Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories--and animosities--run deep. He's an experienced cop with a 1971 "classic" car, a collection of country music cassettes, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. The new woman in his life is his assistant, Detective Constable Kristin Sims a by-the-book investigator nearly twenty years younger than her boss's car, who quickly has to get used to his lone-wolf...

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the mysterious disappearance of a member of the new-age cult the Oblong Foundation, leading DCI Barnaby to send DS Jones undercover where Jones learns more details about other cult members' earlier deaths.

In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. With exclusive access to pioneering research, it reveals how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers including lethal crossbows engineered with astonishing precision.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the death of a dairy worker and how it is connected to the local prep school her daughter attends.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the suspicious death of an amateur astronomer during a solar eclipse.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of a chess society president and its possible link to an earlier attack.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and his new partner Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the death of a classic car show judge near one of the vintage automobiles on display.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of Midsomer Mow farmer Alex Preston and its possible connection to a local group of Druids.

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones must investigate the secrets and scandals centering on a reclusive couple after a social services investigator tries to visit them and is later found dead.

Laura Nielson, a smart and capable teacher not long out of a relationship, is set up on a date with recently widowed surgeon Andrew Earlham, the father of one of her students. However, the day after it is apparent that something has gone wrong, and the subsequent fallout rapidly spirals out of control, exposing the power of truth, deception, and trust.