Legend has it that the headless apparition of Sir Geoffrey DeQuetteville, riding a grey horse, spells imminent death to any member of the DeQuetteville family who sees it. The legend seems to come true when several members of the present day family are killed after sighting the horseman. Meanwhile, a re-enactment of the Battle of Naseby reignites a long running feud between the DeQuettevilles and the neighbouring Fleetwood family, who were in opposing sides in the battle. Barnaby and Jones suspe
When Grady Felton was convicted for the murder of Daniel Denning, he protested his innocence and left a 'death list' of people he blames for his conviction, including then Constable Ben Jones. Years later, after serving his sentence, he is released from prison and returns to Binwell Village, where he grew up and the murder took place. One by one, the people on the death list are murdered. Grady seems to have a solid alibi for the killings, and when he is himself targeted in an arson attack, Barn
After gathering on Moonstone Ridge to observe a total eclipse of the sun, members of the amateur Midsomer Stanton Astronomical Society start to meet their deaths in bizarre ways. Three amateur astronomers are killed – the first, by a blow to the head with a meteorite, the second with a spear, and the third nearly decapitated using a bronze disc with astronomical markings. The astrological sign Scorpio seems to be a common theme of the killings, but Barnaby begins to doubt whether the case is so
When Eve Lomax, a film journalist writing a book about 1960s horror actress Stella Harris, is found dead in Midsomer Langley, it appears her neck was punctured by a vampire. Shortly afterward, Stella's more famous sister Diana Davenport returns to the village after a 40-year-old family rift. The series of killings continues, each depicting deaths similar to those in Stella's films. Barnaby and Jones finally discover who is behind the crimes. Note: This episode has atypical title, being solid blo
Harriet Farmer wakes up after being in a coma for almost a year. Shortly after running away to elope with her boyfriend, Finn Robson, Harriet had been left for dead in local woodland. Barnaby and Jones look into whether the attack could be connected to rivalry in a chess club, whose members are very competitive. Before long, Harriet starts remembering that night, leading to her possibly revealing who attacked her and the whereabouts of her boyfriend Finn. The detectives need to solve chess notat
Midsomer Pastures is on the map owing to its famous connection with producing the Midsomer Blue cheese. When Debbie Moffett is lured to the caves and is subsequently bludgeoned by a wheel of cheese, it leads the detectives to investigate both the secret, controversial plans to modernise the dairy and the private lives of the parents of children at the local preparatory school in the same village. During the family dinner, Poppy Ordish, daughter of Beatrix Ordish and Oliver Ordish, refuses to eat