Midsomer Murders - The Classic Collection

The Killings At Badgers Drift: The very first episode of Midsomer Murders is based on the award-winning Inspector Barnaby novels by Caroline Graham. An old lady witnesses a shocking event but before she can tell anyone what she has seen, she dies from what seems to be natural causes. Her dearest friend drags the unwilling Inspector Barnaby into the case. He soon begins to see that certain things just don't add up, then a second gruesome killing confirms his suspicions.

Written In Blood: Another investigation into homicidal happenings in Midsomer. Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of the Midsomer Worthy's writers circle had never wanted to invite best-selling novelist Max Jennings to one of their meetings. When Gerald is found dead the next morning from a brutal battering, the other members of the circle wish they had heeded his reluctance. Slowly Gerald is revealed as a man of mystery. He has no national insurance number, no relatives and no marriage certificate to match the wedding photos that decorate his house. Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) soon uncovers some shocking facts about the man with no past.... and soon, when another body is found, Barnaby has a double murder on his hands.

Strangler's Woods: When the body of a young Brazilian woman is found in Raven's Wood, strangled with a striped necktie, Barnaby and Troy are called in to solve the crime.

Dead Man's Eleven: The wife of a wealthy landowner is discovered bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat. Whilst the victim had no apparent enemies, her husband, Robert Cavendish, was hated by all and sundry. Barnaby and his team find themselves enmeshed in a succession of cruel and calculated murders. Once again, blackmail, deceit, greed and revenge threaten to destroy Midsomer's tranquillity.