Several people soon come forward with multiple wills, which confuse the matter, but when two more people, close friends of Rex, are also murdered, the investigation raises question on the motive, leading Barnaby to wonder if it was down to finances, passion, or something from Rex's past. The subsequent murder of a fellow cyclist brings the involvement of fellow University associates and into sharper focus. It soon becomes clear the orchid was the motive for her murder, when one of the other members who bought the Roth is soon found dead, with their own collection destroyed. When Jack is murdered, the detective must delve into the dark secrets in the victim's past. Yet Barnaby and Jones learn he may have been planning to write a book that could have been quite uncomfortable for someone, leading the pair to determine whether members of the Chettham family, or their friends, were responsible. Barnaby and Nelson are called in to investigate.
It soon becomes clear that things are not so simple, and the detectives soon have to shift through varying motives, layered by lies, hidden truths, and a possible robbery to be committed. By the memorial tree, an impatient Fitz waits for someone. There are certainly possible suspects in the murder and attempt on Kirkwood, from Delyth's children, who oppose the engagement, Delyth's husband, and more, as the detectives investigate things, in hopes of uncovering the truth before a major walk is to take place on Mount Snowdon. With the help of an old friend, can they catch the culprit before another victim is found? It isn't long, before murder does occur, and the detectives attempt to fathom what occurred in the drowning, and the present day murders. Many actors have made repeat appearances, but in different roles. Jones introduces himself as Leo's teammate 'Jack Morris' and warns an intrigued Barnaby not to blow his cover.
Dudgeon permanently joined the show in 2011 following Nettles's departure. An undercover Jones closes in on the match-fixing ring and is shocked to discover that team manager Wade McMaster is the brains of the outfit. Pom-pom girls go wild as Lower Pampling's star cricketer Leo Henderson wins the match, taking his team through to the C10 Slam tournament semi-final. As Barnaby tries to determine if the ability is real, he soon encounters tensions between the two families, an unlucky bookmaker, a priest attempting to save the local church, a man who he swears he saw before, and more murders. After this incident, no more is heard from Scott, and Jones becomes the new deputy. The victim was a member of the council who was strange and weird, but someone seemed to have quite a grudge on him, and so Barnaby and Jones delve into his background, and the village, attempting to determine who might have wanted him dead, finding ghosts, grudges, and more beneath the village's surface. But when the director, Nick Cheney, is found dead - his head severed by a prop guillotine - Barnaby must discover who would have wanted the victim dead.
It soon transpires the women of Midsomer Market's reading club were secretly investing in the stock market and had been doing well, but that two of the members were outvoted from selling their shares. Then it comes to light the victim recently announced plans to move the event to a new location, which would have cost local entrepreneur Frank Wainwright dearly. Despite the villagers' best efforts to keep the murder quiet so as to not ruin their chances in the competition, several further deaths occur eventually bringing Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby back several decades to uncover the killer. A Jack Russell terrier , Sykes appeared in every episode for five years, providing warm companionship to his masters and occasional comic relief. In reality, he could not have been given the post because it would have required him to bypass the rank of inspector. His father, Anthony Talbot, insists that someone from the nearby village of Midsomer Parva was responsible, but things are not as straightforward for Barnaby and Troy, when they slowly discover that Daniel had wanted to run away during the race. Although there was uncertainty as to whether it was the result of an accident or murder, Barnaby and Troy find themselves having to determine which it was, when Ian Craigie, the commune's leader, is stabbed to death with a carving knife a few days later, while attending a spiritual seance with the rest of the commune and the parents of one of its members.
Jones comes clean to Barnaby and Winter about his undercover investigation into match-fixing, revealing both Leo and Fitz's involvement. Troy, can Barnaby find the murderer once again? Then David is murdered during the climax of a summer solstice celebration, while performing a ceremony to save his failing marriage. During their opening performance, the band's singer, Mimi , falls to the ground dead - electrocuted by a wire that had been run through the microphone stand. But soon, another murder occurs and this time, the poison spreads further than the intended target. .
Although they assume the motive was over the sale of the horse, they soon find a darker motive when one of the other owners is murdered in the exact same fashion, but with a pennant of cloth left in their mouth. As of 17 March 2019, 118 episodes have aired over 20 series. After Lower Pampling's win, Jones is approached by captain Fitz Theara who bribes him to fix the final. Can Barnaby riddle out the reason for the strange 1950s dance music heard playing at each murder scene? First appearance of baby Betty Barnaby. By the memorial tree, an impatient Fitz waits for someone. In addition to strife between members of the family, the factory workers are outraged at the loss of their jobs.
His relationship with Tom was prickly at first; but it mellowed into a slightly awkward marriage of convenience, with Barnaby still disapproving of Scott's methods and Scott grudgingly starting to respect Barnaby. Slowly but surely, both begin uncovering a web of lies, affairs and domestic arguments, alongside a mysterious recluse with a hidden past. Early in the series, she attended and dated a fellow drama student, called Nico. Their investigation quickly turns up hidden conspiracies concerning both the school and its secretive, elite group known as the Pudding Club, whose members throw up a wall of silence, just before more bodies turn up. Her parents are called Muriel and Douglas.
Confused, Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and D. Nelson was the first Sergeant to not serve alongside Tom Barnaby. A local philanthropist and his social-climbing wife are planning the annual Frobisher night - but will it go without a hitch, and can they identify the killer? When one of the members is initially suspected of the murder, but later murdered a short while after she is cleared of suspicions, Barnaby discovers the second victim was having secret affairs, leading him to believe the killer is privy to secrets within the village. How far would the protesters go to prevent the bypass being built? As they investigate the mystery, Barnaby encounters an old adversary who is working to help renovate the village and whose daughter is getting married to a local boy. Joyce is an easy-going and friendly woman who likes to be involved in community activities. Vicar Magnus Soane and his curate repeatedly clash over these traditions. When the post mortem confirms her death was no accident, the pair discover that nothing is what it seems to be within the sleepy village as they try to find out what exactly she saw.
Barnaby remains sceptical of this, even when an unidentified body is found in a shallow grave and the missing start turning up dead. Barnaby is forced to work off the case to uncover who is framing him, and who wants dead other photographers in the village. The current lead character is John Barnaby , who works for Causton. Things become even more complex when Rex's body is found in a nearby river, bearing wounds that suggest he was murdered. As the detectives investigate, they slowly uncover greed, snobbery, illegitimacy, mourning and violence, before Elspeth is soon found dead in what appears to have been suicide. Following an explosion in a truck that had been stored in a truck depot, a body is soon discovered in a nearby lake, which turns out to be Alec Grainger, who had been seen arguing with James Parkes , the son of Colonel Matt Parkes.