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Midsomer Murders is a popular British television series about murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. Based on a series of crime novels by the author Caroline Graham, the detective drama focuses on the main character of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, played by actor John Nettles (of Bergerac fame). First transmitted in the United Kingdom in March 1997, filming is currently underway on the tenth series of the programme, which will bring the total number of episodes to fifty-nine. Viewing figures for the series are very healthy, and the feature-length drama attracts a number of well-known actors from the stage and screen in guest-starring roles. The majority of the early episodes were written by the writer Anthony Horowitz, who, together with the original producers Betty Willingale and Brian True-May, also created the series; and current writers include Peter J. Hammond, David Hoskins, Douglas Watkinson and Andrew Payne. Filming takes place on location in the English counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey; and, owing to its success, the series has been sold to a number of countries and territories across the world, including Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latin America, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and the United States.
Episodes So far, fifty-one episodes have been broadcast in the United Kingdom. These are the episodes, listed in production order, and the date of their first UK broadcast. Pilot episode: (filmed September/October 1996) (filmed July – November 1997) (filmed May – October 1998) (filmed May – October 1999) (filmed May – November 2000) (filmed April – October 2001) (filmed May – November 2002) (filmed May 2003 – March 2004) (filmed May 2004 – March 2005) (filmed May 2005 – March 2006) Series 10: (currently in production, filmed May 2006 – ) Main cast Guest stars Midsomer Murders has enjoyed many famed British and international actors in its cast. Some of the more notable are listed below. Locations For a comprehensive list of filming locations used in the series, view the Midsomer Murders filming locations page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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