperfield, Flaunden, Bulbourne, Hadley Wood, Sarratt, and Watford; and, in Oxfordshire, Warborough, Islip, Nettlebed, Henley on Thames, Dorchester, Waterstock, Stoke Talmage, Stonor Park, Thame, Thame Park House and Aston. Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield features in one episode, and Twyford railway station repeatedly features as the fictional Causton railway station.
The Six Bells pub in Warborough, Oxfordshire[7] repeatedly features as the Black Swan pub in the Midsomer village of Badger's Drift.
Initial filming of Midsomer Murders was undertaken in autumn 1996 with the first episodes transmitted in the United Kingdom on March 23, 1997. Viewing figures for the series are healthy, and the feature-length drama attracts a number of actors from the stage and screen in guest-starring roles. The majority of the early episodes were adapted by Anthony Horowitz from the original Caroline Graham works. Horowitz and the original producers Betty Willingale and Brian True-May, created the series. Current writers include David Lawrence, Michael Aitkens and David Hoskins.
In early 2009, John Nettles announced he would retire after the 13th series of 10 episodes, at the end of 2010. Neil Dudgeon replaced him in the 14th series playing Barnaby's cousin DCI John Barnaby.[8] The character is first seen in the episode "The Sword of Guillaume".[9]
Midsomer Murders first aired as a pilot on 23 March 1997. Since then, 90 episodes have been aired from 15 series and 2 Christmas specials (as of 1 February 2012). The episodes within each series are often aired many months apart.
Composed by Jim Parker, the iconic main theme is a moderate-tempo waltz, performed (though not exclusively) with an unusual electronic musical instrument—the theremin—which has a sound not unlike a low whistle or a human voice. The theremin part is played by Celia Sheen. With the commencement of series fourteen, the soundtrack was altered so that during the closing titles, a standardised version of the theme is played with a solo violin in place of the theremin.
Three soundtrack CDs have been released so far, containing musical cues from various series. The first two sold out quickly and are now out of print, making them extremely hard to find. The most recent soundtrack is currently being given away to subscribers of the Midsomer Murders DVD/Magazine package in the U.K. and the Netherlands.
The first soundtrack release contains music from the first two series.
All music composed and conducted by Jim Parker
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| 1. |
"Midsomer Murders" |
2:51 |
| 2. |
"Agnus Dei" |
2:05 |
| 3. |
"The Village" |
2:05 |
| 4. |
"An Irish Boy" |
3:14 |
| 5. |
"Cambridge" |
1:58 |
| 6. |
"Funeral Dance" |
3:55 |
| 7. |
"Driving Home" |
1:49 |
| 8. |
"Haunted Rooms" |
2:32 |
| 9. |
"Discovery Of A Dead Body" |
3:55 |
| 10. |
"The Commune" |
2:45 |
| 11. |
"The Alcoholic Fox-trot" |
1:41 |
| 12. |
"Sarah's Lament" |
1:59 |
| 13. |
"The Madonna's Statue" |
2:47 |
| 14. |
"Milking Time" |
2:10 |
| 15. |
"Scratching The Paintwork" |
2:44 |
| 16. |
"Ancient Rome" |
2:47 |
| 17. |
"Looking For Clues" |
2:08 |
| 18. |
"Death On Stage" |
2:35 |
| 19. |
"Rosa" |
2:41 |
| 20. |
"The Village Band" |
1:57 |
| 21. |
"Cully's Tune" |
1:57 |
| 22. |
"Bunny Cakes" |
2:17 |
| 23. |
"Magic Pipes" |
1:43 |
| 24. |
"Hunt And Kill" |
3:37 |
| 25. |
"Meeting In The Dark" |
2:22 |
| 26. |
"The Fairground" |
2:03 |
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Total length:
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65:15 |
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The second soundtrack release contains music from the first five series of Midsomer Murders, featuring both recycled cues from the previous release, as well as some new material.
All music conducted by Jim Parker except for track 17 conducted by Don Lusher
All songs written and composed by Jim Parker.
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| 1. |
"Midsomer Murders" |
2:51 |
| 2. |
"Agnus Dei" |
2:05 |
| 3. |
"The Village" |
2:05 |
| 4. |
"Isobel" |
2:08 |
| 5. |
"Cambridge" |
1:58 |
| 6. |
"Libera Me" |
2:08 |
| 7. |
"Driving Home" |
1:49 |
| 8. |
"Discovery Of A Dead Body" |
3:55 |
| 9. |
"Hunting" |
1:51 |
| 10. |
"The Commune" |
2:45 |
| 11. |
"The Alcoholic Fox - trot" |
1:41 |
| 12. |
"Sarah's Lament" |
1:59 |
| 13. |
"The Madonna's Statue" |
2:47 |
| 14. |
"Milking Time" |
2:10 |
| 15. |
"Rosa" |
2:41 |
| 16. |
"Ancient Rome" |
2:47 |
| 17. |
"The Postman" |
2:38 |
| 18. |
"Looking For Clues" |
2:08 |
| 19. |
"A Roving" |
2:01 |
| 20. |
"The Village Band" |
1:57 |
| 21. |
"An Irish Boy" |
3:14 |
| 22. |
"Cully's Tune" |
1:57 |
| 23. |
"Haunted Rooms" |
2:32 |
| 24. |
"Bunny Cakes" |
2:17 |
| 25. |
"Magic Pipes" |
1:43 |
| 26. |
"Meeting In The Dark" |
2:22 |
| 27. |
"The Fairground" |
2:03 |
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Total length:
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63:05 |
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This third release was given away to anyone subscribing to the series' DVD/Magazine package, and once again contains a few new cues, while largely recycling old material.
