DS Ben Jones is a fictional character portrayed by Jason Hughes in the TV series Midsomer Murders.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The House in the Woods (season 9), they were 34 years old.
They appear in 53 episodes out of a total of 140 aired so far and have accumulated 875 positive votes.
The character of DS Ben Jones is mainly associated with DCI John Barnaby, DCI Tom Barnaby and Kate Wilding.
Episodes53
The House in the Woods
episode S9.E1 october 2005A secluded old dark house, believed haunted by the residents of Midsomer Newton, becomes the scene of a double murder when a house-hunting yuppie couple is found garroted.
Dead Letters
episode S9.E2 february 2006Barnaby and Jones investigate a series of murders linked to the death of a beauty queen which occurred several years previously.
Vixen's Run
episode S9.E3 march 2006Sir Freddy Butler collapses during a speech. The PM suggests the death is due to natural causes, however Barnaby is not convinced. Sir Freddy's will is stolen and his lawyer's house is burned down in an arson attack.
Down Among the Dead Men
episode S9.E4 march 2006Expert blackmailer Martin Barret is murdered and there is no shortage of suspects.
Four Funerals and a Wedding
episode S9.E5 september 2006A 90-year-old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Midsomer Broughton, with casualties on both sides.
Country Matters
episode S9.E6 september 2006Controversy about a proposed supermarket ruining the quality of life in a small village, marital infidelity, contaminated soil, and kinky sex lead to murder
Death in Chorus
episode S9.E7 september 2006A heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.
Last Year's Model
episode S9.E8 september 2006Barnaby begins to think the damning evidence he helped provide to convict a murderess wasn't exactly as watertight as it first looked.
Dance with the Dead
episode S10.E1 november 2006A young man's murder touches off a search for his girlfriend and partner in ballroom dancing classes.
The Animal Within
episode S10.E2 january 2007Faith's unannounced visit to her wealthy Uncle Rex's estate turns into quite a surprise. When Rex's body turns up, his would-be heirs engage in a battle of wills that exposes plenty of motives for murder.
King's Crystal
episode S10.E3 january 2007When King's family enterprise shatters into pieces and its accountant winds up stabbed, Barnaby digs into rivalries of business and blood-while Jones explores secret Masonic rites.
The Axeman Cometh
episode S10.E4 february 2007Badger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival - with murderous consequences.
Death and Dust
episode S10.E5 may 2007Barnaby and Jones are called to investigate a series of murders involving a pair of feuding families.
Picture of Innocence
episode S10.E6 june 2007Someone puts Barnaby in the frame in the murders of two rival photographers and is ordered to stay home on virtual house arrest.
They Seek Him Here
episode S10.E7 may 2008A film about the French Revolution is made in Midsomer. People lose their head in the guillotine, and it's not a film trick.
Death in a Chocolate Box
episode S10.E8 may 2008Barnaby investigates a murder of a former friend and colleague in Midsomer Holm, a small village inhabited by reformed ex-cons.
Shot at Dawn
episode S11.E1 january 2008A 90 years long feud between two families, the Hicks and the Hammonds, appears to have escalated to murder.
Blood Wedding
episode S11.E2 july 2008Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.
Left for Dead
episode S11.E3 july 2008Jones is brought back to his home town to help investigate a series of murders linked to childhood friends and events that occurred years earlier.
Midsomer Life
episode S11.E4 july 2008When a man who's been missing for two weeks is found dead in the woods near Midsomer, Barnaby finds connections between him and a magazine editor known for his killing reviews of local hotels and restaurants.
The Magician's Nephew
episode S11.E5 july 2008The traditions of a local cult in Midsomer, the Temple of Thoth, appear to be related to a series of murders using poison of the poison dart frog.
Days of Misrule
episode S11.E6 december 2008During the Christmas days Barnaby has to solve an explosion as well as a number of murders near a freight company while trying to cope with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork.
Talking to the Dead
episode S11.E7 may 2009Barnaby finds connections between a supposedly haunted forest, the traceless disappearances of two couples and a gang of antiquity thieves.
The Dogleg Murders
episode S12.E1 july 2009On the Midsomer Golfclub Whiteoaks a member is killed with a golfclub. In the course of the investigation they discover Whiteoaks to be full of hatred, gambling, violence, jealousy and extortion.
The Black Book
episode S12.E2 august 2009The sale of a previously unknown painting by an 18th century painter sends Barnaby into an investigation of murders as well as art forgery.
Secrets and Spies
episode S12.E3 july 2009A number of murders near a government safe house in Midsomer appears to be connected to a group of British spies stationed in East Berlin during the Cold War.
The Glitch
episode S12.E4 september 2009An air traffic computer system, based on theories from an eccentric college professor, is denounced by the scientist creating a financial crisis for its backers.
Small Mercies
episode S12.E5 october 2009The body of a local troublemaker and lady's man is found dead in the model village which is the chief tourist attraction of Little Worthy.
The Creeper
episode S12.E6 january 2010A cat burglar named "The Creeper" is breaking into the estates of Causton, and an alcoholic writer threatening a "tell-all" book about his friends turns up dead.
The Great and the Good
episode S12.E7 april 2010A troubled schoolteacher subject to sleepwalking and quasi-paranoia feels that an intruder has been in her house, and doubters find dead bodies to confirm her fears.
The Sword of Guillaume
episode S13.E1 february 2010When the Causton Chamber of Commerce takes a bus trip to Brighton, a serial killer swinging an ancient sword decapitates some of them in the seaside resort.
