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Cully Barnaby is a fictional character portrayed by Laura Howard in the TV series Midsomer Murders.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Killings at Badger's Drift (season 1), they were 21 years old.
They appear in 43 episodes out of a total of 140 aired so far and have accumulated 205 positive votes.
The character of Cully Barnaby is mainly associated with Joyce Barnaby.

Cully Barnaby

by Laura Howard

character

Episodes43

  • 8.1
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    The Killings at Badger's Drift

    episode S1.E1 july 1998
    An elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.
  • 7.8
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    Written in Blood

    episode S1.E2 july 1998
    After a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.
  • 7.3
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    Death of a Hollow Man

    episode S1.E3 march 1998
    Barnaby donates time to the local amateur dramatic society when Joyce is cast in a revival of "Amadeus," but complications arise when the leading man is murdered onstage.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Faithful unto Death

    episode S1.E4 april 1998
    When the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.
  • 7.2
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    Death in Disguise

    episode S1.E5 may 1998
    DCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.
  • 8.2
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    Death's Shadow

    episode S2.E1 january 1999
    The Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.
  • 7.9
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    Strangler's Wood

    episode S2.E2 february 1999
    The nude body of a Brazilian woman is found strangled in the woods, which suggests that a serial killer from nine years before has begun killing again.
  • 7.9
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    Dead Man's Eleven

    episode S2.E3 september 1999
    Fletcher's Cross is preparing for annual cricket match when the wife of local landowner and cricket captain is murdered after taking dog for a walk.
  • 7.4
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    Blood Will Out

    episode S2.E4 september 1999
    The murder of a village blow-hard, who had few supporters among his neighbors, happens while a gathering of travelers is taking place.
  • 7.5
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    Death of a Stranger

    episode S3.E1 december 1999
    Fox hunting, taxidermy and Oscar Wilde are part of the backdrop as Barnaby and Troy investigate a series of murders, beginning with that of a tramp in the woods.
  • 7.5
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    Blue Herrings

    episode S3.E2 january 2000
    A visit to his convalescent aunt prompts Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where she is staying.
  • 8.1
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    Judgement Day

    episode S3.E3 january 2000
    When a local thief and womanizer is killed with a pitchfork, the residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in the Perfect Village Competition.
  • 7.5
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    Beyond the Grave

    episode S3.E4 february 2000
    Barnaby and Troy, with an actor tagging along for research, investigate a slashed painting at a museum, which later turns out to be the site of a murder.
  • 7.5
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    A Talent for Life

    episode S6.E1 january 2003
    Something is fishy about the clubbing deaths of two local residents.
  • 7.6
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    Death and Dreams

    episode S6.E2 january 2003
    The investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger.
  • 7.4
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    Birds of Prey

    episode S6.E5 january 2003
    Investment in a secret invention leads to an apparent suicide in Midsomer Magna, and a plan to steal valuable falcon eggs leads to another death.
  • 8.1
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    The Green Man

    episode S7.E1 november 2003
    Barnaby and Troy tackle two separate cases as Troy prepares to leave Midsomer after his promotion to DI.
  • 7.5
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    Bad Tidings

    episode S7.E2 january 2004
    Barnaby's new Sergeant arrives on the day after the murder of a local shrew occurs, and he is immediately put to work.
  • 7.5
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    Sins of Commission

    episode S7.E4 january 2004
    When Midsomer hosts its 12th Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with his neck broken. More writers will die before the winner of the competition is announced.
  • 7.5
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    The Maid in Splendour

    episode S7.E5 january 2004
    Midsomer Worthy's beloved local pub figures in a case involving unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs.
  • 7.2
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    The Straw Woman

    episode S7.E6 february 2004
    Midsomer comes closer and closer to its boiling point when a priest is burned to death inside the effigy of a straw woman and more people burst into flames spontaneously as though by witchcraft.
  • 8.2
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    Ghosts of Christmas Past

    episode S7.E7 december 2004
    Nine years after Ferdy Villers killed himself, his family reunites for Christmas, unaware that someone is out for revenge.
  • 7.3
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    Things That Go Bump in the Night

    episode S8.E1 october 2004
    Undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead with his wrists slashed and suspicion turns towards a spiritualist church.
  • 7.5
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    Dead in the Water

    episode S8.E2 october 2004
    During a regatta, the body of Rowing Club chairman Guy Sweetman is found bludgeoned and drowned. Bachelor Sweetman was prolifically promiscuous and jealousy would seem to be the motive.
  • 7.6
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    Orchis Fatalis

