Su protagonista, hasta el año 2011, era el inspector jefe Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), que trabajaba para Caustron CID; más tarde, fue reemplazado por el actor Neil Dudgeon, que interpreta a un primo menor de Tom, John Barnaby. En cada episodio, Barnaby investiga uno de los numerosos asesinatos que ocurren en el condado ficticio de Midsomer, acompañado por un sargento, que fue cambiando durante la historia del programa: Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey), Dan Scott (John Hopkins) y Ben Jones (Jason Hughes).
The Killings at Badger's Drift 7.6
Fecha de emisión: 1997-03-23
Duración: 101 min
Sinopsis: An elderly woman is found dead in her cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not down to natural causes
Written in Blood 7.4
Fecha de emisión: 1998-03-22
Duración: 101 min
Sinopsis: Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of a writers' circle, is found battered to death the morning after the group's meeting with best-selling novelist (and former psycho-therapist) Max Jennings. Gerald did not want to invite Max to Midsomer Worthy, and he seemed apprehensive about the visit.Barnaby's investigations show that Gerald was a man of mystery - he had no National Insurance number, no family, and no marriage certficate to go with his wedding photographs. And it seems he had a mysterious woman visitor on the night of his death... then Max Jennings goes missing and is found dead.
Death of a Hollow Man 6.4
Fecha de emisión: 1998-03-29
Duración: 98 min
Sinopsis: The body of Agnes Gray, a woman who loved only animals, is found in the river - but she did not drown. And then her cousin Esslyn Carmichael is tricked into killing himself on stage during an amateur production of the murder mystery Amadeus. Barnaby has to get to grips with clues which include adultery, dramatic ambition, stolen religious art, and large donations to animal charities, before unmasking a killer who proves to be mad.Meanwhile, love begins to blossom between Cully Barnaby and Nico Bentley, one of the cast of Amadeus...
Faithful Unto Death 6.9
Fecha de emisión: 1998-04-22
Duración: 101 min
Sinopsis: A craft centre in the old mill at Morton Fendle is losing money. Several locals have invested in the business and believe they have been swindled by Alan Hollingsworth, the man behind it. When Hollingsworth's glamorous wife Simone goes missing, Barnaby believes she has been kidnapped and puts Hollingsworth under observation. However, Hollingsworth evades the police, carrying a bundle of cash, and a woman neighbour who follows him to his rendez-vous is killed in a bizarre road accident. Then Hollingsworth is found dead, and Simone turns up alive. Barnaby guesses she and a friend faked the kidnapping, but he can't prove it.
Death in Disguise 6.7
Fecha de emisión: 1998-05-06
Duración: 100 min
Sinopsis: At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a broken neck, lying at the bottom of a staircase. Barnaby and Troy have to decide whether the death was an accident or murder.
