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Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon responds to exit rumour after year off

Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon has responded to rumours that he could exit the show following its year-long hiatus.

The actor has played DCI John Barnaby on the ITV crime-drama since 2011, with the show following the character as he attempts to solve several crimes and mysteries in the county of Midsomer.

Following the airing of its most recent episode in November last year, the show has been on hiatus after producers opted to skip a year of filming, but Dudgeon revealed to Radio Times that he would remain in the role as long as bosses still want him.

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“I’m very happy in the countryside there. It’s very nice,” he said. “I assume that at some point I’ll get the hook – [it] will come and sort of drag me off into the wings and they won’t want me anymore. But they haven’t done it yet, so I’m going to keep going to work until I get the hook.”

Dudgeon, who took over the lead role in the show from John Nettles, delivered more good news as he shared that filming for the 25th season – which will consist of four episodes – will get underway next month.

“I don’t know when it’s next being broadcast, but we start filming again at the end of March for season 25, so it goes on,” he said.

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“We’ve had a year off… but we are filming again this year. We’re filming four new stories from March.”

Midsomer Murders, which was created by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson based upon a book series, aired its pilot in 1997, with the show boasting appearances from several famous faces such as Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Henry Cavill and Holly Willoughby.

Midsomer Murders airs on ITV and streams on ITVX.

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