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The Best Episodes of Midsomer Murders Season 8

Every episode of Midsomer Murders Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Midsomer Murders Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 9 - Midsomer Rhapsody
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    S8:E9

    When retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is battered to death with a torch, Barnaby and Scott investigate a web of family feuds and long lost love affairs to discover the truth.

    Director:Richard Holthouse
    Writer:Richard Cameron

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  2. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 6 - Second Sight
    8.1/10(1201 votes)

    S8:E6

    John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to two feuding families - one with the ability of second sight.

    Director:Richard Holthouse
    Writer:Tony Etchells

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  3. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 3 - Ghosts of Christmas Past
    7.6/10(1072 votes)

    S8:E3

    Barnaby looks forward, with reservations, to entertaining his in-laws for Christmas. Meanwhile, exactly 9 years after the suicide of Ferdy Villiers his family and their guests arrive at the somewhat dilapidated Villiers home to celebrate the festive season. However, not everyone present is imbued with the Xmas spirit and the already rather tense atmosphere begins to disintegrate even further when it becomes apparent that someone in the household is all too aware that certain family members have dark secrets to hide. When what initially appears to have been an accident is revealed to be murder Barnaby and Scott discover that they must first unravel what really happened in the past in order to resolve the present.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:David Hoskins

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  4. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 7 - Hidden Depths
    7.6/10(1022 votes)

    S8:E7

    When local solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from his house roof, it is not clear whether it was murder or suicide.

    Director:Sarah Hellings
    Writer:David Hoskins

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  5. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 2 - Dead in the Water
    7.5/10(1090 votes)

    S8:E2

    The Midsomer Regatta is halted by the discovery of the body of the chairman of the Midsomer Rowing Club floating at the finishing line.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Douglas Watkinson

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  6. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 4 - Orchis Fatalis
    7.4/10(1008 votes)

    S8:E4

    When a rare orchid is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham it releases the heady scents of passion, jealousy and death.

    Director:Peter Smith
    Writer:Terry Hodgkinson

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  7. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 8 - Sauce for the Goose
    7.4/10(1097 votes)

    S8:E8

    Barnaby and Scott investigate when the dead body of rival employee, Dexter Lockwood, is found in the Plummer family's factory steriliser.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  8. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 1 - Things That Go Bump in the Night
    7.3/10(1043 votes)

    S8:E1

    DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Dan Scott investigate a link between a murder spree and a spiritualist church.

    Director:Peter Smith
    Writer:Peter J. Hammond

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  9. Midsomer Murders Season 8 Episode 5 - Bantling Boy
    7.0/10(1118 votes)

    S8:E5

    DCI Tom Barnaby and Sgt Dan Scott investigate the murders of a horse-racing syndicate.

    Director:Sarah Hellings
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Midsomer Rhapsody" is the best rated episode of Midsomer Murders season 8. It scored 8.2/10 from 10 votes. Directed by Richard Holthouse and written by Richard Cameron, it aired on October 2, 2005. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Second Sight".