From John Nettles' DCI Tom Barnaby to Laura Howard's Cully
Over the 27 years it's been on the air, the show has seen various stars come and go. From Jane Wymark to Laura Howard, find out which of the drama's main cast members decided to leave and why.John Nettles starred in the hit ITV drama as DCI Tom Barnaby from its debut in 1997 until he stepped away from the show in 2011 after 14 years.
"I'll have been doing Midsomer Murders for 14 years by the time Barnaby leaves. I've formed familial ties with the people involved in the show and they will be hard to break. It's always wise to leave people wanting more, rather than be booed off the stage because you bored them."Like her on-screen husband, John, Jane made her debut on the show in the first episode back in 1997 and also departed in 2011.
She continued:"Tom's retirement will be tough on Joyce – when he mentioned it before, she was horrified. I certainly would be if my husband said he was retiring. But John and I have been talking about him leaving for a long time, it hasn't come out of nowhere. And I agree, enough is enough. Before his exit, Barry said that he had considered leaving due to receiving few lines in the script."."I hate it when Bullard just says 'he died between 12 and 2.30'. It's a poor show if they can't write anything more."Jason Hughes joined the show in season nine, portraying DS Benjamin Jones for a five-season stint. He left the drama in season 15 before making a brief cameo in the 19th series.
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