Words matter. These are the best John Nettles Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The whole of Cornwall has become antiseptic. When I was growing up in St. Austell, the county was wonderfully rough and workish. These days it is polite and Disney-fied.
You do get your stalkers and obsessives though, and it’s a huge problem sometimes. When I lived in Jersey, I used to have a middle-aged lady who, when I’d wake in the middle of the night, I’d see her van parked outside.
But, in real life, I’m not a sex symbol. I’m popular with female viewers, but television is fantasy land. People watching don’t see the real person; they see a romanticised image.
I mean, dear old ‘Bergerac’, or dear young ‘Bergerac’ as he was then, he had a gammy leg, he was going through a nasty divorce with his wife, he was a recovering alcoholic, it’s a wonder he can get up in the morning let alone solve any crimes. And he also had to drive that ridiculous car.
I have just written a book on the occupation of the Channel Islands, which is being published in Germany. Pursuing the Second World War is my passion because it’s the most extraordinary period in history.
We were on a fairway shooting a scene in ‘The Dogleg Murders’ when I was asked by the cameraman if it was safe to film from where he was standing. I said, ‘Yes, it’ll be fine.’ I then managed to slice the ball 90 degrees into the camera.
I’ve done so much drama on television that it’s very hard to sit down and watch other actors work. I find my interest is more in the real world.
You need someone to ground you because if you start believing that your public persona is your only and real persona, then you’re looking at a very long and lonely old age.
I remember Tom Baker once said to me many years ago: never go back, particularly with TV shows. This is because the track record for characters returning to series they’ve left is not very good.
I have a legion of friends and the best ones are my immediate family, which is very cliched but true.
I’m flattered to be called a sex symbol and, on occasion – if I’ve had a nice bottle of Beaujolais – I can imagine myself really being one.
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.
