Series 1 (1997)

The Killings at Badger's Drift
7.5

March 23, 1997 • 1h 41m

An elderly woman is found dead in her cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not down to natural causes

Written in Blood
7.2

March 22, 1998 • 1h 41m

Gerald Hadleigh, secretary of a writers' circle, is found battered to death the morning after the group's meeting with best-sellin...Read more

Death of a Hollow Man
6.4

March 29, 1998 • 1h 38m

The body of Agnes Gray, a woman who loved only animals, is found in the river - but she did not drown. And then her cousin Esslyn...Read more

Faithful Unto Death
6.9

April 22, 1998 • 1h 41m

A craft centre in the old mill at Morton Fendle is losing money. Several locals have invested in the business and believe they hav...Read more

Death in Disguise
6.7

May 6, 1998 • 1h 40m

At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a broken neck, ...Read more