The BEST episodes of Midsomer Murders season 20

Every episode of Midsomer Murders season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Midsomer Murders season 20!

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

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: ITV1Status: Continuing
The Ghost of Causton Abbey
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7.59
273 votes

#1 - The Ghost of Causton Abbey

Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2019

Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to death in one of the vats. DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are puzzled; could this really be about beer?

Directors: Matt Carter
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Drawing Dead
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7.55
235 votes

#2 - Drawing Dead

Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2019

Carver Valley’s comic festival is in full swing when the village is shocked by the murder of a former supermodel. With a scathing comic shaming several villagers as the only lead, Barnaby and Winter are left trying to separate fact from fiction.

Directors: Toby Frow
Writer: Jeff Povey
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Send in the Clowns
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7.50
199 votes

#3 - Send in the Clowns

Season 20 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2019

Things take a gruesome turn when Ferabbees Circus comes to town, bringing with it a chain of sinister clown sightings, threatening notes and deathly dangerous circus acts. Barnaby will have to face up to his fears in order to solve the case.

Directors: Nick Laughland
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Till Death Do Us Part
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7.45
227 votes

#4 - Till Death Do Us Part

Season 20 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2019

Barnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a family friend's wedding. But things soon go from bad to worse when tragedy strikes and Barnaby is called into action to catch a murderer with an apparent penchant for local brides.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
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Death of the Small Coppers
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7.45
241 votes

#5 - Death of the Small Coppers

Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2019

When Mahesh Sidana - butterfly collector and founding member of an elite IQ society - is found murdered, pinned to a wall in a manner akin to his treasured butterfly specimens, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are thrust into a crime that impacts not only on their community, but internationally.

Directors: Paul Harrison
Writer: Chris Murray
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The Lions of Causton
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7.45
202 votes

#6 - The Lions of Causton

Season 20 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/26/2019

Barnaby gets to relive his former days of sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a muddle of rucks, old grudges, new romances… and artisanal chocolates?

Directors: Matt Carter
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