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Midsomer Murders
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★ 7.5The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
- Aired
- 1997–2025
- Seasons
- 25 · 144 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Anthony Horowitz, Caroline Graham
- Network
- ITV1
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Key facts
- Genre
- Drama Detective Mystery thriller
- Created by
- Anthony Horowitz Douglas Watkinson
- Based on
- Chief Inspector Barnaby , by Caroline Graham
- Starring
- John Nettles Daniel Casey Barry Jackson Jane Wymark Laura Howard Toby Jones John Hopkins Jason Hughes Kirsty Dillon Neil Dudgeon Fiona Dolman Tamzin Malleson Gwilym Lee Manjinder Virk Nick Hendrix Annette Badland
- Theme music composer
- Jim Parker
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 144 aired (UK) + 1 special documentary ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Brian True-May (1–89) Jo Wright (90–115) Jonathan Fisher (from 116) Michele Buck (from 116)
- Producer
- Betty Willingale
- Cinematography
- Colin Munn Graham Frake
- Editor
- Derek Bain
- Running time
- 89–102 minutes
- Production company
- Bentley Productions
- Network
- ITV
- Release
- 23 March 1997 ( 1997-03-23 ) –, present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Caroline Graham
- Cast member
- Gwilym Lee
- Composer
- Jim Parker
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 301880
- Distribution format
- DVD
- Official website
- www.itv.com/midsomermurders
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- topic's main category
- Category:Midsomer Murders
- original broadcaster
- ITV
- start time
- 1997-03-23
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Midsomer Murders (TV series)
- number of episodes
- 148
- number of seasons
- 26
- title
- Midsomer Murders
- list of episodes
- list of Midsomer Murders episodes
- set in environment
- island
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Encyclopedic overview
Midsomer Murders is a British mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the Chief Inspector Barnaby book series created by Caroline Graham. It has been broadcast on the ITV network since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It differs from other detective dramas in featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack with a title theme that includes a theremin.
The programme has featured two lead stars: from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Tom Barnaby, until his retirement from the drama in February 2011; then Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby, Tom's younger cousin, since March 2011. Both main stars have featured a list of supporting actors who worked alongside them, including Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Daniel Casey, John Hopkins, Jason Hughes, Gwilym Lee, and Nick Hendrix. Midsomer Murders remains a popular feature in British television schedules and has been broadcast internationally in over 200 countries and territories.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Midsomer Murders” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.