Barnaby goes to speak to George Meakum. He isn't home so Barnaby tells his wife, "I was going to tell him that we've found the man who killed those girls in Strangler's Wood. I'll be glad if you kept it confidential for 24 hours? It was a hotel manager, name of Leonard Pike. He was a local man. Lived in the area. Leonard Pike is dead." Emily Meakum asks, "Chief Inspector, can I show you something? ( they go upstairs) After he retired, George became completely obsessed with the killings. That's why we moved here. He couldn't bear to be away." There are photographs of the girls who were killed that he stole from the police files. Emily shows Barnaby the drawer filled with ties. She says, "He used to put them on and go into the wood. Sometimes he spent the whole night there. He said he was trying to become the killer. To get into his mind. I started following him, you know. Because after that other girl was found, I even began to wonder if George..." George walks upstairs. Emily says, "It's over, George. We're selling this house and we're leaving this horrible, horrible place. It's over. We can finally go." Local DC Ben Jones steps into CID , and DS Scott's shoes, to help Barnaby investigate the garrotting of two house hunters outside a deserted, reputedly haunted house in Midsomer Newton. The owner is anxious to sell but the estate agent, Harriet Davis representing Charlie Magwood , seems reluctant to let anyone see the property. Both Barnaby and Jones find themselves investigating affairs, fraud, and ghosts, and soon discover some hidden truths in regard to a crime that occurred years ago, in regards to Charlie's identical twin brother...

The 30 house price hotspots of 2023: Coastal county in North West and Scottish seaside haven top this year’s list A great episode to start the season. This episode is, to me, is up there with the classics, A Killing in Badger's Drift, Written in Blood, Death's Shadow, Dead Man's Eleven, Destroying Angel, The Green Man.... Note: To mark the 20th anniversary series, 20 ' Easter eggs' references were included in this episode. After a successful day at the races for the racehorse, Bantling Boy, it is not long before one of the horse's owners is found murdered in the horses' stables. The victim, Bruce Hartley, had been in dispute with the other owners of Bantling Boy, having had a heated argument with them over an offer to buy the horse. Things get worse for the other owners when a series of further killings follow, before a darker motive is revealed and the detectives bring the culprit to justice.The 'Creeper' is a daring cat burglar responsible for a series of daring thefts across Midsomer. After the Creeper strikes twice in one night, a writer, David Roper, is found smothered to death in his bed on the Chettham family estate. The police soon learn that Mr. Roper had been planning to write a book that could have exposed many Chettham family secrets of years past. The mystery deepens when a second victim who knew the family is shot in woodland. The detectives have to search the family's history to solve the crimes and finally uncover the Creeper's identity.

The Wild West Society bring their show to Ford Florey, comprising a fairground, and several re-enactments of scenes from American frontier history. Amidst the sound of gunfire, the witch on the 'Dunk the Witch' stall is shot dead. Barnaby and Jones look at possible motives, which seem to revolve around the disputed ownership of an area of local land. The investigation encounters family rivalries and a recurring Wild West theme before the killer can be caught.Contractor had motive for kill couple to stop them from buying the house , so he could proceed with scam with realtor. He had already completed a building plan, so he was already in house and had access to piano wire. He then killed realtor who knew he killed the couple as she mentioned the police were coming for the both of them, she being an accomplice by means of the real estate sale scheme. Contractor then killed realtor to silence her. Midsomer Worthy is preparing for the Four Choirs Competition when one of their members, Connor Simpson, is found dead at his home. Barnaby and Jones begin to look into the events leading to his death. The case is further complicated when a birdwatcher and estate keeper are also killed. With a mysterious figure seen lurking around the churchyard, conductor rivalry, and a possible art scam, there are many things to be investigated. Notable also for a genuinely unexpected and frankly ingenious ending and for one of the show's best ever guest star performance in George Baker. John Nettles is a joy, and Jason Hughes is appealing enough in his debut episode. All the acting is great, with the top plaudits going to Baker. Apley Court, in the village of Granville Norton, is home to historic beehives that produce a well top-of-the-range ‘Apley Gold’ honey. Master beekeeper Ambrose Deddington attributes his survival from a life-threatening cancer to a combination of Apley Gold and bee venom. When he is injured trying to prevent the theft of his beloved bees, Barnaby and Winter investigate. Later the local doctor, Serena Lowe, is found murdered, and stung to death. Barnaby and Winter discover that a previous event is the key to the case. Martin Wroath is found dead in his home in Midsomer Worthy. He had been shot with a shotgun using an elaborately rigged wire leading from his foot to the trigger. First appearances suggest suicide, but the autopsy reveals that he had been drugged. The police conclude he was murdered. The investigations lead to Dr. Jane Moore ( Isla Blair), an old friend of Tom's and a psychologist at a local mental health clinic who knew the victim. More deaths follow when one of Jane's colleagues is found hanging in the clinic grounds and the local marching band leader is strangled. Meanwhile a series of mysterious rope thefts occur around the village, and an attempt is made on Tom's life.

Moment father, 50, protects his son as they are ambushed by gang armed with machetes and zombie knives at a KFC drive-thru before being fatally stabbedFarmer Alex Preston's dead body is found in the centre of the ancient Crowcall stone circle days before the spring equinox. Early evidence points to a community of New Dawn Druids, who had been angered over Preston's plans to plough the meadow and make the sacred place inaccessible. But when one of the druids is also murdered, Barnaby realises that more complex motives are involved, and his suspicions turn in a direction that threatens to create a serious rift between him and Jones. Maps that reveal the location of a hidden Anglo Saxon treasure, along with a more modern valuable painting, provide the clues that lead to a very manipulative killer. The peace of Ferne Basset is shattered when the body of quiet animal lover Agnes Gray ( Denyse Alexander) is found floating in the nearby river. Soon afterwards her cousin, Esslyn Carmichael ( Nicholas Le Prevost), inadvertently cuts his own throat on stage during the final act of an amateur production of Amadeus. It turns out that the safety tape on the prop knife used by Esslyn on stage had been removed, making it lethal. As most of the other cast members of the Causton Amateur Dramatics Society loathed him, there are multiple motives and suspects for his murder. DCI Tom Barnaby needs to establish whether there is a connection behind the two deaths to solve the case. Angela Pleasence and Bernard Hepton also appear. Barnaby and Troy go to the Merrill house. Kate Merrill runs outside. Troy finds John Merrill inside with a bloody hand. He says his wife tried to stab him. Barnaby asks Kate where her son is. And Just Like That... it's dinner time! Cynthia Nixon's hunger strike to try and end Israel-Palestine conflict will only last two or three DAYS, source claims After gathering on Moonstone Ridge to observe a total eclipse of the sun, members of the amateur Midsomer Stanton Astronomical Society start to meet their deaths in bizarre ways. Three amateur astronomers are killed - the first, by a blow to the head with a meteorite, the second with a spear, and the third nearly decapitated using a bronze disc with astronomical markings. The astrological sign Scorpio seems to be a common theme of the killings, but Barnaby begins to doubt whether the case is so straightforward.