The 18th season dates back to a series of murders and drama. The season begins when the local forest guard appears to be facing death, missing, but linked to the strange lights seen above the sky in Cooper Hill. On the other hand, Barnaby and Nelson reveal suspicions, betrayals and secrets during the criminal case that has already occurred and turned things around completely.
In the first episode of the new series, the canny producers decided to trick viewers with an inspired red herring that no one had actually been murdered. So, Midsomer Missing.
It's so reliable, not only for its efficiency - no character is ever found half-dead - but for the fortitude of the survivors. Upper lips in these villages are as stiff as rigor mortis.
