The BEST episodes directed by Peter Smith

Garden of Death
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8.22
308 votes

#1 - Garden of Death

Midsomer Murders - Season 4 - Episode 1

When an arrogant aristocratic family's decision to develop a memorial garden into a commercial tea shop has the villagers up in arms, murders past and present rear their heads.

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Murder on St. Malley's Day
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8.20
340 votes

#2 - Murder on St. Malley's Day

Midsomer Murders - Season 5 - Episode 4

Barnaby investigates the murder of a boy during a traditional annual race at an exclusive private school but is met with resentment.

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Tainted Fruit
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8.08
320 votes

#3 - Tainted Fruit

Midsomer Murders - Season 4 - Episode 6

When the body of a local beauty is discovered by the pool at her manor house, Barnaby and Troy uncover a seedy world of adultery and deceit within the affluent rural community.

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The Made-to-Measure Murders
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8.08
354 votes

#4 - The Made-to-Measure Murders

Midsomer Murders - Season 13 - Episode 2

A tailor dies of a heart attack. Two years later, his widow is murdered on her way to the vicarage. The vicar is also murdered after receiving a mysterious letter.

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Orchis Fatalis
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8.03
244 votes

#5 - Orchis Fatalis

Midsomer Murders - Season 8 - Episode 3

Barnaby and Scott follow a trail of dead people involved in the collecting of rare orchids.

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The Black Book
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7.96
319 votes

#6 - The Black Book

Midsomer Murders - Season 12 - Episode 3

The sale of a previously unknown painting by an 18th century painter sends Barnaby into an investigation of murders as well as art forgery.

Death and Dreams
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7.94
357 votes

#7 - Death and Dreams

Midsomer Murders - Season 6 - Episode 2

The investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger.

Vixen's Run
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7.91
437 votes

#8 - Vixen's Run

Midsomer Murders - Season 9 - Episode 3

Sir Freddy Butler collapses during a speech. The PM suggests the death is due to natural causes, however Barnaby is not convinced. Sir Freddy's will is stolen and his lawyer's house is burned down in an arson attack.

The House in the Woods
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7.90
418 votes

#9 - The House in the Woods

Midsomer Murders - Season 9 - Episode 1

A secluded old dark house, believed haunted by the residents of Midsomer Newton, becomes the scene of a double murder when a house-hunting yuppie couple is found garroted.

Sins of Commission
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7.90
316 votes

#10 - Sins of Commission

Midsomer Murders - Season 7 - Episode 4

When Midsomer hosts its 12th Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with his neck broken. More writers will die before the winner of the competition is announced.

Not in My Back Yard
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7.90
326 votes

#11 - Not in My Back Yard

Midsomer Murders - Season 13 - Episode 7

A group of conservationists objects to the development of a pristine part of the village and adherents from both sides of the disagreement become victims of a mysterious killer.

Things That Go Bump in the Night
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7.88
352 votes

#12 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

Midsomer Murders - Season 8 - Episode 1

Undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead with his wrists slashed and suspicion turns towards a spiritualist church.

The Silent Land
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7.84
405 votes

#13 - The Silent Land

Midsomer Murders - Season 13 - Episode 4

Jeff Bowmaker runs a profitable business in Midsomer Magna, conducting spooky "ghost tours" at night, but the unpopular village librarian turns up dead.

Fun Times for Swingers
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7.77
121 votes

#14 - Fun Times for Swingers

A Touch of Frost - Season 4 - Episode 3

A woman commits suicide naked in public, and Frost connects her death with the later death of a gigolo. He discovers that the dead man had business with several women in Denton. Meanwhile there appears to be a series of break-ins at the local cricket pavilion, and Supt Mullett, who is a member, orders Frost to investigate them as well as the murder.

Bad Tidings
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7.76
324 votes

#15 - Bad Tidings

Midsomer Murders - Season 7 - Episode 2

Barnaby's new sergeant, Dan Scott, arrives on the day after the murder of a local shrew occurs, and he is immediately put to work.

Dance with the Dead
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7.70
351 votes

#16 - Dance with the Dead

Midsomer Murders - Season 10 - Episode 1

When the body of a young man is found at a WWII hangar full of exhaust fumes, it looks like suicide. But the man was not alone - and he was hit on the head before he died. Where is his girlfriend, newcomer Laura Sharp?

Midsomer Life
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7.70
248 votes

#17 - Midsomer Life

Midsomer Murders - Season 11 - Episode 4

When a man who has been missing for two weeks is found dead in the woods near Midsomer, Barnaby finds connections between him and a magazine editor known for his killer reviews of local hotels and restaurants.

King's Crystal
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7.68
340 votes

#18 - King's Crystal

Midsomer Murders - Season 10 - Episode 3

When King's family enterprise shatters into pieces and its accountant winds up stabbed, Barnaby digs into rivalries of business and blood-while Jones explores secret Masonic rites.

Small Mercies
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7.65
281 votes

#19 - Small Mercies

Midsomer Murders - Season 12 - Episode 5

The dead body of a local troublemaker and lady's man is found in the model village which is the chief tourist attraction of Little Worthy.

Electric Vendetta
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7.64
358 votes

#20 - Electric Vendetta

Midsomer Murders - Season 4 - Episode 3

The body of a criminal is found in a crop circle, and the locals blame extra terrestrial activity for the death. But Barnaby is not convinced.

Blood Wedding
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7.60
421 votes

#21 - Blood Wedding

Midsomer Murders - Season 11 - Episode 2

Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.

A Tale of Two Hamlets
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7.53
380 votes

#22 - A Tale of Two Hamlets

Midsomer Murders - Season 6 - Episode 4

When heirs of the aristocratic Smythe-Webster family are killed, Barnaby's investigation uncovers long-hidden family secrets.

Blue Herrings
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7.42
395 votes

#23 - Blue Herrings

Midsomer Murders - Season 3 - Episode 2

A visit to his convalescent aunt prompts Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where she is staying.

Always Leave Them Laughing
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7.26
19 votes

#24 - Always Leave Them Laughing

Bergerac - Season 2 - Episode 2

A disappointed beauty pageant contestant accuses a popular comic of raping her after voting against her in the beauty contest.

The True Bride
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7.24
34 votes

#25 - The True Bride

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Season 1 - Episode 9

From an early German folk tale. A troll had a daughter, but she left straight off. So the troll took another to replace her to wait on him hand and foot. Her name is Anja and she has no father and she has no mother, so the troll is her other. Trolls are always contradicting themselves and this one used a stick and Anja gets that stick across her back frequently. This troll sets Anja an impossible task of plucking 20 pounds feathers and placing them into sacks without a single one escaping. So Anja tries and cannot do it and thinks if there is anyone who can help her. From her thoughts a lion appears and does the task for her. Shocked, the troll gives her another task to empty a pond with a spoon full of holes. So the lion comes and drinks it dry. Now the troll tells her to build a palace before the end of the day. The lion puts Anja to sleep and when the troll kicks her awake, a palace is there.

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Well Out of Order
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7.00
2 votes

#26 - Well Out of Order

The Bill - Season 8 - Episode 94

Meadows and Burnside want to go in force to the Tankeray estate to root out the criminal element, but Brownlow is committed to a softer approach. P.C. Smollett proves more effective than C.I.D. at catching a dangerous mugger.

Latin Lady
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6.91
9 votes

#27 - Latin Lady

The Sweeney - Season 4 - Episode 12

Regan and Carter go after a gang of villains who attacked a gynaecologist and robbed him of a large sum of money he was planning to smuggle out of the country.