Fictional location file · 1 case
Great Worthy
Great Worthy is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Little Missenden.
The fictional village of Great Worthy appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Echoes of the Dead. Its screen identity sits among dark 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.
- St John the Baptist Church, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Echoes of the Dead
The church stands in for the parish church in fictional Angel's Rise.
- Albury Park, Albury, Surrey · Echoes of the Dead
The country estate appears as Great Worthy School.
- White Heather Garage and Cottage, Dorney, Berkshire · Echoes of the Dead
The buildings become the Merryman family's garage and home.
- Juggs Lane, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Echoes of the Dead
The lane provides tracking shots through fictional Great Worthy.
- The Red Lion, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Echoes of the Dead
The pub appears as The Signalman in Great Worthy.
- St John the Baptist Church, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Echoes of the Dead
The church represents Great Worthy's parish church.
- Village shop, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Echoes of the Dead
The shopfront becomes Bernard's Hardware Store.
- Ropley Station, Ropley, Hampshire · Echoes of the Dead
The heritage railway station appears as Great Worthy Station.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Great Worthy
Great Worthy is shaped by one linked case. Its stories lean toward dark.
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
- John Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI John Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Great Worthy
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
- Historic crimes
- 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.
