Fictional location file · 2 cases
Bellville
Bellville is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Hambleden, Littlewick Green, Long Crendon.
The fictional village of Bellville appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from The Animal Within to Red in Tooth & Claw. Its screen identity sits among classic, eccentric stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.
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Where was it filmed?
These real places appear in this village’s linked episodes. One building may stand for part of the fictional village.
- Hambleden Lock, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire · The Animal Within
The lock and river create Bellville Lock, where Rex Masters is found.
- Hambleden Lock keeper's cottage, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire · The Animal Within
The waterside cottage represents Rex Masters's home.
- Village houses, Littlewick Green, Berkshire · The Animal Within
Several properties become Eileen Carnack's home, Jeremy Thacker's cottage and the Mama Lucy Museum.
- Little Orchard, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire · Red in Tooth & Claw
The property appears as Eden Moss Estate Agents.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Bellville
Bellville returns across 2 cases, so its identity is built from several mysteries rather than one fixed portrait. Its stories lean toward classic / eccentric.
Editorial interpretation Fictional setting; real filming places appear below.
What the Casebook has on file
At a glance
These details describe the fictional setting seen on screen.
- Cases
- 2
- On-screen years
- 2007–2017
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby + John Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby · DCI John Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones · DS Jamie Winter
- Casebook tone
- Classic · Eccentric
Stories set here
Cases connected to Bellville
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
The Animal Within
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Conflicting wills
- River death
- False report
Red in Tooth & Claw
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Pet show
- Prize animals
- Estate agency
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Pet show
Associated with the Red in Tooth & Claw file.
Estate agency
Associated with the Red in Tooth & Claw file.
Curated story character
Themes associated with this setting
Four distinctive ingredients are shown here. Open the case files for all recorded themes.
Fan calculation · not canon
Village survival card
- Case-file danger
- ●●●○○
- Documented cases
- 2
- Most suspicious pastime
- Conflicting wills
- Best precaution
- Decline the invitation politely
A playful score from case counts and recorded themes. It is not a population or canonical crime-rate statistic.
Fiction versus filming
Real places connected to these cases
Broader filming areas; individual scenes may use different sites.
