Midsomer Murders

The village of Midsomer Mallow is one of the villages hoping to win the title of the "Perfect English Village" competition. As the story unfolds, not everything is "perfect" as local thief Peter Drinkwater is stabbed with a pitchfork at an abandoned farm, he's using as a squat. Shortly after robbing a retired actor's home. Despite the villagers' best efforts to keep the murder quiet so as to not ruin their chances in the competition, several further deaths occur eventually bringing Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby back several decades to uncover the killer.