29 Quotes by John Nettles

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

Age is full of regrets and most of them are about treating people unkindly.

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'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.

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.

I have a legion of friends and the best ones are my immediate family, which is very cliched but true.

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.

I have enormously fond memories of working on 'Bergerac.'

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.