About the project

Original research, carefully separated from official material.

The Village Murder Casebook is a structured, static fan-and-travel guide. It is independent, unofficial and built to grow through original editorial work.

Who operates this guide

Does Your Duck Quack, 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN.

Peter Taylor trading as Does Your Duck Quack? · 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN.

We research each page from the sources linked on it, using AI tools to help draft and organise, and check facts against those sources before publishing.

Editorial approach

Every released episode through Series 25 has an episode guide with an original overview, production credits, guest cast and filming information. Uncertain details are marked or withheld rather than guessed. See which details are covered and which remain open.

Artwork and identity

The visual identity and village illustrations are original. Each village-atlas scene is individually generated from that setting's recorded episode premise and themes, with the fictional location name embedded in the artwork. They are clearly labelled AI-generated story interpretations, not canonical views or photographs of real filming locations. Programme logos, episode stills, scripts and promotional graphics are not reproduced.

Spoiler policy

Search results reveal premises but keep solutions sealed by default. Individual case pages place the final finding inside a deliberate disclosure control.

Commercial policy

Links that use affiliate tracking are labelled beside the link. Other retailer and visitor links go directly to the listed provider. Read the full affiliate and commercial disclosure.

Review and corrections

The episode details and sources lists available sources and unresolved details. Corrections are assessed against published or first-party evidence before the archive is changed.

Who edits the Casebook

The site is independently edited and maintained by its owner. It is not written, commissioned or approved by ITV, Bentley Productions or the programme's rights holders. Rights holders can review the limited image-permissions proposal.

More information

Image permissions brief and research status and editorial standards.

Original identity

Two logo formats.

The compact seal is designed for favicons, navigation and social avatars. The horizontal signature is intended for headers, documents and partnership material. Both are original SVG artwork.

Approved circular seal · PNG ↗

Approved horizontal signature · WebP ↗

Research sources

Published references behind the archive

Location access, broadcasts and commercial programmes change. Dates and visitor details should be checked again before publication or travel.