Midsomer Murders
E123175
British television series
crime drama television series
detective television series
television series
Midsomer Murders is a long-running British detective drama series set in the fictional English county of Midsomer, known for its picturesque villages and surprisingly high murder rate.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midsomer Murders canonical | 24 |
| Midsomer Constabulary | 1 |
| Midsomer Murders (guest role) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midsomer Murders Context triple: [Phyllida Law, televisionWork, Midsomer Murders]
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A.
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a long-running British crime drama television series that follows forensic pathologists as they investigate complex and often disturbing deaths.
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B.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
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C.
Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake is a critically acclaimed mystery drama television series, co-created by Jane Campion, that follows a detective investigating disturbing crimes in a remote New Zealand community.
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D.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
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E.
Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter was a British crime writer best known as the creator of the Inspector Morse detective novels, which inspired a popular television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midsomer Murders Target entity description: Midsomer Murders is a long-running British detective drama series set in the fictional English county of Midsomer, known for its picturesque villages and surprisingly high murder rate.
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A.
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a long-running British crime drama television series that follows forensic pathologists as they investigate complex and often disturbing deaths.
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B.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
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C.
Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake is a critically acclaimed mystery drama television series, co-created by Jane Campion, that follows a detective investigating disturbing crimes in a remote New Zealand community.
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D.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
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E.
Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter was a British crime writer best known as the creator of the Inspector Morse detective novels, which inspired a popular television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
ⓘ
crime drama television series ⓘ detective television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Chief Inspector Barnaby book series
ⓘ
novels by Caroline Graham ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Caroline Graham ⓘ |
| distributor |
All3Media
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surface form:
All3Media International
|
| episodeRuntime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| exportedTo | multiple international markets ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Sergeant Ben Jones
ⓘ
Sergeant Charlie Nelson ⓘ Sergeant Dan Scott ⓘ Sergeant Gavin Troy ⓘ Sergeant Ben Jones ⓘ
surface form:
Sergeant Jamie Winter
|
| filmingLocation |
Buckinghamshire
ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1997 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | ITV ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature-length episodes ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby
ⓘ
surface form:
Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffMedia |
DVD releases
ⓘ
novel tie-ins ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
traditional English village life
ⓘ
violent crime in idyllic settings ⓘ whodunit investigations ⓘ |
| hasTone | mix of dark crime and light humour ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high murder rate in a rural setting
ⓘ
picturesque English village settings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | television film pilot ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| pilotTitle | The Killings at Badger's Drift ⓘ |
| policeForceDepicted |
Causton CID
ⓘ
Midsomer Murders self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Midsomer Constabulary
|
| portrayedBy |
John Nettles
ⓘ
Neil Dudgeon ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bentley Productions ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional English county of Midsomer
ⓘ
rural England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midsomer Murders Description of subject: Midsomer Murders is a long-running British detective drama series set in the fictional English county of Midsomer, known for its picturesque villages and surprisingly high murder rate.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Midsomer Constabulary
this entity surface form:
Midsomer Murders (guest role)