Fictional location file · 2 cases
Luxton Deeping
Luxton Deeping is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Great Haseley, Little Missenden, Thame, Long Crendon.
The fictional village of Luxton Deeping appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from Picture of Innocence to The Dagger Club. Its screen identity sits among eccentric, 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.
- Great Haseley Village Hall, Great Haseley, Oxfordshire · Picture of Innocence
The hall becomes the venue for the village photography exhibition.
- Village house, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Picture of Innocence
The house represents digital photographer Steve Bright's home.
- High Street shopfront, Thame, Oxfordshire · Picture of Innocence
The shop becomes Caspar Rose's photographic business.
- High Street house and tearoom, Thame, Oxfordshire · Picture of Innocence
Nearby buildings supply Lionel Bell's home and the photographers' coffee bar.
- Britwell Salome House, Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire · The Dagger Club
The country house becomes Jeannie Summersbee's home.
- Court Lane house, Dorney, Buckinghamshire · The Dagger Club
A private house is used as the village art gallery.
- The Old Courthouse, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire · The Dagger Club
The medieval building appears as the Luxton Deeping bookshop.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Luxton Deeping
One of the county's most splendidly ominous place names, suggesting age, remoteness and stories that have sunk deep into local memory.
The village arrives with atmosphere already built in; its name alone makes buried history feel entirely possible.
Why fans remember it: Gothic rural character and the sense that the landscape has been keeping secrets longer than its residents.
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
- 2007–2015
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby + John Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby · DCI John Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones · DS Charlie Nelson
- Casebook tone
- Eccentric · Classic
Stories set here
Cases connected to Luxton Deeping
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Picture of Innocence
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Photography
- Framed detective
- Technology feud
The Dagger Club
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Crime fiction
- Lost manuscript
- Collectors
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Ancient properties
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Parish bodies
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Rural organisations
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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
- Photography
- 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.
Great Haseley
Filming guide: Great Haseley.
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Little Missenden
Filming guide: Little Missenden.
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Thame
Filming guide: Thame.
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Long Crendon
Filming guide: Long Crendon.
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