Midsomer Murders star Annette Badland spills secrets to show's incredible 25-year success
express.co.ukAnnette Badland, 72, has revealed why she thinks Midsomer Murders has stood the test of time in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.
Last year the Fleur Perkins actress gave a behind-the-scenes insight into why the show has been going strong for 25 years - and why her character is here to stay.Annette joined Midsomer Murders back in 2019 as motorbike-riding chief pathologist Fleur Perkins.While Annette only became a part of the show in its 20th season, the ITV hit has now been running for a quarter of a century.Asked why Midsomer Murders has lasted a full 25 years on ITV, Annette gave a considered response. “I think it’s quite quirky and English because the deaths are often extraordinary and the fans like that,” she began. “There’s humour and the calibre of actors they usually have on it is great - all the guests are tremendous.“And the English countryside, you know, and the scenery and the houses we use; that gives it enormous international appeal, but I think it’s great for the domestic market, too. "Plus, it’s a film-length piece - two hours long!
You get a whole big meal that you get to relish without it being broken up into small chunks. You see the whole piece, which is great.”Opening up about how her character Fleur was conceptualised, Annette gave an interesting reason for why she thinks she “won’t be replaced”.“It’s brilliant to play an older woman who’s got a very interesting private life and who is very good at her job and can send the blokes up and intrigue them and things,” Annette reflected.
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