John Nettles
Biography
John's birth mother was an Irish nurse who came to work in England during the Second World War, but John was adopted by Eric…moreBorn
10/11/1943, Manchester, EnglandBirth Name
Gender
MaleCredits
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Star (9)
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Midsomer Murders
DCI Tom Barnaby
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S 13:
Ep 8
Fit for Murder
2/2/11
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S 13:
Ep 7
Not in My Back Yard
1/12/11
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S 13:
Ep 6
The Noble Art
10/13/10
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S 13:
Ep 5
Master Class
10/6/10
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S 13:
Ep 4
The Silent Land
9/22/10
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S 13:
Ep 8
Fit for Murder
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Midsomer Murders
DCI Barnaby
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S 4:
Ep 3
The Electric Vendetta
9/2/01
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S 4:
Ep 3
The Electric Vendetta
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Midsomer Murders
D.C.I. Tom Barnaby
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S 4:
Ep 2
Destroying Angel
8/26/01
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S 4:
Ep 1
Garden of Death
9/10/00
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S 3:
Ep 4
Beyond the Grave
2/5/00
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S 3:
Ep 3
Judgement Day
1/29/00
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S 3:
Ep 2
Blue Herrings
1/22/00
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S 4:
Ep 2
Destroying Angel
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Midsomer Murders
D.C.I. Barnaby
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S 2:
Ep 4
Blood Will Out
9/19/99
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S 2:
Ep 2
Strangler's Wood
2/3/99
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S 1:
Ep 4
Death in Disguise
5/6/98
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S 1:
Ep 3
Faithful unto Death
4/22/98
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S 1:
Ep 2
Death of a Hollow Man
3/29/98
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S 2:
Ep 4
Blood Will Out
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Airport (UK)
Narrator
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 1
6/1/96
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 1
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Bergerac
Jim Bergerac
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All for Love
12/26/91
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S 9:
Ep 10
The Lohans
3/9/91
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S 9:
Ep 9
The Assassin
3/2/91
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S 9:
Ep 8
Warriors
2/23/91
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S 9:
Ep 7
The Waiting Game
2/16/91
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All for Love
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Dickens of London
Mr Malone
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Deed
1/8/77
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Deed
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A Family At War
Dr Ian MacKenzie
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S 2:
Ep 17
Salute the Happy Morn
3/3/71
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S 2:
Ep 17
Salute the Happy Morn
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The Liver Birds
Paul (Series 3-6)
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Midsomer Murders
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Recurring Role (1)
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The Liver Birds
Paul
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S 7:
Ep 9
It Insists On Coming Once A Year
12/22/76
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S 7:
Ep 1
Friends And Lovers
10/17/76
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S 6:
Ep 5
Badgers And Otters
3/12/76
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S 6:
Ep 3
Honey
2/27/76
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S 6:
Ep 2
The Maypole
2/20/76
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S 7:
Ep 9
It Insists On Coming Once A Year
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The Liver Birds
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Guest Star (16)
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French & Saunders
Inspector Barnaby
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French & Saunders Actually
12/26/03
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French & Saunders Actually
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This is Your Life (UK)
Himself
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S 43:
Ep 17
John Bardon
6/5/03
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S 43:
Ep 17
John Bardon
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Masterpiece Theatre
Dr. Mortimer
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S 32:
Ep 11
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1/26/03
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S 32:
Ep 11
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Heartbeat
Giles Sutton
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S 10:
Ep 24
Still Water
4/8/01
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S 10:
Ep 24
Still Water
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The Unforgettable...
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 4
Les Dawson
12/11/00
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S 2:
Ep 4
Les Dawson
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Secret History
Narrator
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S 8:
Ep 5
Prisoners of the Kaiser
8/31/00
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S 8:
Ep 5
Prisoners of the Kaiser
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The Detectives
Jim Bergerac
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S 1:
Ep 5
Studs
2/24/93
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S 1:
Ep 5
Studs
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Pebble Mill
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 99
Episode 149
10/19/92
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S 1:
Ep 27
Episode 27
11/20/91
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S 2:
Ep 99
Episode 149
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Boon
Joe Green
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S 8:
Ep 2
Queen's Gambit
9/15/92
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S 8:
Ep 2
Queen's Gambit
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Robin of Sherwood
Peter DeLeon
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Prophecy
3/9/85
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Prophecy
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Mystery!
Raoul Letardeau
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S 5:
Ep 15
Agatha Christie Stories (7) The Fourth Man
1/1/85
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S 5:
Ep 15
Agatha Christie Stories (7) The Fourth Man
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The Agatha Christie Hour
Raoul Letardeau
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Fourth Man
9/28/82
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Fourth Man
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BBC Television Shakespeare
Bassanio
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S 1:
Ep 14
The Merchant of Venice
2/17/80
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S 1:
Ep 14
The Merchant of Venice
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Enemy at the Door
Detective Sergeant Roy Lewis
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S 1:
Ep 8
Officers Of the Law
3/11/78
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S 1:
Ep 8
Officers Of the Law
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A Family At War
Ian Mackenzie
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S 3:
Ep 20
Yielding Place to New
2/16/72
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S 3:
Ep 16
Coming Home
1/19/72
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S 3:
Ep 20
Yielding Place to New
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The Expert
John Franklin
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S 2:
Ep 19
Lie Down, You're Dead
8/8/69
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S 2:
Ep 19
Lie Down, You're Dead
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French & Saunders
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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John has now decided to leave hos role as Barnaby in Midsomer Murders after the completion of the 13th series at the end of next year. Barnaby's swan song will be screened in the UK in 2011. At 65 John decided that he couldn't go on forever as Barnaby. He has no plans to retire, though, and will still appear on TV and stage.
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John has now received an honorary doctorate at Southampton University, where he once was a student, and where his theatrical talent was first spotted.
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John's favourite actor of all time is Alan Howard, simply 'because he's the best. He has an amazing ability to walk on stage in whatever part he's playing and bring a whole world on with him. You are not conscious of the fact that he's acting, and I think he's the last of the great heroic actors'.
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Quotes
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John Nettles: Barnaby is no sleuth. I see him as the most ordinary plod in the world. That's the point of him, he doesn't have wonderful powers like Columbo or Morse.
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