John Nettles

“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.”

“Take vicars; there are often village vicars in 'Midsomer Murders', but the village vicar in England was killed off long ago.”

“People who get OBEs are people like firefighters and lifesavers - these are real-life heroes.”