    episode S8.E3 january 2005
    Barnaby and Scott follow a trail of dead people involved in the collecting of rare orchids.
  • 7.4
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    Bantling Boy

    episode S8.E4 january 2005
    A four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.
  • 7
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    Second Sight

    episode S8.E5 january 2005
    John Ransom collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law over the baptism of his niece. He has electrical scars across the top of his head.
  • 7.4
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    Midsomer Rhapsody

    episode S8.E8 october 2005
    Deaths follow the discovery of a valuable musical manuscript sold cheaply at an auction.
  • 8.1
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    Vixen's Run

    episode S9.E3 march 2006
    Sir 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.
  • 7.8
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    Down Among the Dead Men

    episode S9.E4 march 2006
    Expert blackmailer Martin Barret is murdered and there is no shortage of suspects.
  • 7.2
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    Four Funerals and a Wedding

    episode S9.E5 september 2006
    A 90-year-old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Midsomer Broughton, with casualties on both sides.
  • 7.6
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    Death in Chorus

    episode S9.E7 september 2006
    A heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.
  • 8.1
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    Last Year's Model

    episode S9.E8 september 2006
    Barnaby begins to think the damning evidence he helped provide to convict a murderess wasn't exactly as watertight as it first looked.
  • 7.3
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    Dance with the Dead

    episode S10.E1 november 2006
    A young man's murder touches off a search for his girlfriend and partner in ballroom dancing classes.
  • 7.3
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    King's Crystal

    episode S10.E3 january 2007
    When 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.
  • 7.5
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    The Axeman Cometh

    episode S10.E4 february 2007
    Badger's Drift plays host to the Midsomer Rock Festival - with murderous consequences.
  • 7.6
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    Death and Dust

    episode S10.E5 may 2007
    Barnaby and Jones are called to investigate a series of murders involving a pair of feuding families.
  • 7.5
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    Death in a Chocolate Box

    episode S10.E8 may 2008
    Barnaby investigates a murder of a former friend and colleague in Midsomer Holm, a small village inhabited by reformed ex-cons.
  • 7.9
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    Blood Wedding

    episode S11.E2 july 2008
    Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.
  • 7
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    The Magician's Nephew

    episode S11.E5 july 2008
    The 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.
  • 7.3
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    The Glitch

    episode S12.E4 september 2009
    An air traffic computer system, based on theories from an eccentric college professor, is denounced by the scientist creating a financial crisis for its backers.
  • 7.3
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    The Silent Land

    episode S13.E4 september 2010
    Jeff Bowmaker runs a profitable business in Midsomer Magna conducting spooky "ghost tours" at night when the unpopular village librarian turns up dead.
  • 7.7
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    Fit for Murder

    episode S13.E8 february 2011
    Joyce talks Barnaby into enrolling in a spa located in a remodeled manor house but the bodies start to pile up when he's there.

Best moments10

  • 7.5
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    30% of the votes

    Bad Tidings

    episode S7.E2 january 2004
    Barnaby's new Sergeant arrives on the day after the murder of a local shrew occurs, and he is immediately put to work.
  • 7.5
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    13% of the votes

    Sins of Commission

    episode S7.E4 january 2004
    When Midsomer hosts its 12th Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with his neck broken. More writers will die before the winner of the competition is announced.
  • 7.9
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    10% of the votes

    Strangler's Wood

    episode S2.E2 february 1999
    The nude body of a Brazilian woman is found strangled in the woods, which suggests that a serial killer from nine years before has begun killing again.
  • 8.1
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    9% of the votes

    Judgement Day

    episode S3.E3 january 2000
    When a local thief and womanizer is killed with a pitchfork, the residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in the Perfect Village Competition.
  • 7.3
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    9% of the votes

    Death of a Hollow Man

    episode S1.E3 march 1998
    Barnaby donates time to the local amateur dramatic society when Joyce is cast in a revival of "Amadeus," but complications arise when the leading man is murdered onstage.
  • 7.6
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    9% of the votes

    Death and Dreams

    episode S6.E2 january 2003
    The investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger.
  • 8.2
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    7% of the votes

    Death's Shadow

    episode S2.E1 january 1999
    The Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.
  • 7.4
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    7% of the votes

    Blood Will Out

    episode S2.E4 september 1999
    The murder of a village blow-hard, who had few supporters among his neighbors, happens while a gathering of travelers is taking place.
  • 7.5
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    5% of the votes

    A Talent for Life

    episode S6.E1 january 2003
    Something is fishy about the clubbing deaths of two local residents.
  • 7.4
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    5% of the votes

    Bantling Boy

    episode S8.E4 january 2005
    A four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.

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