Midsomer Murders — Season 8
The deadliest county in England.
About this season
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Episodes (9)
1. Things That Go Bump in the Night
7.0Aired 10 October 2004 • 90 min
DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Dan Scott investigate a link between a murder spree and a spiritualist church.
2. Dead in the Water
6.8Aired 17 October 2004 • 90 min
The Midsomer Regatta is halted by the discovery of the body of the chairman of the Midsomer Rowing Club floating at the finishing line.
3. Ghosts of Christmas Past
8.8Aired 25 December 2004 • 101 min
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.
4. Orchis Fatalis
8.3Aired 9 January 2005 • 90 min
When a rare orchid is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham it releases the heady scents of passion, jealousy and death.
5. Bantling Boy
8.1Aired 16 January 2005 • 90 min
DCI Tom Barnaby and Sgt Dan Scott investigate the murders of a horse-racing syndicate.
6. Second Sight
7.1Aired 23 January 2005 • 90 min
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.
7. Hidden Depths
8.4Aired 13 March 2005 • 90 min
When local solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from his house roof, it is not clear whether it was murder or suicide.
8. Sauce for the Goose
8.0Aired 3 April 2005 • 93 min
Barnaby and Scott investigate when the dead body of rival employee, Dexter Lockwood, is found in the Plummer family's factory steriliser.
9. Midsomer Rhapsody
7.9Aired 2 October 2005 • 90 min
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.