<P> Joyce Barnaby ( Jane Wymark ) ( series 1 - 13 ) -- DCI Tom Barnaby 's long - suffering wife . She is tolerant of her husband , despite his being a workaholic who spent their honeymoon solving the case of the `` Pimlico Poisoner '' , which suggests that they met in London . Joyce is an easy - going and friendly woman who likes to be involved in community activities . She has long possessed a desire to move out of their Causton home and into one of the picturesque Midsomer villages -- only to be put off by the grisly murders that occur there . She 's known to her family as an experimental , but not always successful , cook . Thus , Tom is often seen taking advantage of every opportunity to dine out . She married Tom in 1973 and their only child , Cully , was born five years later in 1978 . Her parents are called Muriel and Douglas . </P>
<P> Joyce Barnaby ( Jane Wymark ) ( series 1 - 13 ) -- DCI Tom Barnaby 's long - suffering wife . She is tolerant of her husband , despite his being a workaholic who spent their honeymoon solving the case of the `` Pimlico Poisoner '' , which suggests that they met in London . Joyce is an easy - going and friendly woman who likes to be involved in community activities . She has long possessed a desire to move out of their Causton home and into one of the picturesque Midsomer villages -- only to be put off by the grisly murders that occur there . She 's known to her family as an experimental , but not always successful , cook . Thus , Tom is often seen taking advantage of every opportunity to dine out . She married Tom in 1973 and their only child , Cully , was born five years later in 1978 . Her parents are called Muriel and Douglas . </P>
who plays barnaby 's wife in midsomer murders
who plays barnaby 's wife in midsomer murders
Jane Wymark
Jane Wymark