My Journey through Midsomer

Travel Notes on Beauty, Nostalgia and the Art of Dying Properly

 

There is a county that doesn’t exist. And yet we return to it – again and again.

Midsomer is more than just the setting of a long-running crime series. It’s a landscape of longing, a world made of hedgerows, teasets and silences too neat to be innocent.

This ongoing essay collection is a personal attempt to make sense of that landscape. Each text is a travel note, tracing scenes, atmospheres, and details from Midsomer Murders – and linking them to broader themes: beauty and staging, nostalgia and order, memory and loss.

Some entries are close readings of episodes, others wander off – into personal recollection, cultural history… But all of them belong to the same journey: A journey through Midsomer, as it appears on TV.

 

What you’ll find here:

Note: There isn’t much to discover just yet – essays will be published gradually from late May. Until autumn, think of this more as a gateway than a library.

 

My Way In

To Find and Return to Midsomer

 

Green and Pleasant Land – Where Time Stands Still

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

Englishness

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

Cracks in the Façade – The Village Masquerade

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

Echoes of the Past

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

‘Oh, it‘s you!‘ – The Art of Dying Properly

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

In the World of Midsomer Murders

(Essay forthcoming. Good things take time – especially in Midsomer.)

 

 

Alongside the essays, I’m also rewatching the entire series – slowly, and with a particular eye. Certain themes, images and peculiarities are being gathered as I go. This project will take time – most likely well into the second half of 2026 – but the current state of the collection can be followed here.

I’m keeping track of these things:

All Village Fêtes and Local Festivities

All Pubs

Re-Enactments

A List of Public History in Midsomer

Local Historians & Co. in Midsomer Murders

Destruction of Nature for the Sake of Entertainment

Shakespeare

Nature Traditions

Natural Medicine

Music

Sports

Secret Societies, Cults, and the Paranormal

The Upper Class in Midsomer

Urbanites and the Urban in the ‚Countryside‘

Who Put the ‚Eco’ and ‚Organic‘ in the Village?

Aesthetic and Bizarre Murders

Gruesome Murders

 

 

🤓 Read more about Midsomer Murders & History

The Chronology of Midsomer County by Year or by EpisodesDeep Dives into Midsomer & HistoryHistory of Midsomer Murders Film Locations

I would like to point out that this is an unofficial fan site. I am not connected to Bentley Productions, ITV or the actors.