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Jersey Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role
The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC ...
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Bergerac star urges Jersey's government to buy war tunnels
The site in St Lawrence - built by the Nazis during their occupation of the island - was put up for sale last week for more than £5.5m. John Nettles starred in two Bergerac episodes set at the ...
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John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE (born 11 October 1943) 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 .
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.
Jan 26, 2024 · John Nettles, the beloved actor best known for his roles in hit TV shows like “Midsomer Murders” and “Bergerac,” has recently shocked fans with the news of his battle with a serious illness.
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.
Apr 8, 2024 · John Nettles bowed out of long-running ITV series Midsomer Murders back in 2011 - but why did he go? Find out here. The actor played DCI Tom Barnaby for 14 years before leaving the show in 2011
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.
Midsomer Murders: Created by Caroline Graham. With John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon. A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
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.
John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over thirty 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 (b. Oct 11, 1943) is an English actor and author famously recognized for his starring roles as a detective in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991). John also appeared in Midsomer Murders (1997–2011) as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby.