•(Caution: Contains spoilers for Episode: S22E05: For Death Prepare)Diesen Artikel gibt es auch auf Deutsch.• Right at the beginning, we see a house on a river with the inscription ‘Empson Playhouse’. A man comes out of the front door with a poster in his hand and hangs it on the wall of the house next…
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Midsomer’s Old Railways
• (Caution: Contains spoilers for Episode: S08E01: Things That Go Bump in the Night) Diesen Beitrag gibt es auch auf Deutsch. • Joyce and Tom Barnaby are guests of Elizabeth Key in Fletcher’s Cross. They go out of the cottage into the garden. Elizabeth Key carries a tray with three cups and saucers, sugar bowl…
Treasures & Raiders in Midsomer County
• (Caution: Contains spoilers for Episodes: S05E04: Mord am St Malley’s Day, S14E05: The Sleeper under the Hill, S18E05: Saints and Sinners, and a little bit S09E04: Down Among Dead Men and S25E01: Treasure of Darkness) Diesen Beitrag gibt es auch auf Deutsch. • Three episodes of Midsomer Murders are about treasure and its theft….
Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift on stage – First Performance Impressions
It was Friday, 24 October 2025, when the stage adaptation of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift opened at the Richmond Theatre — outside the Richmond Theatre, there was an expectant, bustling atmosphere. A mix of ages and dress codes – from smart casual to properly turned out – milled about the foyer, heading…
Henry Hogson & Co. in Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders mentions a number of historical figures from Midsomer County, of whom Henry Hogson is probably the most searched for. We take a closer look at some of them here. Note: As this post is about Midsomer history, I won’t be mentioning any recent Midsomer celebrities such as top model Lizzy Thornfield, F1 champion…
The History of Midsomer Villages
An overview of historical events in Midsomer County (excluding Midsomer Parva and Midsomer Worthy). •(Caution: Contains spoilers for all episodes until series 24; the information on episode S24E01 contains no relevant spoilers and the information on episode S24E04 is hidden here spoiler markers)• Having looked at the historic Midsomer villages of Parva and Worthy, there…
Celebration & Remembrance in Midsomer County 2025
In 2025, there are many reasons to celebrate and commemorate in Midsomer County. What happened 25 years ago and more? They are listed here in chronological order. And at the end you can read which episodes will be a quarter of a century old in 2025. January ❓ 60 years ago (24 January): Midsomer…
Francis Galton, founder of eugenics
•(Caution: Contains spoilers for Episodes S13E05: Master Class, and a bit for S14E06: The Night of the Stag)Diesen Beitrag gibt es auch auf Deutsch.• The Fieldings’ manor, Devington Hall, is currently hosting auditions for Sir Michael Fielding’s Master Class. The manor is a 19th century country house, the grounds of which belonged to the Knights…
A traitor from Midsomer in the American Independence War?
• (Caution: Contains spoilers for Episode: S08E04: Bantling Boy) Diesen Beitrag gibt es auch auf Deutsch. • We enter Bantling Hall with Tom Barnaby and Angela Hartley, because among the large gentlemen in oil on canvas is Thomas Bantling. One of the men of whom the lady speaks only with contempt. He fought as an…
St. Fidelis a.k.a. Fair Mile Hospital
Film Location for: St Fidelis in March Magna (“The Silent Land”) Film location for Midsomer Murders Fair Mile Hospital is set in an abandoned building in Midsomers March Magna. It’s a spooky place, and it’s where the young tuberculosis patient fell to her death on the stairs in the main entrance. She fell out of…