ITV3 TV Guide — Saturday, 18 July 2026

Barnaby and Jones investigate the death of a local aristocrat who seemingly died of a coronary - shortly after declaring he had an important announcement to make. After the peer's will disappears and his lawyer is killed in an arson attack, it is clear sinister forces are at work. However, the prime suspects all appear to have cast-iron alibis. Guest starring Joss Ackland and Sian Phillips, with John Nettles and Jason Hughes

While investigating the shooting of a council clerk, Barnaby and Jones discover he was an expert blackmailer. A phone number on the dead man's blotter sends the duo to the seaside in search of his latest targets - whose boat trip could conceal a motive for the killing. Meanwhile, Joyce is convinced a local farmer knows more than he is telling. Julia McKenzie and Grant Masters guest star, with John Nettles and Jason Hughes

The body of a man killed by a single gunshot wound is discovered on the moors and a burnt-out truck containing the remains of a deer is found a mile away. Joe is convinced the case is a poaching war gone wrong, but delving into the victim's story, Vera unearths a sad childhood in the country and a troubled life in the city, scraping by as a novelist. Following the death of his grandfather, he returned to Northumberland after a 15-year absence to sell his inheritance - but pulled out of the deal at the last minute. Could his death be linked to a dispute over land? Brenda Blethyn and David Leon star

A diary and a parking ticket are found at a murder scene in a multi-storey car park. It is not much to go on, but Morse soon links the clues to a crime of passion involving a jealous husband, his wife and her lover. On the personal front, the Oxford detective's feathers are ruffled by a woman he finds himself attracted to. John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Mel Martin and Amanda Hillwood star