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he fictional county of Midsomer has a murder rate ten times that of Chicago. After 80 episodes, the body count is currently 230 – and rising. And now it’s going to lose the one man with an unbroken record of solving those grisly crimes. As the new series of Midsomer Murders returns to ITV1, it has been revealed that John Nettles OBE – in his guise as DCI Tom Barnaby – is to hang up his truncheon and drive serenely off into retirement with his long-suffering wife, Joyce (Jane Wymark), for a quiet life of deadheading the roses. Blue eyes twinkling, John (66) asks: “Do you remember a TV series called Doomwatch? Robert Powell defused a bomb under Brighton Pier and was blown up in the process. They gave him a state funeral in Westminster Abbey. I wanted something similar. But it’s not to be. Tom will go out, not with a bang, but a whimper. He’ll just fade away as I think coppers do – and should.” After 15 series (preceded by ten years in the title role of Bergerac), John says he needs to take some time off with his family before considering new roles such as presenting TV documentaries like
❝Why now is the time for us to go❞ DCI Tom Barnaby is about to drive off into the Midsomer sunset; Yours caught up with actor John Nettles to see what he – and on-screen wife Jane Wymark – plan next
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‘I suggested Joyce should kill Tom, but strangely enough the producers didn’t agree!’ away from my wife, Cathy, every week, only ever able to get back to our house in Stratford for one or two days at the weekend. I’d arrive home and the dogs would bark their heads off. They barely recognised me.” John is also relishing spending more time back on Jersey with his daughter, Emma, from his first marriage to casting director, Joyce Nettles, and Emma’s two young children. Will he be watching Midsomer when Tom’s cousin, John Barnaby (played by Neil Dudgeon), takes on the genteel community’s spiralling crime wave? “Absolutely. I used to watch it, anyway – and, even then, I couldn’t always remember
John looks forward to returning to his first love – the theatre
whodunnit! As a matter of fact, I Did you know? Some Midsomer nuggets... came up with what I thought was a neat solution to end my time ✤ Midsomer Murders now at Midsomer. I suggested Joyce sells to 222 territories around could kill Tom, then marry John the world. “To be honest,” says Barnaby. But, strangely enough, John, “I didn’t know there were the producers didn’t go for it.” 222 global territories…” How does Jane Wymark (57) regard her enforced departure from Midsomer? “I might have been fed up if John hadn’t warned me in advance,” she says. “When our daughter, Cully (played by Laura Howard), got married and left, I contemplated going, too, but I’m glad I decided to carry on. John and I get on so well, otherwise I certainly wouldn’t have stayed so long.” The two actors already knew one another. “We once worked on a truly terrible film in Budapest called All Men Are Mortal. We The Barnaby clan: Tom and Joyce hit it off straight away but then, with their daughter, Cully John’s so easy to be around.” ✤ Michael Williams, late Through Midsomer, they’ve husband of Judi Dench, was become firm friends. “He’s fond the first choice to play the role of saying that he’s probably spent of Barnaby. “But my TV profile more time in bed with me than was probably higher at the with his wife, which must thrill time because of Bergerac,” Cathy enormously,” says Jane. says John. So, what’s John’s most irritating ✤ Each episode takes five habit? “Tom or John? Tom’s is weeks to film, involves as that he’s never there and, when many as 120 people and costs he is, it’s rare to see me anywhere around £1.5 million. outside the kitchen where I’ve ✤ The first screenplay was developed a style of acting I call written by Anthony Horowitz, ‘bustling’. John doesn’t irritate creator of Foyle’s War. me because we’re not really ✤ Jane Wymark teaches at the married. Now, my real husband, Guildhall School of Music and Paul, irritates the hell out of me! A Drama. “I once tutored a young virtual marriage is the best of all nalor O Orlando oorlaom nodg ogl dB Bloom ldd ogeot g dm snega and gngdussuggested uggested possible worlds.” Jane and Paul odo e HPatrick . r e mos(named di Mnfi t rf afp ar of h him m im ffor or a p part art iin nM Midsomer. idsomer. H He e have two sons, u u mm eu r em dr u mtg got ot m murdered urdered after Jane’s famous actor father) hhw with htith a and Tom. f f… hkr hofchcp pitchfork…” ctitchfork…” So what will Jane do now? “Live theatre, please. I sing in a Jane would number of choirs: a musical would love to star be lovely. And I have a hankering in a musical to read audio books.” Will she keep in touch with John? “Of course. It’s been a pleasure working with him, not least because he taught me to appreciate opera. He told me to begin with Puccini and Verdi – it was a very good place to start.” YOURS
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his recent one about the German occupation of the Channel Isles, or returning to his first love, the theatre. “The greatest acting, I believe, is only possible on stage. It’s very difficult to hit those heights on the small screen. “I shall miss Midsomer, of course, especially the cast and crew. This hasn’t been a chapter in my life, it’s been a book. But I was
