Midsomer Murders - Other Countries

Other Countries

Midsomer Murders has been sold to a large number of countries and territories around the world—in 2004 it was among the 3 most-sold British TV shows worldwide whether as TV Programming or DVD.

In Australia, the series originally aired on the Nine Network. First-run episodes from series 11 onwards screened on ABC1, which as of 2009 began showing in prime time older episodes previously screened on Nine Network. Repeat screenings are also aired on the subscription channels UKTV and 13th Street. Series fourteen commenced screening on ABC1 in July 2011.

In Austria, the channel ORF2 airs the series as "Inspector Barnaby".

In Belgium, the series is shown subtitled on Dutch-language channel Eén and dubbed in French on RTL-TVI, Club RTL, where it has also been retitled Inspecteur Barnaby.

In Bulgaria, the literal translation of the title Убийства в Мидсъмър is used. The series first appeared subtitled on the Hallmark Channel, which continues to premiere the newest episodes and repeat the older ones. A Bulgarian distributor has selected the show and it aired dubbed on TV7 and after that on numerous other cable or regional channels. On July 25, 2011 the series began on Nova Television from Monday to Friday at 14:30.

In Canada, the series is broadcast on public broadcaster TVOntario and the Book Television in Ontario, and on Knowledge in British Columbia, which in 2009 is showing Series 9 to series 10. series 13 is scheduled to begin showing on October 30, 2010 on Knowledge.

In Croatia, the series is broadcast on public station HRT, typically in the Friday late evening slot, about a year after the original airing, with the title translated as Umorstva u Midsomeru. Most of the series have been rerun. Various cable channels that carry the series are also available (such as Hallmark Channel Croatia and BBC Prime).

In the Czech Republic, the series is known as Vraždy v Midsomeru (Murders In Midsomer), and it is broadcast on TV Prima, one of the four major TV channels there. It was also shortly broadcasted by Nova Cinema, 2nd channel of the largest commercial TV company in CZ, Nova TV. In 2012 the series also is broadcast on Universal Channel.

In Denmark, it is called Kriminalkommisær Barnaby and is shown by DR (Danmarks Radio). DVDs are currently being sold with a weekly magazine called Billedbladet.

In Estonia, the series is known as Midsomeri mõrvad (Midsomer Murders) and is broadcast on national public television channel ETV.

In Finland, the series is known by its translated name in Finnish Midsomerin murhat (Midsomer's murders) and shows on the channel YLE1 with Finnish subtitle.

In France, the series is shown on France 3 and has been retitled Inspecteur Barnaby.

In Germany, the channels ZDF and ZDFneo air the series as Inspector Barnaby without adhering to the chronological order of the episodes.

In Hungary, the series is shown on the Universal Channel (former Hallmark Channel) and on Film+ Channel. It is dubbed in Hungarian in 2 different versions. Its title is Kisvárosi gyilkosságok (Small-town Murders) on Universal, and A Midsomer gyilkosságok (The Midsomer Murders) on Film+.

In Iceland, the series is aired as Barnaby ræður gátuna (Barnaby solves the puzzle) on RÚV.

In Ireland, the series is shown on the state broadcaster, RTE.

In Italy, it is called L'ispettore Barnaby (Inspector Barnaby) and is one of the most viewed shows of the private channel La7. Reruns also air on satellite channel Fox Crime.

In India, the series is shown on the BBC entertainment Channel.

In Japan, the series is shown on the "AXN Mystery" Cable Channel. It is called "Banabi Keibu" (Inspector Barnaby) and shown with Japanese subtitles.

In Lithuania, the series is shown on TV1 and has been retitled Midsomerio žmogžudystes.

In Macedonia, the literal translation of the title Убиствa вo Мидсoмeр is used. The series first appeared (subtitled in Serbian) on the Hallmark Channel, which continues to premiere the newest episodes and repeat the older ones. A Macedonian TV channel Sitel has selected the show and it started to air from the very first episode in June 2011 .

In the Middle East, it airs on the Saudi channel MBC 4.

In the Netherlands, KRO on channel Nederland 1 airs the series as Midsomer Murders, the series is subtitled in Dutch.

In New Zealand, the series has been broadcast for a number of years on free-to-air channel Prime.

In Norway, the series is called Mord og Mysterier (Murder and Mysteries) and has developed a steady and loyal fanbase. It is broadcast on the second-largest TV channel, TV 2.

In Poland, the series is called Morderstwa w Midsomer (Murders In Midsomer) and is aired on the Hallmark Channel (currently called 13th Street Universal).

In Portugal, the series airs on FOX Crime as Midsomer Murders, with Portuguese subtitles.

In Romania, the series is called Crimele din Midsomer (Midsomer Murders) and is aired on Diva Universal and, more recently, on Pro TV.

In Russia it is called Чисто английские убийства ("Very English Murders") and has been repeatedly shown on various channels. The reason for such an unusual choice of title is the great success of the 1974 Soviet film Чисто английское убийство (A Very English Murder) adapted from the novel An English Murder (1951) by Cyril Hare.

In Serbia, the series is called "Ubistva u Midsomeru" and is aired on Fox televizija and the Hallmark Channel.

In Slovakia, the series is aired on JOJ Plus as Vraždy v Midsomeri (Murders In Midsomer).

In Slovenia, the series is aired on POP TV and its sister channel POP BRIO and the Universal Channel and is called Umori na podeželju (Murders in the Countryside). DVDs of the series have been sold via newspapers. The 14. seasons will be aried on RTVSLO1 and starts on 3.jun.2012

In South Africa, the series is aired every Sunday on the Universal Channel on DStv, channel number 108.

In South Korea, the series is aired every Friday evening on the BBC Entertainment channel on Sky. It has done from series 12 onwards on channel number 334.

In Spain, the series is called Los asesinatos de Midsomer (Midsomer Murders). Only the first episodes were aired on City TV.

In Sri Lanka, the series is aired on Channel Eye every Sunday Night.

In Sweden, the series, translated to Morden i Midsomer (The Murders in Midsomer) and airing on SVT1, is hugely popular and has become a traditional part of summer television schedules. Older series are currently aired on TV3 and TV8. DVDs of the episodes were previously sold weekly with copies of a tabloid newspaper.

It is also aired in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia on the Hallmark Channel every week.

In Ukraine the series is called "Суто англійські вбивства" (Very English Murders), and has been shown on some channels, recently (2009 — now) on НТН Channel. The reason for the choice of title is the same as in Russia.

In the United States, the series was aired by Arts and Entertainment Television for a time and is sporadically broadcast by various Public Broadcasting affiliates. As of 2012, the first 13 series are available for streaming through Amazon; as of September 2012, episodes up to series 13 episode 4 are available for streaming through Netflix, and seasons 1 through 13 are available for DVD rental.