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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Midsomer Murders Season 23 Episode 4 - Dressed to Kill
    1.9/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Dressed to Kill

    S23:E4

    The residents of the village of Elverton-Cum-Latterly gather for the annual domino tournament. This year, the tournament has interim competition from a drag queen event to benefit charity. This creates friction - and soon one of the domino players is found dead. But who was behind it? It's up to Barnaby to find the answer.

    Directors:Paul Gibson, Leon Lopez
    Writer:Maria Ward

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  2. Midsomer Murders Season 23 Episode 3 - A Grain of Truth
    2.2/10(5 votes)

    #2 - A Grain of Truth

    S23:E3

    Tom and Chrissie Larkton are baking superstars. They run a bakery from an old water mill, but rumor has it that they are looking to expand, and that is not popular in the area. Is that why someone is apparently trying to poison Chrissie?

    Director:Paul Gibson
    Writer:Julia Gilbert

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  3. Midsomer Murders Season 24 Episode 2 - Book of the Dead
    2.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Book of the Dead

    S24:E2

    Barnaby must crack the clues to find the killer of a writer who sparked a nationwide treasure hunt.

    Director:Gill Wilkinson
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  4. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 6 - The Witches of Angel's Rise
    2.7/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Witches of Angel's Rise

    S22:E6

    Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their late daughter, the event attracts mediums, psychics, and followers of the occult. When a body is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the eve of the festival, Barnaby must step into the spiritual world to find the killer.

    Director:Gill Wilkinson
    Writer:Maria Ward

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  5. Midsomer Murders Season 23 Episode 2 - The Debt of Lies
    2.8/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Debt of Lies

    S23:E2

    The latest resident of a police retirement community is found dead.

    Director:Gill Wilkinson
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  6. Midsomer Murders Season 23 Episode 1 - The Blacktrees Prophecy
    3.1/10(6 votes)

    #6 - The Blacktrees Prophecy

    S23:E1

    When a doomsdayer is found murdered in his bombproof shelter, a dark conspiracy is revealed - how far people will go to escape the end of the world?

    Director:Roberto Bangura
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  7. Midsomer Murders Season 24 Episode 1 - The Devil's Work
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Devil's Work

    S24:E1

    An inheritance dispute turns toxic when the eldest son tries to split up his ancient family estate.

    Director:Roberto Bangura
    Writer:Julia Gilbert

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  8. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 5 - For Death Prepare
    3.7/10(5 votes)

    #8 - For Death Prepare

    S22:E5

    The Midsomer Mummers, a company for amateur opera, is in the middle of rehearsals for a charity concert when a dead body is found at the theatre. The investigation's goal is to find out which person has the greatest wishes to be at the centre of attention.

    Director:Toby Frow
    Writer:Julia Gilbert

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  9. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 1 - The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
    4.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy

    S22:E1

    After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a cult following.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:Chris Murray

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  10. Midsomer Murders Season 21 Episode 1 - The Point of Balance
    4.6/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Point of Balance

    S21:E1

    When a former ballroom-dance champion is found dead with tulle stuffed in her mouth after the opening gala of the Paramount Dance Extravaganza, Barnaby and Winter go toe-to-toe with rival dancers, jealous partners, and suspicious corporate sponsors. Meanwhile, Barnaby contends with a visit from his estranged father.

    Director:Audrey Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Midsomer Murders Season 21 Episode 4 - With Baited Breath
    4.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - With Baited Breath

    S21:E4

    Tensions run high in the village of Solomon Gorge when a fishing competition and extreme obstacle course are scheduled for the same weekend. With each group attempting to sabotage the other, it's not long before someone's life is on the line.

    Director:Jennie Darnell
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  12. Midsomer Murders Season 14 Episode 2 - Dark Secrets
    4.9/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Dark Secrets

    S14:E2

    The reclusive lives of elderly eccentrics William and Mary Bingham comes under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered. Barnaby and Jones must unearth generations of family secrets and decipher astronomical charts to find the killer.

