Fictional location file · 1 case
Mods Mire
Mods Mire is a fictional Midsomer village.
The fictional village of Mods Mire appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Book 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.
- Holy Trinity Church, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire · Book of the Dead
The church becomes the parish church of fictional Mods Mire.
- The Red Lion, Penn, Buckinghamshire · Book of the Dead
The real pub keeps its name when it appears as The Red Lion in Mods Mire.
- Elm Road shopfront, Penn, Buckinghamshire · Book of the Dead
A village shopfront stands in for Othello Khan's antiques business, Kollectables.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Mods Mire
Mods Mire 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
- 2023
- Barnaby era
- John Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI John Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Jamie Winter
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Mods Mire
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
- Treasure hunt
- 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.
No broader filming location is linked to these cases.
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Villages with related story ingredients
Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.
