When retired music teacher Arthur Leggott is battered to death with a torch in his home, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate a tangled web of family feuds and long lost love affairs to discover the truth.

When the naked body of Dexter Lockwood, a rival executive at Fieldway Foods, is found in the Plummer & Son factory bottle steriliser, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott's investigation uncovers a multitude of secrets and lies among the entire Plummer family.

When troubled local solicitor Nick Turner falls to his death from the roof of his house in Midsomer Magna, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott must discover if it is suicide or murder.

DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate when John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to two feuding families of Midsomer Mere, one with the ability of second sight, and the battle between faith and science.

DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott enter the world of horse racing when the trainer of a thoroughbred racehorse is brutally murdered. Investigating the four member syndicate that owns the racehorse in question, the detectives must unravel hidden secrets at the aristocratic Bantling Hall to uncover the killer.

When one of the world's rarest orchids is smuggled illegally into Midsomer Malham it releases the heady scents of passion, jealousy, and death. Barnaby and Scott must root out who is prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds, and commit murder, just to get their hands on it.

Nine years after the apparent suicide of Ferdy Villiers, the entire Villiers family reunites for Christmas. However, not everyone is imbued with the Christmas spirit, and the already tense atmosphere disintegrates quickly when it becomes clear that someone in the household is all too aware that certain family members have dark secrets to hide. Meanwhile, as Barnaby prepares to host his in-laws for the festive season, he's almost relieved to be called out to an incident at the Villiers estate.

The Barnaby's peaceful day at the Midsomer Regatta is interrupted by the discovery of the body of the Midsomer Rowing club chariman in the river. As Barnaby and Scott dig into the luxury lifestyles of the regatta set, they discover hidden money problems and sexual jealousy are rife.

After the murder of the Fletcher's Cross undertaker, Patrick Pennyman, DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Scott investigate the local spiritualist church which has divided the opinion of local residents.