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Midsomer Murders

British television detective drama series
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Summary

Midsomer Murders is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,632 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Caroline Graham[3]
  • Director: Simon Langton[4], Jeremy Silberston[5]
  • Composer: Jim Parker[6]
  • Genre: detective television series[7], drama television series[8], mystery television series[9]
  • Based on: Chief Inspector Barnaby[10]
  • Cast member: Neil Dudgeon[11], Fiona Dolman[12], Tamzin Malleson[13], John Hopkins[14], Barry Jackson[15], Daniel Casey[16], Jane Wymark[17], Laura Howard[18], Kirsty Dillon[19], John Nettles[20], Jason Hughes[21], Nick Hendrix[22], Manjinder Virk[23], Gwilym Lee[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: Midsomer Murders (TV series)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27], DVD[28]
  • Original broadcaster: ITV[29]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[30]
  • Has part(s): Midsomer Murders, season 1[31], Midsomer Murders, season 2[32], Midsomer Murders, season 3[33], Midsomer Murders, season 4[34], Midsomer Murders, season 5[35], Midsomer Murders, season 6[36], Midsomer Murders, season 7[37], Midsomer Murders, season 9[38], Midsomer Murders, season 8[39], Midsomer Murders, season 10[40], Midsomer Murders, season 11[41], Midsomer Murders, season 12[42], Midsomer Murders, season 13[43], Midsomer Murders, season 14[44]
  • Start time: March 23, 1997[45]
  • Characters: Tom Barnaby[46], John Barnaby[47]
  • Distributed by: All3Media[48], Netflix[49]
  • Narrative location: Midsomer[50]
  • Official website: http://www.itv.com/midsomermurders[51]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Midsomer Murders[52]
  • Number of episodes: 148[53]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Midsomer universe[54]
  • Title: Midsomer Murders[55]
  • Has characteristic: television series based on a novel[56]
  • List of episodes: list of Midsomer Murders episodes[57]

Why It Matters

Midsomer Murders has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 118401
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 40449
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  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → MIDSOMER_MURDERS
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  4. 22w ago · P858snake · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Midsomer Murders, season 1, Midsomer Murders, season 2, Midsomer Murders, season 3 +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Midsomer Murders, season 25"
  5. 23w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Jim Parker
    Instance of → television series
    Takes place in fictional universe → Midsomer universe
    Start time → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tv maze series id: 328"
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