Should you watch Midsomer Murders?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
The sides of Midsomer Murders
- Murders in pretty English villages
- A calm DCI and his young sergeant
- Fêtes, manor houses and village feuds
Midsomer Murders is good for you if…
- you like a whodunit with a full list of suspects every episode.
- you like a cosy murder in a thatched village with tea afterwards.
- you like the oddly cheerful ways people die in Midsomer.
Midsomer Murders is bad for you if…
- you can't commit to 25 seasons of one series.
- you want chases and shootouts, and this is patient, polite detective work.
About: village life · secrets · justice
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