• Air date: 28 Jan '15 4 episodes
      A stolen crime novel, celebrity magic, a folk festival and the launch of a new English sparkling wine become the backdrops for murder and mayhem when Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee return to the beautiful but deadly countryside of Midsomer in series 17. Neil and Gwilym star as DCI John Barnaby and DS Charlie Nelson in four new two-hour episodes. They are assisted by pathologist Dr Kate Wilding, played by Tamzin Malleson. Barnaby must also juggle life as a new dad to baby Betty, with the support of
  • List of Episodes (4)
    • 1. The Dagger Club

      28 Jan '15
      The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival is jeopardised when the manuscript is stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel. Can new dad Barnaby untangle a web of jealousy and obsession to find the killer?
    • 2. Murder by Magic

      04 Feb '15
      When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. Is famous magician Gideon Latimer to blame or is he the target?
    • 3. The Ballad of Midsomer County

      11 Feb '15
      Could a ballad made famous by late, lamented folk singer Johnny Carver be an inspiration for murder? Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer – or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?
    • 4. A Vintage Murder

      18 Feb '15
      The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when the glasses are laced with poison. Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and what does the attack have to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident?