McDonald & Dodds stars eye Midsomer Murders lead role

Currently, Neil Dudgeon isn’t contemplating leaving Midsomer Murders in the near future. However, Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins have expressed curiosity about potentially replacing Dudgeon if he were to step down from his role as the lead detective in the series.

Currently, Dudgeon plays the role of DCI John Barnaby, taking over from John Nettles as the main character since 2011, and he plans to stay on as long as possible.

They’ll likely try to pull me away from the spotlight and end things, but they haven’t acted on it just yet. So, I plan to continue working until I receive a dismissal notice.

When asked about potential replacements for the main roles in McDonald & Dodds, actors Gouveia and Watkins playfully suggested that one of them might fit the bill nicely.

At the TopMob Covers Party 2025, Dudgeon remarked to Jason: “It’s clear that, except in case of necessity to represent someone else, you are considerably younger than I am.

As a detective, you work in a charming rural setting. We have two excellent possibilities for you, which would be ideal.”

Or simply,

“Given your role as a detective, you are based in a beautiful countryside location. Among the two excellent choices we have, both would be suitable.

He mentioned that he wasn’t sure about the exact air date, but they would resume filming for season 25 in late March. Therefore, it will continue.

This year was a break for us. We didn’t shoot any footage last year, however, we did so the year before that. Yet, we are back to shooting this current year.

“We’re filming four new stories from March this year.”

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2025-01-31 19:04