All music conducted by Jim Parker except for track 14 conducted by Don Lusher
All songs written and composed by Jim Parker.
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| 1. |
"Midsomer Murders" |
2:51 |
| 2. |
"Ponies" |
2:50 |
| 3. |
"Isobel" |
2:08 |
| 4. |
"Seduction, 1953" |
2:22 |
| 5. |
"Hunting" |
1:51 |
| 6. |
"Discovery Of A Dead Body" |
3:55 |
| 7. |
"Driving Home" |
1:49 |
| 8. |
"The Alcoholic Foxtrot" |
1:41 |
| 9. |
"An Irish Boy" |
3:14 |
| 10. |
"Cambridge" |
1:58 |
| 11. |
"Rosa" |
2:41 |
| 12. |
"Milking Time" |
2:10 |
| 13. |
"Cully's Tune" |
1:55 |
| 14. |
"The Postman" |
1:31 |
| 15. |
"A Roving" |
2:01 |
| 16. |
"Magic Pipes" |
1:44 |
| 17. |
"The Village Band" |
1:54 |
| 18. |
"Haunted Rooms" |
2:32 |
| 19. |
"The Fairground" |
2:03 |
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Total length:
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43:39 |
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Midsomer Murders has been sold to a large number of countries and territories around the world—in 2004 it was among the 3 most-sold British TV shows worldwide[10] whether as TV Programming or DVD.
In Australia, the series originally aired on the Nine Network. First-run episodes from series 11 onwards screened on ABC1, which as of 2009 began showing in prime time older episodes previously screened on Nine Network. Repeat screenings are also aired on the subscription channels UKTV and 13th Street. Series fourteen commenced screening on ABC1 in July 2011.
In Austria, the channel ORF2 airs the series as "Inspector Barnaby".
In Belgium, the series is shown subtitled on Dutch-language channel één and dubbed in French on RTL-TVI, Club RTL, where it has also been retitled Inspecteur Barnaby.
In Bulgaria, the literal translation of the title Убийства в Мидсъмър is used. The series first appeared subtitled on the Hallmark Channel, which continues to premiere the newest episodes and repeat the older ones. A Bulgarian distributor has selected the show and it aired dubbed on TV7 and after that on numerous other cable or regional channels. On July 25 2011 the series began on Nova Television from Monday to Friday at 14:30.
In Canada, the series is broadcast on public broadcaster TVOntario and the Book Television in Ontario, and on Knowledge in British Columbia, which in 2009 is showing Series 9 through series 10. series 13 is scheduled to begin showing on October 30, 2010 on Knowledge.
In Croatia, the series is broadcast on public station HRT, typically in the Friday late evening slot, about a year after the original airing, with the title translated as Umorstva u Midsomeru. Most of the series have been rerun. Various cable channels that carry the series are also available (such as Hallmark Channel Croatia and BBC Prime).
In the Czech Republic, the series is known as Vraždy v Midsomeru (Murders In Midsomer), and it is broadcast on TV Prima, one of the four major TV channels there. It was also shortly broadcasted by Nova Cinema, 2nd channel of the largest commercial TV company in CZ, Nova TV. In 2012 the series also is broadcast on Universal Channel.
In Denmark, it is called Kriminalkommisær Barnaby and is shown by DR (Danmarks Radio). DVDs are currently being sold with a weekly magazine called Billedbladet.
In Estonia, the series is known as Midsomeri mõrvad (Midsomer Murders) and is broadcast on national public television channel ETV.
In Finland, the series is known by its translated name in Finnish Midsomerin murhat (Midsomer's murders) and shows on the channel YLE1 with Finnish subtitle.
In France, the series is shown on France 3 and has been retitled Inspecteur Barnaby.
In Germany, the channels ZDF and ZDFneo air the series as Inspector Barnaby without adhering to the chronological order of the episodes.
In Hungary, the series is shown on the Universal Channel (former Hallmark Channel) and on Film+ Channel. It is dubbed in Hungarian in 2 different versions. Its title is Kisvárosi gyilkosságok (Small-town Murders) on Universal, and A Midsomer gyilkosságok (The Midsomer Murders) on Film+.
In Iceland, the series is aired as Barnaby ræður gátuna (Barnaby solves the puzzle) on RÚV.
In Ireland, the series is shown on the state broadcaster, RTE.
In Italy, it is called L'ispettore Barnaby (Inspector Barnaby) and is one of the most viewed shows of the private channel La7. Reruns also air on satellite channel Fox Crime.
