The Best Episodes of Midsomer Murders Season 8

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(11 votes)

   #1 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

   S8:E110/10/2004

   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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   Director:Peter Smith

   Writer:Peter J. Hammond
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   6.8/10(10 votes)

   #2 - Dead in the Water

   S8:E210/17/2004

   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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   Director:Renny Rye

   Writer:Douglas Watkinson
3. 

   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Ghosts of Christmas Past

   S8:E312/25/2004

   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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   Director:Renny Rye

   Writer:David Hoskins
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   8.3/10(8 votes)

   #4 - Orchis Fatalis

   S8:E41/9/2005

   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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   Director:Peter Smith

   Writer:Terry Hodgkinson
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   8.1/10(9 votes)

   #5 - Bantling Boy

   S8:E51/16/2005

   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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   Director:Sarah Hellings

   Writer:Steve Trafford
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   7.1/10(8 votes)

   #6 - Second Sight

   S8:E61/23/2005

   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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   Director:Richard Holthouse

   Writer:Tony Etchells
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7. 

   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Hidden Depths

   S8:E73/13/2005

   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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   Director:Sarah Hellings

   Writer:David Hoskins
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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Sauce for the Goose

   S8:E84/3/2005

   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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   Director:Renny Rye

   Writer:Andrew Payne
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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #9 - Midsomer Rhapsody

   S8:E910/2/2005

   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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   Director:Richard Holthouse

   Writer:Richard Cameron