Midsomer Murders: Season 13

2010 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.2

Series 13

What Season 13 of Midsomer Murders

The season follows Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who works with his partner Jones in Midsomer, a fictional county in England whose capital is Causton. Barnaby arrives in quiet, picturesque villages that hide dark secrets, and he must find out who is killing and why. The conflicts revolve around ambition and appearances: a councillor with shady business dealings, a dispute over land development in Great Pelfe, a local boxer who, after his triumph in New York, faces betrayal and blackmail, and a hit-and-run that puts Joyce under suspicion. Barnaby also reluctantly accompanies Joyce on a spa weekend, where he tries unsuccessfully to relax. Dark humor accompanies every case.

8episodes

Feb 10, 2010premiered

Feb 2, 2011last episode

12.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 13 Episodes

13x01 The Sword of Guillaume
Feb 10, 2010 · 93 min · ★ 6.0
Barnaby decides to join Causton's annual trip to Brighton when he become suspicious about the mayor's plans to buy up coastal land for holiday chalets. But before he can get to the bottom of the dubious deal, a hated property developer is beheaded at a funfair and a collection of valuable historical swords goes missing. With the help of his cousin DCI John Barnaby, the detective sets out to crack the case. Guest starring Neil Dudgeon (Roman's Empire), Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen), Coronation Street villain Brian Capron and Blackadder's Tim McInnerny
Directed by Renny Rye · Written by Michael Aitkens · Starring Neil Dudgeon, Lucy Cohu, Rosina Carbone, Darren Tighe
13x02 The Made-to-Measure Murders
May 12, 2010 · 92 min · ★ 7.9
The residents of Milton Cross, a feudal estate with a church, farms, houses and acres of land, depend on lord of the manor Edward Milton for their livelihoods. When Sonia Woodley is stabbed to death in the churchyard two years after the death of her husband, bespoke tailor Gerald, Barnaby and Jones investigate, and the village begins to reveal its secrets. Guest staring James Wilby, Gwyneth Strong and Karl Davies (formerly Emmerdale's Robert Sugden), with John Nettles and Jason Hughes
Directed by Peter Smith · Written by Andrew Payne · Starring Maureen Beattie, Philip Bretherton, Karl Davies, Sonya Cassidy
13x03 Blood on the Saddle
Sep 8, 2010 · 93 min · ★ 7.6
Ford Florey is a town with a Wild West Society and many grudges. During a Wild West show at the local fayre, the witch on the 'Dunk the Witch' stall is well and truly dunked. Laughter turns to horror when she doesn't get up and the water in the tank starts to turn red. Barnaby and Jones need to be quick on the draw to track down the murderer.
Directed by Richard Holthouse · Written by David Harsent · Starring Chris Wilson, Emma Cooke, David Rintoul, Caroline Langrishe
13x04 The Silent Land
Sep 22, 2010 · 92 min · ★ 5.8
On a dark night in the village of March Magna, Barnaby's wife Joyce swerves her car to narrowly miss a shadowy figure in the road. Or so she thinks. Later that night a body is discovered in the old cemetery. Did Joyce hit someone after all or was the victim, who seems to have plenty of enemies, killed by one of the villagers? Barnaby and Jones have their work cut out as all the villagers seem to be hiding something - but is it murder?
Directed by Peter Smith · Written by Peter J. Hammond · Starring Jack Roth, Danny Webb, Aden Gillett, Emma Fielding
13x05 Master Class
Oct 6, 2010 · 93 min · ★ 7.6
Piano student Zoe Stock has won a place at the Devington Manor Winter School led by internationally renowned musician Sir Michael Fielding. From the riverbank in the grounds of the manor she sees a woman jump from the bridge and disappear underwater. When Barnaby and Jones start investigating the possible drowning, they discover unsavoury connections to the past that could prove lethal twenty years later. But can they intervene before the body count escalates and will the talented Zoe survive her master class?
Directed by Renny Rye · Written by Nicholas Martin · Starring Michael Maloney, Katherine Press, Lydia Wilson, Ian Puleston-Davies
13x06 The Noble Art
Oct 13, 2010 · 92 min · ★ 7.9
Local boxer John Kinsella's successful world title bid stirs up hidden passions among the residents of Midsomer Morchard. As plans to stage a celebratory re-enactment of a Victorian prizefight shape up, jealousy, betrayal and blackmail take a ringside seat, while two suspicious deaths suggest Barnaby has let friendship cloud his judgement. Detective drama, guest starring Phil Daniels (formerly EastEnders' Kevin Wicks)
Directed by Richard Holthouse · Written by Barry Purchese · Starring Michelle Fairley, Phil Daniels, Kevin McNally, Matthew Douglas
13x07 Not in My Back Yard
Jan 12, 2011 · 93 min · ★ 6.4
A planning dispute turns to murder after a leading light in the Midsomer Conservation Society suspects her neighbours are involved in a money-making development scam. Political wrangling, burglaries and sexual liaisons abound in picturesque Great Pelfe - but why is someone driven to start killing? Barnaby and Jones investigate.
Directed by Peter Smith · Written by J. C. Wilsher · Starring Peter Egan, Jill Baker, Dominic Mafham, Amanda Drew
13x08 Fit for Murder Season Finale
Feb 2, 2011 · 92 min · ★ 8.4
Barnaby reluctantly accompanies Joyce on a spa weekend to Swavely Manor. But as he attempts to de-stress, a woman is found dead in the flotation chamber. He abandons his treatment to investigate, but his personal worries are never far away as he contemplates his future.
Directed by Renny Rye · Written by Andrew Payne · Starring Neil Dudgeon, Geraldine James, Jason Durr, Lesley Manville