In India, the series is shown on the BBC entertainment Channel.
In Japan, the series is shown on the "AXN Mystery" Cable Channel. It is called "Banabi Keibu" (Inspector Barnaby) and shown with Japanese subtitles.
In Lithuania, the series is shown on TV1 and has been retitled Midsomerio žmogžudystes.
In Macedonia, the literal translation of the title Убиствa вo Мидсoмeр is used. The series first appeared (subtitled in Serbian) on the Hallmark Channel, which continues to premiere the newest episodes and repeat the older ones. A Macedonian TV channel Sitel has selected the show and it started to air from the very first episode in June 2011 .
In the Middle East, it airs on the Saudi channel MBC 4.
In the Netherlands, KRO on channel Nederland 1 airs the series as Midsomer Murders, the series is subtitled in Dutch.
In New Zealand, the series has been broadcast for a number of years on free-to-air channel Prime.
In Norway, the series is called Mord og Mysterier (Murder and Mysteries) and has developed a steady and loyal fanbase. It is broadcast on the second-largest TV channel, TV 2.
In Poland, the series is called Morderstwa w Midsomer (Murders In Midsomer) and is aired on the Hallmark Channel (currently called 13th Street Universal).
In Romania, the series is called Crimele din Midsomer (Midsomer Murders) and is aired on the Diva Universal.
In Russia it is called Чисто английские убийства ("Very English Murders") and has been repeatedly shown on various channels. The reason for such an unusual choice of title is the great success of the 1974 Soviet film Чисто английское убийство (A Very English Murder) adapted from the novel An English Murder (1951) by Cyril Hare.
In Serbia, the series is called "Ubistva u Midsomeru" and is aired on Fox televizija and the Hallmark Channel.
In Slovakia, the series is aired on JOJ Plus as Vraždy v Midsomeri (Murders In Midsomer).
In Slovenia, the series is aired on POP TV and its sister channel POP BRIO and the Universal Channel and is called Umori na podeželju (Murders in the Countryside). DVDs of the series have been sold via newspapers. The 14. seasons will be aried on RTVSLO1 and starts on 3.jun.2012
In South Africa, the series is aired every Sunday on the Universal Channel on DStv, channel number 108.
In South Korea, the series is aired every Friday evening on the BBC Entertainment channel on Sky. It has done from series 12 onwards on channel number 334.
In Spain, the series is called Los asesinatos de Midsomer (Midsomer Murders). Only the first episodes were aired on City TV.
In Sri Lanka, the series is aired on Channel Eye every Sunday Night.
In Sweden, the series, translated to Morden i Midsomer (The Murders in Midsomer) and airing on SVT1, is hugely popular and has become a traditional part of summer television schedules. Older series are currently aired on TV3 and TV8. DVDs of the episodes were previously sold weekly with copies of a tabloid newspaper.
It is also aired in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia on the Hallmark Channel every week.
In Ukraine the series is called "Суто англійські вбивства" (Very English Murders), and has been shown on some channels, recently (2009 — now) on НТН Channel. The reason for the choice of title is the same as in Russia.
In the United States, the series was aired by Arts and Entertainment Television for a time and is sporadically broadcast by various Public Broadcasting affiliates.
As of 2012, the first 12 series are available for streaming in the US, through Netflix and Amazon.
In March 2011, producer Brian True-May was suspended by All3Media after having told the TV listings magazine Radio Times that racial diversity in the programme was non-existent because the series was a "bastion of Englishness". When challenged on the term Englishness and whether that should exclude different ethnic minorities, True-May said "Well, it should do, and maybe I'm not politically correct". He later went on to say that he wanted to make a programme "that appeals to a certain audience, which seems to succeed". True-May's comments are now being investigated by the production company[11]. Mr. True-May has now been reinstated but will step down as producer after the filming of the remainder of the current series has been completed.[12]
All thirteen series thus far of Midsomer Murders have been released in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4). All 65 episodes that have been aired so far have been released in the UK (Region 2) including the 2008 Christmas Special "Days of Misrule" released 2 February 2009.
In January 2006, Midsomer Murders started a DVD & Magazine Collection, available at newsagents in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Acorn Media has released 18 DVD sets of Midsomer Murders in North America as well as a 19-disc collection available as The Early Cases. This set, which restores the episodes to their UK broadcast order, includes Acorn's set one, two, three, and five, as well as a bonus disc featuring a behind-the-scenes documentary. The North American releases lag well behind UK releases.
The following list is a collection of published works connected with the series.
- Caroline Graham, "The Killings at Badger's Drift", 1987.
- Caroline Graham, "Death of a Hollow Man", 1989.
- Caroline Graham, "Death in Disguise", 1993.
- Caroline Graham, "Written in Blood", 1995.
- Caroline Graham, "Faithful unto Death", 1998.
- Caroline Graham, "A Place of Safety", 1999.
- Caroline Graham, "A Ghost in the Machine", 2004.
- Jeff Evans, "Midsomer Murders: The Making of An English Crime Classic", 2003.
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