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John Nettles(II)

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John Nettles
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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. The series, Bergerac (1981), was a huge hit in Britain and was exported to many countries across the world including France, Spain, and Greece, gaining him thousands of fans.

His newfound fame as Bergerac gave him almost film-star-like fame and fortune, not to mention thousands of female admirers!

Despite Bergerac (1981) being mothballed in the early 1990s, the series still has a considerable fan base and lingering popularity abroad, especially in Jersey, where images of John Nettles are still used for advertising tourist attractions and other services on the island.

Nettles' polished Shakesperean performances have won him critical acclaim and many consider him to rival fellow British stalwarts of theatre such as Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen.

Oddly enough, however, he has never really ventured onto the big screen and has seemed happy to stick to stage and television throughout his successful career.

Most recently he has enjoyed continued success playing the straightforward DCI Tom Barnaby in ITV's Midsomer Murders (1997). He is on record as wanting to create a TV detective without any of the usual tics, and consequently Tom Barnaby is a happy family man who just happens to live in the most murderous part of an otherwise stereotypical idyllic English countryside.
BornOctober 11, 1943
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John Nettles and Hugh Skinner in Poldark (2015)
John Nettles and Hugh Skinner in Poldark (2015)
Daniel Casey and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
Lucy Cohu, Jason Hughes, and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles and Jane Wymark in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles and Jane Wymark in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
Sarah Badel, John Nettles, and Jane Wymark in Midsomer Murders (1997)
Jason Hughes, Barry Jackson, and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles and Joe Anderson in Midsomer Murders (1997)
John Nettles and Jane Wymark in Midsomer Murders (1997)

Known for

Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
Midsomer Murders
7.9
TV Series
  • DCI Tom Barnaby
Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Lindsay Heath, Celia Imrie, David Kershaw, Geoffrey Leesley, Thérèse Liotard, Nancy Mansfield, Tony Melody, John Nettles, Cécile Paoli, John Telfer, and Mela White in Bergerac (1981)
Bergerac
6.8
TV Series
  • Jim Bergerac
Dickens of London (1976)
Dickens of London
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Macrone
Poldark (2015)
Poldark
8.3
TV Series
  • Ray Penvenen

Credits

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Actor

  • Poldark (2015)
    Poldark
    • Ray Penvenen
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Never Land (2016)
    Never Land
    • Fisherman John
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Matt Berry in Toast of London (2012)
    Toast of London
    • John Nettles (as John Nettles OBE)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    • DCI Tom Barnaby
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2011
  • Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in French and Saunders (1987)
    French and Saunders
    • DCI Barnaby
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Sindy: The Fairy Princess (2003)
    Sindy: The Fairy Princess
    • Ulebus the Wand
    • Shay the Unicorn
    • The King (voice) ...
    • Video
    • 2003
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    • Dr. James Mortimer
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    • Giles Sutton
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Disaster (1998)
    Disaster
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 1998–1999
  • Fraud Squad
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • All Men Are Mortal (1995)
    All Men Are Mortal
    • Sanier
    • 1995
  • Romeo & Juliet (1994)
    Romeo & Juliet
    • Capulet
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • The Detectives (1993)
    The Detectives
    • Jim Bergerac
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
    • Joe Green
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Lindsay Heath, Celia Imrie, David Kershaw, Geoffrey Leesley, Thérèse Liotard, Nancy Mansfield, Tony Melody, John Nettles, Cécile Paoli, John Telfer, and Mela White in Bergerac (1981)
    Bergerac
    • Jim Bergerac
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1991

Writer

  • The Channel Islands at War (2010)
    The Channel Islands at War
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Soundtrack

  • Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    • performer: "Dimples"
    • performer: "Eternal Father Strong to Save" (1860)
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2007

Videos108

Season 23 Official Trailer
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Season 23 Official Trailer
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Season Trailer
Midsomer Murders: Series 17
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Midsomer Murders: Series 17
Midsomer Murders: Series 16
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Midsomer Murders: Series 16
Midsomer Murders: Series 15
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Midsomer Murders: Series 15
Midsomer Murders: Series 14
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Midsomer Murders: Series 14
Midsomer Murders: Set 25
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Midsomer Murders: Set 25
Midsomer Murders: Set 21
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Midsomer Murders: Set 21
Midsomer Murders: Series 9
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Midsomer Murders: Series 9
Midsomer Murders: Series 8
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Midsomer Murders: Series 8
Midsomer Murders: Series 13
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Midsomer Murders: Series 13
Midsomer Murders: Series 12
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Midsomer Murders: Series 12

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John Nettles OBE
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • October 11, 1943
    • St. Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Cathryn SealeyJuly 1995 - present
  • Children
    • Emma Nettles
  • Relatives
      Nathan John(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    (Live Concert/radio) "Midsummer Night's Music" performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford, with John Nettles reading from "Henry V" and other Shakespeare works & Jacquelyne Fugelle singing songs & airs associated with the Bard. (21/6/98)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to drama.
  • Quotes
    [talking about a national newspaper story which wrongly alleged that he and Liza Goddard were having an affair, because their characters Jim Bergerac and Philippa Vale in Bergerac (1981) were romantically linked] She sued a newspaper for the allegation, which wasn't true, and got a lot of money for it. And I thought "She's getting paid money for *not* having an affair with me" - I felt a little demeaned!

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