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TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

There is a fierce rivalry between traditional and digital photographers in the village of Luxton Deeping. When the photographic society's committee decides not to accept digital images at the annual photographic exhibition, matters take an ugly turn and there is a confrontation. The following day, photographer Lionel Bell is found murdered in woodland, strangled with the cord of his light meter. As the detectives begin to investigate, evidence seems to implicate Barnaby in the murder and he is taken off the case. He is replaced by DI Martin Spellman, a colleague disliked by Tom, who appears more interested in his upcoming wedding than the case. When another photographer is murdered, Barnaby continues his investigation unofficially to discover who is framing him and bring the guilty party to justice.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

Inhabitants in the village of Midsomer Magna are in the spotlight when a film crew arrives at the village Manor House for a production of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Its presence coincides with the arrival of a well-known criminal, George Ince, who is spotted lurking around the Manor. When Nick Cheney, the film's director, is found dead by the use of the prop guillotine, the detectives have several motives to examine. The trail leads to an elaborate planned robbery before the truth emerges.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

Ex-convict Ronnie Tyler departs from the village of Midsomer Holm, having successfully participated in a rehabilitation scheme for reformed criminals. At his send-off are DCI Tom Barnaby and Jack Colby, a disgraced ex-policeman and former colleague of Barnaby. Jack is decidedly frosty towards his former friend and refuses to chat. When Jack is later murdered, Barnaby must search for answers in his past for motives. Shortly afterwards another reformed criminal, Eddie Marston, is murdered after having attempting blackmail. Dark secrets resurface and Barnaby must deduce whether Colby's involvement in misconduct at Causton Police Station years earlier could be the key to the case.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

The death of elderly Miss Emily Simpson in the sleepy village of Badger's Drift brings DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Gavin Troy to investigate. Her best friend and neighbour, Lucy Bellringer, had seen her return from a walk in the woods, unnerved and shocked by something she had seen.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

Gerald Hadleigh, chairman of the Midsomer Worthy Writers Circle, is deeply troubled when the group decides to invite writer Max Jennings to their next meeting. The morning after Jennings's visit, Hadleigh is found bludgeoned to death at home by his housekeeper. Barnaby and Troy discover Hadleigh was somewhat of an enigma since a witness observed an unknown woman enter his house the night before his murder.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

The peace of Ferne Basset is shattered when the body of quiet animal lover Agnes Gray is found floating in the nearby river. Soon afterwards her cousin, Esslyn Carmichael, inadvertently cuts his own throat on stage during the final act of the 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.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

The villagers of Morton Fendle are up in arms when they find out that the local craft centre, in which they had invested, is facing financial uncertainty. Barnaby learns that Simone, wife of the centre's owner Alan Hollingsworth, is missing, and suspects that she has been kidnapped.

TV-14 D,L,S,V (120 MIN)

Bill Carter, a founder of a New Age commune called the 'Lodge of the Golden Windhorse', dies of a broken neck after falling down stairs. Barnaby and Troy investigate and meet the commune's quirky residents. They need to establish whether Bill's death was an accident or a premeditated murder.