The BEST episodes of Midsomer Murders season 14

Every episode of Midsomer Murders season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Midsomer Murders season 14!

A veteran DCI and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer.

Last Updated: 8/4/2025Network: ITV1Status: Continuing
Death in the Slow Lane
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8.05
466 votes

#1 - Death in the Slow Lane

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2011

When a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, new Midsomer DCI John Barnaby - cousin to Tom - discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.

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A Rare Bird
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7.89
215 votes

#2 - A Rare Bird

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2012

Barnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.

Directors: Nick Laughland
Dark Secrets
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7.85
355 votes

#3 - Dark Secrets

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2011

The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.

Directors: Simon Langton
Echoes of the Dead
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7.77
378 votes

#4 - Echoes of the Dead

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2011

The drowning of a woman in a bathtub is the first in a series of copycat murders imitating infamous killings from the past.

Directors: Nick Laughland
A Sacred Trust
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7.71
286 votes

#5 - A Sacred Trust

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2011

Vandalism and violence send shock waves through Midsomer's cloistered nunnery.

Directors: Renny Rye
The Sleeper Under the Hill
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7.71
327 votes

#6 - The Sleeper Under the Hill

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2011

The gruesome discovery of a farmer's eviscerated body in an ancient stone circle is made just days before the spring equinox.

Directors: Nick Laughland
The Night of the Stag
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7.68
288 votes

#7 - The Night of the Stag

Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2011

Local bootleggers come under suspicion after the disappearance of a government inspector.

Directors: Simon Langton
The Oblong Murders
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7.35
321 votes

#8 - The Oblong Murders

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2011

Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.

Directors: Renny Rye