Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon has been playing DCI John Barnaby for over a decade, but the actor has admitted he worries he will get 'too old' for the role
Midsomer Murders actor Neil Dudgeon, known for bringing life to the character of DCI John Barnaby, has expressed his worry over getting "too old" for his role in the popular ITV drama.
He said: "As I've got older, this ticks all my necessary boxes. So I imagine there's a point at which I just get too old and it looks a bit daft." Neil added his tenure has been unexpectedly long-lasting: "Nobody in their right mind as an actor would think 'I'm taking a job here for the next few months and it'll last for 12 years or something'."
Further delving into the past, he revealed how the number of episodes rapidly escalated: "And they upped it to eight before we started shooting. I thought: 'Oh, well, this is great. We've got eight and that'll be a lot of fun. I've got a job for a bit.'" Meanwhile, Neil's colleague Annette Badland, who plays motorbike-riding chief pathologist Fleur Perkins on the show, previously spoke to Express.co.uk about the secret to the show's success. "I think it's quite quirky and English because the deaths are often extraordinary and the fans like that," she explained.
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