Midsomer Murders: Season 11

2008 · 7 episodes · ★ 7.5

Series 11

What Season 11 of Midsomer Murders

The season opens with a 90-year feud between the Hicks and the Hammonds that appears to have escalated to a dangerous level. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, investigates in quiet villages that hide grudges. His cases lead him to the wedding of an aristocratic family, the upcoming nuptials of Cully's daughter, and the Temple of Thoth, a cult whose traditions may be behind some unsettling events. Jones returns to his hometown to reopen old stories alongside his childhood friends. During a vacation, Barnaby also has to deal with his boss.

7episodes

Jan 1, 2008premiered

Aug 5, 2008final episode

11.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 11 Episodes

11x01 Shot at Dawn
Jan 1, 2008 · 97 min · ★ 6.8
Although it's 90 years since the end of WW1, the feud between the Hammond and Hicks families still festers. Much to the disgust of Colonel Henry Hammond, Private Tommy Hicks condemned for cowardice in the conflict, has been exonerated and his name added to the local war memorial. Meanwhile Barnaby is not a happy man. His roof is leaking and his peaceful dinner with Joyce at the local hostelry is interrupted when he has to break up a fight between the two elderly patriarchs of the Hicks and Hammonds families who, despite being wheelchair bound, battle it out with baguettes!
Directing: Richard Holthouse · Writing: Michael Aitkens · Starring: Samantha Bond, George Cole, Brian Capron, Robert Morgan
11x02 Blood Wedding
May 10, 2008 · 97 min · ★ 8.2
An upper class wedding results in an evil and sudden death, which becomes another challenge for Barnaby. These people are not used to having the police around asking a lot of silly questions. Besides, Barnaby has Cully's wedding to sort out as well
Directing: Peter Smith · Writer: David Harsent · Starring: Veronica Roberts, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Charles Edwards, Sam Hazeldine
11x03 Left for Dead
May 24, 2008 · 97 min · ★ 8.4
The building of a new road attracts protesters to a small Midsomer village, and it seems to be motive for murder. As Barnaby and Jones delve into the complicated nature of this Midsomer village, they realise the key to solving the case lies under a well-concealed pact between several of the villagers.
Directing: Renny Rye · Writer: Michael Crompton, Michael Crompton · Starring: Harry Peacock, Maggie Steed, Albert Welling, Indra Ové
11x04 Midsomer Life
May 31, 2008 · 93 min · ★ 6.7
Guy Sandys is a retired City financier, who has bought Midsomer Life magazine, almost as a hobby, and enjoys using its pages to publish sharp reviews of local businesses. The body of Charlie Finleyson is found in woods near Sandys's house, and suspicion falls on Sandys, as his wife Cristina had left him for Finleyson some years previously. Then Sandys himself is found dead in his Midsomer Life office, and Barnaby & Jones have to sift through the long list of people who might hold a grudge against Sandys.
Directing: Peter Smith · Writing: Guy Andrews · Starring: David Crow, Simon Williams, Pooky Quesnel, Selina Cadell
11x05 The Magician's Nephew
Jun 14, 2008 · 93 min · ★ 7.5
Jean Wildacre dies suspiciously during a performance as assistant to local magician Aloysius Wilmington, and Barnaby & Jones are called in. They have to investigate the relationships of Midsomer's Magic Circle, a group of old friends whose activities spun off a new cult, and led to long-running animosities. Soon they are looking for colorful South American poison-dart frogs, as the death count rises
Directing: Richard Holthouse · Writing: Michael Russell · Starring: Stuart Wilson, Dominic Rowan, Sian Brooke, Michael Fitzgerald
11x06 Days of Misrule
Jul 5, 2008 · 93 min · ★ 6.4
It is Christmas and DCI Barnaby deals with an explosion and some killings near a freight company, at the same time as trying to deal with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork.
Directing: Renny Rye · Writer: Elizabeth-Anne Wheal · Starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Joseph Millson, Niamh Cusack, Judy Parfitt
11x07 Talking to the Dead Season Finale
Aug 5, 2008 · 97 min · ★ 8.3
Two couples disappear in the tiny village of Monks Barton amid rumours of witchcraft and haunted woods. As Barnaby and Jones investigate, psychic Cyrus LeVanu clashes with cleric Wallace Stone over their different methods of `healing' the woods, while other locals seem to be caught up in a stolen antiques racket. When a body is unearthed and the death toll rises, the detectives race to find a connection between the missing couples and the thefts to catch the killer.
Directing: Sarah Hellings · Writing: David Harsent · Starring: Rufus Jones, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Jesson, Anton Lesser