该剧改编自英国演员Daniel Day-Lewis的父亲Cecil Day-Lewis在1938年出版的同名小说。故事讲述了一个悲痛的母亲，渗透到了一个男人的生活之中，她认为这个男人是杀死自己儿子的凶手。原著简介比较不一样，可能剧集有大幅改动。
《他们最好的》编剧Gaby Chiappe负责剧本，《托尔金》导演Dome Karukoski执导。
《恶徒必死》是侦探Nigel Strangeways为主角的系列小说16本中的第4本，过去在阿根廷和法国都有电影改编。据最早的开发消息，鉴于原著系列的数量，这部剧可能会做成一部连续剧，而不是仅一季的迷你剧。
When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster’s body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and lies is exposed in the village of Little Malton. DCI Barnaby, DS Nelson and new Forensic Pathologist Kam Karimore are drawn into a macabre world of body-snatching as they seek to identify the villain.
《骇人命案事件簿》是英国独立电视台制作的一部长青推理电影集，取材于英国当代推理小说家Caroline Graham的作品，截至2010年为止共拍摄十三季81集。该剧以总督察Tom Barnaby以及他的年轻拍档Troy为主干，讲述二人凭借机智抽丝剥茧，悉破复杂凶案的故事 ，此外这两个人在查案过程中所不时表现出的幽默机智、亦庄亦谐也是此片受欢迎的原因之一。全剧在英国南部白金汉郡取景拍摄，漂亮的小村庄充满了浓浓的英伦风味，与命案本身的骇人听闻形成强烈反衬，为英式推理迷以及克里斯蒂小说爱好者们的必看之作。
Tensions run high in Lower Pampling as a new type of cricket threatens a century of tradition. When a star cricketer dies during a tournament, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter’s investigation draws them into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from Barnaby’s past.
The discovery of a Saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. But when the leader of the dig is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson soon realise that it’s not only skeletons that have been long buried in the hallowed ground.
Brandon Monkford is found dead on top of a statue created by womanizing artist Lance Auden at the grand opening of Brandon's sculpture park. Suspects abound as his wife Alexandra was having an affair with art critic Daniel Fargo, the park would mean an end to his daughter Rachel's climbing centre and villagers led by Brin Dunne opposed the park on environmental grounds. The per...
An international cycling competition comes to the Midsomer village of Burwood Mantle. When the race leader is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson find themselves drawn into a ruthlessly competitive world of blackmail, bribery and bloodshed where winning comes at any cost.
Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill. When a local forest-ranger suffers a strange death the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible. DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson unearth suspicions, betrayals and long-buried secrets in their search for the truth.
The ghost village of Little Auburn has been abandoned since the war. When a young man is found murdered during its grand reopening, DCI Barnaby and DS Winter must unravel a sinister web of lies from both past and present in order to catch the killer.
