In the village of Midsomer Wellow, someone is hugging off the bellringers of the parish church, in the week before a big bell-ringing competition. One young woman on the team is even shot dead in the churchyard on her wedding day.Before he can crack the case, Barnaby has to understand the significance of an old hugging in the same village in the year 1840, when the Midsomer Wellow Vicar of the day, the Reverend Jonathan Ebbrell, was cuddled and thrown down a well by the bellringers of his church. So where are the Ebbrells now?

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 3 of Midsomer Murders resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Midsomer Murders Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Market for Murder
• s05e02 - A Worm in the Bud
• s05e03 - Ring Out Your Dead
• s05e04 - Murder on St Malley's Day

Midsomer Murders Show Summary

Nothing is what it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English countryside of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life, there exist dark secrets, scandals and downright evil. cuddle, kidnap and blackmail are commonplace among the eccentric inhabitants of Midsomer.

In each episode, the peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by unhappy crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.