The Made-to-Measure Murders
episode S13.E2 may 2010A tailor dies of a heart attack. Two years later, his widow is murdered on her way to the vicarage. The vicar is also murdered after receiving a mysterious letter.
Blood on the Saddle
episode S13.E3 september 2010A Wild West show comes to Ford Florey and a serial killer starts to eliminate villagers in a "wild west" fashion related to a parcel of disputed swamp land.
The Silent Land
episode S13.E4 september 2010Jeff Bowmaker runs a profitable business in Midsomer Magna conducting spooky "ghost tours" at night when the unpopular village librarian turns up dead.
Master Class
episode S13.E5 october 2010A gifted young pianist with emotional issues is in competition with other young talents for a scholarship in a prestigious private musical academy.
The Noble Art
episode S13.E6 october 2010When a famous 1860 bareknuckle boxing bout is restaged in Midsomer Morchard with great pomp, dead bodies begin to pile up for Barnaby.
Not in My Back Yard
episode S13.E7 january 2011A group of conservationists object to the development of a pristine part of the village and adherents from both sides become victims of a mysterious killer.
Fit for Murder
episode S13.E8 february 2011Joyce talks Barnaby into enrolling in a spa located in a remodeled manor house but the bodies start to pile up when he's there.
Death in the Slow Lane
episode S14.E1 march 2011When a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls' boarding school, DCI John Barnaby discovers that murder and deception are never far away from the quaint villages.
Dark Secrets
episode S14.E2 march 2011The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.
Echoes of the Dead
episode S14.E3 april 2011The drowning of a woman in a bathtub becomes the first murder in a series of copycat murders imitating infamous murders from the past.
The Oblong Murders
episode S14.E4 may 2011Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.
The Sleeper Under the Hill
episode S14.E5 september 2011The gruesome discovery of a farmer's eviscerated body in an ancient stone circle is made just days before the spring equinox.
The Night of the Stag
episode S14.E6 october 2011Local bootleggers come under suspicion after the murder of a revenue tax inspector.
A Sacred Trust
episode S14.E7 october 2011Vandalism and violence send shock waves through Midsomer's cloistered nunnery.
A Rare Bird
episode S14.E8 january 2012Barnaby and Jones investigate whether competition between ornithology enthusiasts led to murder.
The Dark Rider
episode S15.E1 february 2012The DeQuettevilles and the Fleetwoods have been enemies since the English Civil War. Now the DeQuettevilles are dying, each first seeing a headless horseman. Is the ancient feud to blame? Or is there a modern murderer at large?
Murder of Innocence
episode S15.E2 march 2012When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton. But Grady has a solid alibi. Barnaby suspects he is working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.
Written in the Stars
episode S15.E3 september 2012During a total eclipse of the sun, an astronomer is bludgeoned to death by a meteor, and an astrologer claims to have predicted each subsequent murder.
Death and the Divas
episode S15.E4 january 2013A film historian writing about a 1960s horror actress is killed in her home. It becomes the start of what appear to be a series of copycat murders based on the actress' films.
The Sicilian Defence
episode S15.E5 january 2013When a young girl wakes up from a mysterious coma, she finds that no one knows what happened to her boyfriend, who disappeared around the same time she was attacked.
Schooled in Murder
episode S15.E6 january 2013At the factory where the world-famous Midsomer Blue Cheese is made, a dairy worker is brutally murdered by a giant round of weaponized cheese.
Last Man Out
episode S19.E3 january 2017When star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past.
- The House in the Woods
- Dead Letters
- Vixen's Run
- Down Among the Dead Men
- Four Funerals and a Wedding
- Country Matters
- Death in Chorus
- Last Year's Model
- Dance with the Dead
- The Animal Within
- King's Crystal
- The Axeman Cometh
- Death and Dust
- Picture of Innocence
- They Seek Him Here
- Death in a Chocolate Box
- Shot at Dawn
- Blood Wedding
- Left for Dead
- Midsomer Life
- The Magician's Nephew
- Days of Misrule
- Talking to the Dead
- The Dogleg Murders
- The Black Book
- Secrets and Spies
- The Glitch
- Small Mercies
- The Creeper
- The Great and the Good
- The Sword of Guillaume
- The Made-to-Measure Murders
- Blood on the Saddle
- The Silent Land
- Master Class
- The Noble Art
- Not in My Back Yard
- Fit for Murder
- Death in the Slow Lane
- Dark Secrets
- Echoes of the Dead
- The Oblong Murders
- The Sleeper Under the Hill
- The Night of the Stag
- A Sacred Trust
- A Rare Bird
- The Dark Rider
- Murder of Innocence
- Written in the Stars
- Death and the Divas
- The Sicilian Defence
- Schooled in Murder
- Last Man Out
Best moments10
- When star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past.
- Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.
- A heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.
- When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton. But Grady has a solid alibi. Barnaby suspects he is working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.
- Expert blackmailer Martin Barret is murdered and there is no shortage of suspects.
- The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.
- A secluded old dark house, believed haunted by the residents of Midsomer Newton, becomes the scene of a double murder when a house-hunting yuppie couple is found garroted.
- Barnaby finds connections between a supposedly haunted forest, the traceless disappearances of two couples and a gang of antiquity thieves.
- Barnaby and Jones are called to investigate a series of murders involving a pair of feuding families.
- Vandalism and violence send shock waves through Midsomer's cloistered nunnery.
- Last Man Out
- The Oblong Murders
- Death in Chorus
- Murder of Innocence
- Down Among the Dead Men
- Dark Secrets
- The House in the Woods
- Talking to the Dead
- Death and Dust
- A Sacred Trust