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John Vivian Drummond Nettles, [2] OBE (born 11 October 1943) [3] is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991) in the title role, and Midsomer Murders (1997–2011) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby .
Jan 26, 2024 · January 26, 2024. Share: It was a devastating blow for fans of the beloved actor, John Nettles, when news broke of his illness. The man behind iconic characters such as DCI Tom Barnaby in “Midsomer Murders” has captured the hearts of audiences for decades with his charm and talent.
John Nettles. Actor: Midsomer Murders. John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over 30 years. From his early beginnings in the UK hit comedy The Liver Birds (1969), he became a household name overnight playing the Jersey detective Jim Bergerac.
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and writer who is best known for playing the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders. In 1981, Nettles won the role that made him a household name in the UK, that of Jim Bergerac in the Jersey-set crime drama Bergerac. This ran for 87 episodes until 1991.
John Nettles. Actor: Midsomer Murders. John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over 30 years. From his early beginnings in the UK hit comedy The Liver Birds (1969), he became a household name overnight playing the Jersey detective Jim Bergerac.
Sadly John Nettles filmed his very last episode of Midsomer Murders earlier this year. John has a rich supply of memories to look back on from his time making more than 80 Midsomer Murders films.
Jul 26, 2022 · Find out more about DCI Tom Barnaby actor John Nettles' family life here - including his daughter, and ex-wife who also worked on the ITV drama.
Dec 30, 2020 · It has been nine years since John passed the baton to Neil Dudgeon, so what has the actor been up to since leaving the series? Find out here...
John Nettles celebrates his 79th birthday today (October 11), so we're making him a very deserving British Icon of the Week. Here are 10 things we appreciate and find interesting about this enduringly popular actor. 1. He was the original star of Midsomer Murders.
John Nettles, born 1942, is a west country actor who came to Jersey in 1980 to play the lead in an island-based cop series entitled Bergerac. This proved highly successful and ran for ten years after which time he disappeared back into the decent obscurity of the classical theatre for five years.