    Director:Simon Langton
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  13. Midsomer Murders Season 20 Episode 1 - The Ghost of Causton Abbey
    4.9/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Ghost of Causton Abbey

    S20:E1

    Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to death in one of the vats. DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are puzzled; could this really be about beer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Midsomer Murders Season 20 Episode 2 - Death of the Small Coppers
    4.9/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Death of the Small Coppers

    S20:E2

    A butterfly collector is found pinned to a wall like one of his specimens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 4 - The Scarecrow Murders
    5.1/10(11 votes)

    #15 - The Scarecrow Murders

    S22:E4

    The annual scarecrow festival in Midsomer takes a terrible turn when dead bodies are found placed on piles next to the festival's straw creations. Barnaby's investigation shows a deep competitive rivalry that makes people do just about anything to win.

    Director:Christine Lalla
    Writer:Helen Jenkins

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  16. Midsomer Murders Season 18 Episode 6 - Harvest of Souls
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Harvest of Souls

    S18:E6

    The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death arrive in the Midsomer village of Whitcombe Mallet. But when the owner of an equestrian centre is trampled by his horse, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson, along with the expertise of forensic pathologist Kam Karimore, must unravel a complex feud from the past. However, nothing is as it seems, and they are in a race against time as they work to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 3 - Happy Families
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Happy Families

    S22:E3

    Barnaby is investigating the murder of Victor Karras, a manufacturer of exclusive board games, who appears to have been poisoned.

    Director:Audrey Cooke
    Writer:Nicholas Hicks-Beach

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  18. Midsomer Murders Season 20 Episode 6 - Send in the Clowns
    5.3/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Send in the Clowns

    S20:E6

    Things take a gruesome turn when Ferabbees Circus comes to town, bringing with it a chain of sinister clown sightings, threatening notes and deathly dangerous circus acts. Barnaby will have to face up to his fears in order to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Midsomer Murders Season 14 Episode 1 - Death in the Slow Lane
    5.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Death in the Slow Lane

    S14:E1

    New DCI John Barnaby arrives in Midsomer and is bemused by the quaint villages and their quirky residents. But when a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls’ boarding school, he soon discovers that murder and deception are never far away. As the death toll rises, could Barnaby’s first case also be his last?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  20. Midsomer Murders Season 21 Episode 3 - The Sting of Death
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Sting of Death

    S21:E3

    Barnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a thief. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing bees, and suspicions fly when one of the locals is stung to death.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:Julia Gilbert

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  21. Midsomer Murders Season 22 Episode 2 - The Stitcher Society
    5.4/10(12 votes)

    #21 - The Stitcher Society

    S22:E2

    A local outcast, who was controversially acquitted of murder years previously, is the latest inductee into a post-operative heart rehab club. Following his arrival, members dreams of a second chance at life begin being cut short.

    Director:Roberto Bangura
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  22. Midsomer Murders Season 11 Episode 6 - Days of Misrule
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Days of Misrule

    S11:E6

    It is Christmas and DCI Barnaby deals with an explosion and some killings near a freight company, at the same time as trying to deal with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Midsomer Murders Season 13 Episode 4 - The Silent Land
    5.5/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Silent Land

    S13:E4

    On a dark night in the village of March Magna, Barnaby's wife Joyce swerves her car to narrowly miss a shadowy figure in the road. Or so she thinks. Later that night a body is discovered in the old cemetery. Did Joyce hit someone after all or was the victim, who seems to have plenty of enemies, killed by one of the villagers? Barnaby and Jones have their work cut out as all the villagers seem to be hiding something - but is it murder?

    Director:Peter Smith
    Writer:Peter J. Hammond

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  24. Midsomer Murders Season 14 Episode 5 - The Sleeper Under the Hill
    5.6/10(7 votes)

    #24 - The Sleeper Under the Hill

    S14:E5

    When the body of a farmer is found in the middle of a stone circle in Midsomer Mow, suspicion points at local druids. The murdered man had planned to plough Gorse Meadow, making Crowcall Circle inaccessible to the group led by high priests Ezra and Leticia. Barnaby and Jones are joined in their investigation by new pathologist Kate Wilding. The body left on the bloodstone is her first assignment, but Kate doesn’t shock easily.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Midsomer Murders Season 20 Episode 4 - The Lions of Causton
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #25 - The Lions of Causton

    S20:E4

    Barnaby gets to relive his former sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a muddle of rucks, grudges, romance… and artisanal chocolates?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dressed to Kill" is the worst rated episode of "Midsomer Murders". It scored 1.9/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Paul Gibson, Leon Lopez and written by Maria Ward, it aired on 11/10/2024. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Grain of Truth".