The BEST episodes of Midsomer Murders season 8

Every episode of Midsomer Murders season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Midsomer Murders season 8!

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

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: ITV1Status: Continuing
Hidden Depths
star
8.31
333 votes

#1 - Hidden Depths

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/2005

Troubled solicitor Nick Turner falls from the roof of his home. Is this suicide disguised as murder?

Directors: Sarah Hellings
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Sauce for the Goose
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8.19
319 votes

#2 - Sauce for the Goose

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/3/2005

When a corporate giant tries to acquire a small but respected relish factory owned and run by a dysfunctional family, a naked body is found in the warehouse.

Directors: Renny Rye
Writer: Andrew Payne
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Bantling Boy
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8.06
340 votes

#3 - Bantling Boy

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/16/2005

A four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.

Directors: Sarah Hellings
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Orchis Fatalis
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8.05
243 votes

#4 - Orchis Fatalis

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2005

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

Directors: Peter Smith
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Midsomer Rhapsody
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7.94
308 votes

#5 - Midsomer Rhapsody

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/2/2005

Deaths follow the discovery of a valuable musical manuscript sold cheaply at an auction.

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Things That Go Bump in the Night
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7.89
357 votes

#6 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2004

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

Directors: Peter Smith
Writer: P.J. Hammond
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Dead in the Water
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7.86
357 votes

#7 - Dead in the Water

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2004

During a regatta, the body of Rowing Club chairman Guy Sweetman is found bludgeoned and drowned. Bachelor Sweetman was prolifically promiscuous and jealousy would seem to be the motive.

Directors: Renny Rye
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Second Sight
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7.75
373 votes

#8 - Second Sight

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2005

John Ransom collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law over the baptism of his niece. He has electrical scars across the top of his head.

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