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The crafty jacket A fitted jacket will help nip you in at your waist and highlight your smallest part. Team yours with high-waisted trousers to help disguise your tummy and slim your thighs. Waisted pleat detail linen jacket, £29.50, sizes 8-22, Marks & Spencer; stripe T-shirt, £7, sizes 12-22, Bonmarché; sailor trousers, £40, sizes 8-20 and chunky necklace, £18, both Betty Jackson.Black at Debenhams; flip flops, £20, sizes 3-8, New Look
The super-flattering dress This dress does it all. Vertical stripes slim and elongate your frame while the contrasting waistband helps to break up the pattern and emphasise your waist – perfection in a dress! Stripe fitted dress, £59, sizes 8-22, Autograph at Marks & Spencer; white shrug, £20, sizes small-large, and multicolour sandals, £25, sizes 3-8, both Wallis; silver ball necklace, £30, Betty Jackson .Black at Debenhams 40
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Team these hard-working jeans (seen here rolled up to threequarter length) with a floaty top for a comfy streamlined look. Dark denim will help slim your legs, while a long sleeved kaftan will skim your tummy and hide your arms. Magic denim jeans that lift and tone, £30, sizes 8-22, Bhs; printed tunic top, £45, sizes 8-20, Wallis; gem sandals, £18, sizes 3-8, Beach collection at Debenhams; gold pendant necklace, £10, Star by Julien Macdonald at Debenhams; purple chain handle bag, £10, Matalan
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A simple A-line skirt will work wonders for a bigger bottom and legs. The clever panel details of this skirt hide all manner of sins and the hemline sits just to your knees – the most flattering skirt length for curvy shapes. Floral appliqué skirt, £60, sizes 8-22, Monsoon; white pleat detail T-shirt, £9.50, sizes 8-22, Marks & Spencer; bow sandals, £49, sizes 3-8, La Redoute; turquoise ball necklace, £25, Betty Jackson.Black at Debenhams; bangle, £10, Freedom at Topshop YOURS
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As the new school term looms, we asked about your memories of your first day at school. Here are a few of our favourites…
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Dolly daydream On my first day at school, I was nervous yet excited. The school building was large, the double gates were painted green and, luckily, Mum was there to help me open them. When she went home, I found some friends from my street to play with. We were allowed to sit wherever we wanted on the first day and told that later we could play with any toy we had with us. I had brought in my favourite doll, a birthday present from my parents, and placed her and her clothes on a large windowsill. When we went into the hall to play with our toys after lunch, I couldn’t find my doll or her clothes. I went straight to the teacher, crying my eyes out, and she helped me to search. I remember thinking, ‘I hate this school!’ At playtime, I went home to tell my mum. I wasn’t told off for leaving school early and when I returned on the Monday my teacher asked me whether I’d like a new doll. I immediately said: “Yes, please,” and she handed me a lovely new doll, dressed in knitted clothes. She told me she had been knitting all weekend! What a wonderful surprise. The rest of my years at school went well, thanks to her kindness. Anne Hills, Old Basing, Basingstoke Toys eased the pain of early school days
First day b Paws for thought I started school in November 1933 in a mining town in Lancashire. We went home for dinner in those days and my teacher toldeus wfithat t at ifif we we brought a penny in the afternoon we could buy a poppy for Armistice Day . I returned with my penny and handed it to my teacher. I was given an artificial red flower, but burst out crying. No-one knew why. It wasn’t until 4pm when my mother came to the school to find me in tears all was revealed. I had misheard the word poppy and thought I was getting a puppy. Years later, I became a teacher and told this story every year to my pupils. Miss Margot Hutchinson (81), Coten End, Warwick
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The white stuff My first day at school was in January 1939 and the memory that stands out most is the fuel-burning stove that heated the classroom. The small bottles of milk were stored in the classroom and when we came to drink it, the milk was lukewarm. To this day, I can’t stand warm milk. Marion Moore, Northampton
Teacher was a pet My memory of starting school is of my friend Sue and me taking a bunch of dandelions for the teacher. It was 1933 and we were aged 31⁄2 – our mothers had enrolled us early as we were so keen to start. I remember sitting at a desk and looking for a chair for my mum, as I thought she would be staying with me. My teacher was called Miss Thirtle and was so kind that I grew to love school. Miss Thirtle even gave us an Easter Egg each at Easter and I felt sorry to move to junior school. Sue and I are both now 80 and still friends. Mrs Joyce E Griffin (80), St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
