Fictional location file · 1 case

Thassington

Thassington is a fictional Midsomer village.

The fictional village of Thassington appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in The Curse of the Ninth. Its screen identity sits among classic stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.

AI-generated illustration · fictional setting, not a photograph.

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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.

Chenies Manor House, Chenies, Buckinghamshire · The Curse of the Ninth
The manor house is an identified filming site for this episode; the published account does not specify which rooms or scenes it represents.
Watlington Church, Watlington, Oxfordshire · The Curse of the Ninth
The church is used for the episode's concert scenes.

Episode recordCasebook interpretationVerified filming linkOriginal fan art

Casebook interpretation

Welcome to Thassington

Thassington 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: 2018
Barnaby era: John Barnaby
Detective: DCI John Barnaby
Investigating partner: DS Jamie Winter
Casebook tone: Classic

Stories set here

Cases connected to Thassington

Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.

Series 19, Episode 6 · 2018

The Curse of the Ninth

Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.

Classical music
Stradivarius
Hidden identity

A stolen instrument and a contested award give the mystery an elegant surface; the more dangerous question is who has been performing a false identity.Read the episode guide →

Institutions & village life

Places and village life

No named institution in the linked cases.

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.

Original fan art of a village hall after a musical rehearsal — Music & danceClassical musicAI-generated illustration · original fan art

Original fan art of sealed letters and evidence in a dark study — Crime & secretsHidden identityAI-generated illustration · original fan art

Fan calculation · not canon

Village survival card

Case-file danger: ●○○○○
Documented cases: 1
Most suspicious pastime: Classical music
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.

Real-location research remains open.

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.

1 shared theme

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