Midsomer Murders star opens up about his future on the show

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Neil still loves making it!

Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon has opened up about his future on the show.

The actor, who has played DCI John Barnaby on the mystery show ever since 2010 when John Nettles left the show, has spoken about whether he will be sticking around on the show for a while or not.

And it sounds like fans can rest easy for now, as it seems like he's not ready to leave just yet.

"I've been doing Midsomer Murders for… it’ll be ten years this year,” he told Radio Times.

“I started in 2010. I started wanting to do it because I’ve always loved Midsomer Murders, and I've gone on doing it because – I suppose I still love Midsomer Murders, really."

Revealing his plans for the future, he continued, "I’ve got no intention of stopping doing it. I don’t know what else I’d do. I’m in a very fortunate position.

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“I think it’s such a great show that, one always assumes – when you’re an actor you always think, whatever job I’m doing, it’s going to end next week and that’ll be it, I won’t work again.

“But no, I think that as long as ITV wants to make it and people want to keep commissioning it, as long as people want to keep watching it, it’s a great show to do."

Let’s hope Neil stays around for a while!

Aleesha Badkar

Aleesha is acting deputy editor for My Imperfect Life, where she looks after the beauty, fashion and eCommerce pages. Previously she was a writer for woman&home and gained an AOP awards nomination after working on their news team. She earned an MA in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2017 and has since worked with a number of brands including, Women's Health, Stylist and Goodto. When she’s not testing new products, Aleesha spends her time soaking up the newest bestsellers and Netflix releases, exploring different wines, attempting new languages and has been known to be a bit of a jet setter, after spending a year living in Madrid.