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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 14 Episode 1 - Mind Games
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S14:E1

    A man is released on licence after serving 20 years for the murder of a 14-year-old girl. When the body of her best friend, who disappeared at the same time, is found, Frost has to investigate a 20-year-old murder.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  2. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - A Friend for Life
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E4

    Tragedy strikes Bill Shadwell when his herd of dairy shorthorns contracts Johne's disease. As Shadwell approaches retirement, his son is keen to move into more profitable Friesian dairy cattle -- a move which means both James and Siegfried are caught up in the family's battle of wills. Mr. Grimsdale's bull poses problems of a different kind when Siegfried is convinced it has swallowed a dangerous metal object. But tightfisted Grimsdale is not convinced that an operation is needed. Tristan's new metal detector could prove to be the solution to a tricky dilemma.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  3. undefined Season 15 Episode 1 - If Dogs Run Free (1)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S15:E1

    The first in the final two-part episode in the series sees Frost attempting to crack an illegal dog-fighting ring, only to discover that its manager, a wealthy Denton businessman, has links to a drug-smuggling operation. Frost also begins to form a relationship with RSPCA Inspector Christine Moorhead, and attempts to finally get over the death of his wife.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  4. undefined Season 15 Episode 2 - If Dogs Run Free (2)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S15:E2

    Frost considers retiring from the Police force and plans to get married, ending the series, however DS George Toolan dies of heart failure following a collision outside the church where the wedding is about to take place. It is noteworthy that an alternate ending was filmed, where Frost is killed instead of George, but David Jason chose the 'happier' ending over this one.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - Where Sheep May Safely Graze
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E6

    When James treats a sick cat, he finds himself in an awkward position with Mrs. Pumphrey and Mrs.Tibbett. These two formidable and mutually ferocious Darrowby matrons compete both in presents for the invalid and in hounding James for information of the patient's progress.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 2 - One Man's Meat
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S6:E2

    Frost investigates two deaths: a homeless teenage girl, found beaten up and drowned in Denton's river; and that of an environmental health officer, after a dismembered arm is washed up on the shoreline. This leads to the investigation of a local meat processing factory.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Line of Fire (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S7:E1

    Frost's Christmas is overshadowed by a local power station worker falling to his death in a mysterious accident, shortly after he was burgled. Then a young police detective, Tim Fox, is murdered, and Frost wonders if it really is related to the large investigation he was working on to uncover a car theft gang.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - Close Encounters
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S10:E2

    Denton's last remaining quarry is vandalised. Frost finds a baby in his office and is delighted to discover it belongs to DS (previously WPC) Hazel Wallace. He gets Hazel to look into some burglaries that have been occurring just after removal jobs have been completed. At the quarry a second body is found, which causes them to call the police. The only witness to the murder is an autistic boy, who immediately becomes a prime suspect. Frost finds out about some dodgy dealings in the past between the quarry owner and his former partner. The boy escapes through a window and the officers on duty get a severe telling off.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Appropriate Adults
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E1

    An 8-year-old girl is missing, and the last person to have seen her is Billy Conrad, a gentle young man with Down's syndrome, but who appears is hiding something.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  10. undefined Season 12 Episode 4 - The Glitch
    8.1/10(6 votes)

    S12:E4

    Midsomer University science fellow George Jeffers threatens to make public a problem with his state-of-the-art invention Kernel Logic, but American software boss Clinton Finn fears he will lose millions if the truth comes out. When a schoolteacher is killed in a hit-and-run, Barnaby suspects Jeffers was the intended target.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - The Green Man
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S7:E1

    The Barnaby-Troy partnership is about to come to an end, as Troy has passed his inspector's exam and is moving on. However, the murderers of Midsomer go on piling up the bodies. Joyce Barnaby gets trapped in a fallen canal tunnel, and in getting her out seven skeletons come to light in a hidden chamber. Meanwhile, two local tearaways are shot dead in the woods at Midsomer Worthy, and a tramp called Tom is accused of the killings. While Troy looks into the shootings, Barnaby wrestles with an old mystery. And although six of the skeletons found in the tunnel date from the 18th century, one is much more recent.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Unknown Soldiers
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S4:E2

    Frost is held at gunpoint by a drugs dealer, a Territorial soldier is shot dead on an exercise, and a security van is robbed by a shotgun-wielding gang. Frost investigates the three incidents, and tries to find any links between them. His intrusions onto the army base stir up hostility from the commanding officer.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - True Confessions
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S5:E3

    A man's church confession provides an insight into what appears to be a straightforward murder. But before Frost can make an arrest, he is suspended over the outcome of a related case 10 years earlier.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - A Cat in Hull's Chance
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E8

    There's unusual friction in the Herriot household when 12- year-old daughter Rosie announces that she wants to become a vet -- against her father's wishes. James goes out of his way to show her the arduous, dirty and dangerous side of his work, while Helen thinks he ought to encourage her. But treating her best friend's pony, which has tetanus, may prove too much even for the determined Rosie. Siegried, meanwhile, manages to lose Mrs. Pettinger's kitten Prudence, which escapes from the surgery and hitches a ride to Hull, causing consternation in Darrowby and mirth for Tristan.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Birds of Prey
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S6:E5

    Julian Shepherd, who has most of his money invested in Charles Edmonton's new invention, is found drowned, and there is every appearance that he killed himself due to money problems. Then a villager who has been stealing peregrine falcon eggs from Charles's widow is also found dead, and Barnaby and Troy investigate.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  16. undefined Season 11 Episode 5 - The Magician's Nephew
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S11:E5

    Jean Wildacre dies suspiciously during a performance as assistant to local magician Aloysius Wilmington, and Barnaby & Jones are called in. They have to investigate the relationships of Midsomer's Magic Circle, a group of old friends whose activities spun off a new cult, and led to long-running animosities. Soon they are looking for colorful South American poison-dart frogs, as the death count rises

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Line of Fire (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S7:E2

    Frost continues to try to identify the detective's killer. The task is complicated by a bizarre series of pet shootings, about which he is reluctantly forced to seek help from a computer system run by a seconded new junior WPC. His pursuit leads to a confrontation high above a power station.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - A Worm in the Bud
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S5:E2

    A suspicious suicide note has Barnaby wondering if foul play was involved in a young woman's death.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Big Fish, Little Fish
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E9

    Siegfried once again gets James to play cricket in a charity match for the village against the county team. The tables are turned however when James is injured and Siegfried is pressed into service. Bob and Rachel Taylor are worried about their lame horse, Maggie. Siegfried operated on the animal, but she seems to going down hill. Siegfried is accompanied oh his rounds by young Colin Appleby, who has sick goldfish.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - If Music Be the Food of Love
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E3

    Tristan's heart is all a flutter because of the lovely Jane Mercer. When he discovers that she sings in the choral society, Tristan develops a fresh interest in matters musical. But strong-willed Jane takes a donkey's owner to task for neglecting the animal, much to the embarrassment of Tristan. Farmer Biggins, meanwhile, baffles all three partners with his strange behavior. A legendary non-payer of vets' bills, he finally meets his match when Granville Bennett - "the finest small animal practitioner in the north" attends his tom cat and manages to get Biggins to settle his outstanding account in full.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - War Games
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    S2:E3

    October 1940. At the London headquarters of a multinational company, a young secretary plummets to her death. In Hastings, a member of the Home Guard is killed. Foyle and Milner discover how these deaths are linked and how money talks a universal language, even in wartime.

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    Writer:Michael Russell

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Michael Russell Ratings Summary

"Mind Games" is the best rated episode written by Michael Russell. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/12/2008 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Friend for Life".