ITV has finally announced that filming for season 26 of the beloved crime drama is underway – and viewers can't wait for the new instalment to arrive.
Confirming the return of DCI Barnaby and DS Winter, ITV took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes picture of Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix in their usual detective gear. Neil was also seen holding a clapperboard marking the first take of the day, dated 9 March.
In the new Instagram post, ITV wrote: "DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are officially back on the case! Filming for Series 26 of Midsomer Murders has officially begun, starting with a brand-new mystery."
On Halloween night, six teens enter a candy-coated labyrinth from the tale of Hansel and Gretel, where a deadly Witch turns temptation into traps-and resisting the sweetest lure is their only way out.
A 15-year-old girl, Zarmina, sold for a pittance (and a few cows!) by her father to an old man. Willing to do anything to save her daughter, her mother gives her in marriage to a younger man living in exile in Canada. But this freedom comes at a price. In exchange, Zarmina will have to give her own daughter in marriage when she turns 15.