The Best Episodes of Midsomer Murders Season 17

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(805 votes)

   #1 - The Dagger Club

   S17:E11/28/2015

   The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival is jeopardised when the manuscript is stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel. Can new dad Barnaby untangle a web of jealousy and obsession to find the killer?

   Director:Alex Pillai

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alex Pillai

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.3/10(836 votes)

   #2 - Murder by Magic

   S17:E22/4/2015

   When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. Is famous magician Gideon Latimer to blame or is he the target?

   Director:Charles Palmer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Palmer

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.5/10(883 votes)

   #3 - The Ballad of Midsomer County

   S17:E32/11/2015

   Could a ballad made famous by late, lamented folk singer Johnny Carver be an inspiration for murder? Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer – or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?

   Director:Renny Rye

   Writer:Paul Logue

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   Director:Renny Rye

   Writer:Paul Logue
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   7.8/10(869 votes)

   #4 - A Vintage Murder

   S17:E42/18/2015

   The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when the glasses are laced with poison. Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and what does the attack have to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident?

   Director:Nick Laughland

   Writer:Lisa Holdsworth

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   Director:Nick Laughland

   Writer:Lisa Holdsworth