TV Midsomer Murders - Season 7 Episode 6 : The Straw Woman Midsomer Murders - Season 7 Episode 6 : The Straw Woman 7.5/10 by 337 users When a traditional festival is revived at Midsomer Parva, it goes disastrously wrong, with the curate (or assistant priest) being burnt alive inside a straw effigy of a woman. Local property owner Alan Clifford holds a party at the Manor House, and it seems he has secrets... And then, just after finding a pig's head on the altar of the parish church, the dead curate's gay lover, the Reverend Jim Hale, dies too, seemingly of 'spontaneous combustion' - that is, he bursts into flames without any normal explanation. Barnaby refuses to believe in rumours of witchcraft and is vindicated when it proves that Hale's clothes had been sprinkled with phosphorus. Then, with Barnaby hot on the killer's trail, Liz Francis is knocked out with a candlestick and becomes the third villager to be burnt alive. Details Casts Posters Images Title Midsomer Murders - Season 7 Episode 6 : The Straw Woman Alternative Titles 骇人命案事件簿, Inspector Barnaby, A Midsomer gyilkosságok, قتلهای میدسامر, Убийства в Мидсомере, Суто англійські вбивства First Air Date 1997-03-23 Last Air Date 2025-12-30 Number of Episodes 144 Number of Seasons 25 Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery, Networks ITV1, Casts Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman, Annette Badland Plot Keywords , DCI John Barnaby Neil Dudgeon DS Jamie Winter Nick Hendrix Sarah Barnaby Fiona Dolman Fleur Perkins Annette Badland Episodes List Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 1 The Green Man The Green Man 2003-11-02 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his... Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 2 Bad Tidings Bad Tidings 2004-01-04 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his... Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 3 The Fisher King The Fisher King 2004-01-11 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his... Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 4 Sins of Commission Sins of Commission 2004-01-18 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his... Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 5 The Maid in Splendour The Maid in Splendour 2004-01-25 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his... Midsomer Murders Season 7 :Episode 6 The Straw Woman The Straw Woman 2004-02-29 The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...