Full circle as Midsomer Murders original returns for new stage version

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Daniel Casey, who created the role of Sergeant Troy in ITV’s Midsomer Murders from 1997-2008, returns to the idyllic village of Midsommer, this time taking on the role of Inspector Tom Barnaby in the world stage premiere of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift.

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00:00Good morning. My name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers. Really lovely

00:06this morning to speak to Daniel Casey. Now, this is significant, isn't it? You're going

00:10back to Midsummer Murders after something like 17 years, but going back to it on the

00:16stage in a different role. And you're saying it's a tribute to just how important it was

00:22in your career that you did think about going back to it and did want to.

00:26Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I had such a wonderful time playing Sergeant Troy. And yeah, when

00:33I was asked to play Chief Inspector Barnaby, it was a shock, but I'm about the same age

00:38as John was, John Nettles, when he played the part. And I just thought, yeah, the timing

00:43felt right. It felt really natural to, when I read the script, it felt really natural to

00:48play him. And I'm really, really excited. We've had an amazing rehearsal period and I'm really

00:54excited to bring this to audiences all over the country.

00:58And is it going to be a different beast on the stage to the telly? You were saying it

01:01was inherently theatrical on telly.

01:04Yeah, it is. The television piece, you know, it has a theatricality to it anyway. I think

01:12it works beautifully on the stage. I think one of the wonderful things about it is the audience

01:17becomes a kind of third detective. So there's Barnaby, Troy and the audience, because they're

01:22sitting there trying to work everything out. And we talked in rehearsals a lot about the

01:26hat of suspicion and passing that between each of the different characters and the different

01:33suspects. And I think throughout the play, your suspicions will be taken in different directions.

01:39And I think that's one of the beautiful things about it. And the other thing is British actors

01:43play English Eccentrics incredibly well.

01:46Oh, it sounds brilliant. It sounds a lovely prospect. Really great to speak to you and

01:51all the very best for the tour. Thank you ever so much.

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