Fictional location file · 1 case
Great Pelfe
Great Pelfe is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Beaconsfield, Great Haseley, Thame.
The fictional village of Great Pelfe appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Not in My Back Yard. Its screen identity sits among classic 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.
- Beaconsfield Police Station, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · Not in My Back Yard
The building represents Midsomer Constabulary Police Station.
- Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire · Not in My Back Yard
The Tudor house becomes Pelfe Hall, Fiona Conway's home.
- Great Haseley Village Hall, Great Haseley, Oxfordshire · Not in My Back Yard
The hall is used as Liz Gerrard's house and farmstead.
- Thame Town Hall, Thame, Oxfordshire · Not in My Back Yard
The town hall returns as Causton Town Hall.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Great Pelfe
Great Pelfe is shaped by one linked case. Its stories lean toward classic.
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
- 1
- On-screen years
- 2011
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Classic
Stories set here
Cases connected to Great Pelfe
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
No named institutions appear in this village’s linked case summaries.
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
- 1
- Most suspicious pastime
- Development
- 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.
