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
A List of Public History in Midsomer
Local Historians & Co. in Midsomer Murders
Destruction of Nature for the Sake of Entertainment
Secret Societies, Cults, and the Paranormal
Urbanites and the Urban in the ‚Countryside‘
Who Put the ‚Eco’ and ‚Organic‘ in the Village?
🤓 Read more about Midsomer Murders & History
The Chronology of Midsomer County by Year or by Episodes • Deep Dives into Midsomer & History • History 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.