On my first day, I remember walking to school with my best friend, Marilyn. Wetsat xen next ext to each other in the classroom and were asked to draw a rabbit with a carrot. When it was time to give our crayons in, I had eaten half of mine! All went well until I needed the loo. Asking for permission, I fled outside – to discover that my mum didn’t stand there all day waiting for me. The sad outcome was that I got wet socks and drawers. Rosemary Medland (62), Letchworth, Herts
Heading home My first school was right opposite our house, and both my grandma and mom had been taught there, by the same teacher who was now in charge of the infants’ class. Everything was fine until our milk came round. At that time my dad had a job which meant he came home at ten every morning bringing me a halfpenny chocolate bar, which I shared with my dog, Bogey. Knowing that Bogey would be eating all the chocolate was too much for me. I said to the teacher: “I pwomise I’ll come back tomowwow if you let me go home today.” (I couldn’t say my Rs very well.) Soon after, we moved and I went to a village school many miles away, then on to grammar school. Aged 13, I was waiting for a bus, when an elderly lady came up and said: “I promise I’ll come back tomorrow if you let me go home today.” Yes, it was my first teacher! Sheila Hartley (81), Tile Cross, Birmingham
Un, deux, trois… Two memories stand out in my mind from school. On my first day at kindergarten, I’d just turned five and had no idea why I was sent there instead of school. Every morning we had to put on gas masks and count to 100 in French. I Schoolchildren had to practise wearing a think it was to get us used gas mask during the to wearing them, but they Second World War smelt awful and rubbery. When I arrived on the first day, the other children told me it was playtime and I was late. I never knew if this was true or not. A later memory is of a mannequin parade we had when I was about 14. We had all made our clothes in needlework and I made a two-piece sun suit. Others had made skirts or dresses, so when we paraded I gott d extra applause because I was the only one who dared to strut in a sun suit! Mooneen Truckle (76), Amesbury, Wiltshire YOURS
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Balancing home, work and grandkids can be tiring, and energy levels can become further depleted as your stress levels increase…
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organise your time Using your time efficiently will help reduce your stress levels as well as giving you more energy to tackle tasks with gusto. Having a neverending jobs list with no deadlines, and therefore no end in sight, will only zap your energy before you even start. So make a ‘to do’ list a day at a time and highlight those you must do – and those that could, at a pinch, be done tomorrow. Cross them off as you do them.
Alternative exercise Yoga should leave you feeling energetic, while Tai Chi is said to improve the flow of energy through your body. Both are excellent ways to stay in shape, ease stress and feel more buoyant. Any exercises that
stretch your muscles will encourage blood flow and can help increase energy levels.
Check in with yourself “Juggling multiple demands can be exhilarating, but also exhausting,” warns life coach Sue Clarke (www. fionaharrold.com). Try the Stop, Start, Continue tool to slow yourself down and make life more fun: Stop – consider what you should stop doing to make life more fun Start – consider what you should start doing Continue – consider what you’re doing right and should continue with.
Instant energy boost “Boost energy levels with a general multi-vitamin, such as NHP Healthy Woman Plus,” says Shona Wilkinson, a Nutri Centre nutritionist. The supplement costs £19.98/60 capsules; call 0845 602 6744 or visit www.nutricentre.com
Most of us find our schedules jam-packed after retirement. The inevitable change of routine and squeezing too much into your day could be your number one energy-robbing culprit…
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Indulge in a nap Giving in to the odd afternoon snooze could leave you mentally tip top. Research has shown that a 40-minute nap could increase your productivity by 34 per cent. Plus, US scientists recently found that our brain’s energy is restored while we sleep, leaving us more mentally able.
Gentle exercise boost Keep your energy levels topped up with some gentle exercise. Walking and swimming are great low impact ways to keep your body and mind active. “Take time to relax and re-energise too though,” adds Sue.
Drink up – healthily Cut back on caffeine (and that means tea as well as coffee!). Instead, make sure you keep hydrated by drinking plenty of fluid a day, especially water.
Try Nature’s Plus Super B-50 Complex (£10.30/60 capsules, call 0845 602 6744 or visit www.nutricentre.com).
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Challenging your mind is a great way to stay mentally energetic. Try a crossword or Sudoku, or see if you can help your grandkids with their maths homework.
Instant energy boost Be snack savvy and swap sugary treats for healthy energygiving snacks, such as almonds and walnuts. Always speak to your GP before taking any supplements alongside existing medications. YOURS EVERY FORTNIGHT
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