Based on the crime-novel series by author Caroline Graham, "Midsomer Murders" follows the efforts of Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby to solve crimes that occur in the wealthy, isolated English county of Midsomer, a picturesque and peaceful place on the outside but one filled with amoral and snobbish eccentrics with all kinds of vices. His latest assistant is Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter. DCI Barnaby took over in series 14, replacing his older cousin, Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who retired.
The remains of a racing driver turn up at Darnley Park School, 40 years after he was thought to have drowned in the Lake District.
When a social services investigator is found dead in a river, Barnaby has a number of suspects who have all had a run-in with the investigator.
Great Worthy experiences wedding-themed murders after a young woman is found dressed like a bride and drowned in a bath.
Jones goes undercover at the base of a new age cult called "The Oblong Foundation" after a young female member goes missing.