Tom Barnaby



Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (born 20 April 1943) is the main protagonist of the Inspector Barnaby books and also served as protagonist it's TV adaption Midsomer Murders from 1997-2011 where he then retired and passed his job to his younger cousin John (who also became protagonist). He along with his sergeant (three different ones during the series) would solve murders in the English town of Midsomer.

In Midsomer Murders, he was played by John Nettles.