Nick Hendrix: I won’t stay on Midsomer Murders forever

Nick Hendrix doesn’t plan to stay on ‘Midsomer Murders’ for "very long".
The 34-year-old actor – who plays DS Jamie Winter on the ITV crime series – is determined to explore other "aspirations" of his career, and has said he won’t be staying on the set for several years like his co-stars John Nettles and Neil Dudgeon, who have spent 14 and 10 years respectively solving murders.
He told RadioTimes.com: "I don’t think so, no. I mean you say that. That’s the thing, people go, ‘Oh I only popped in for ten minutes,’ and suddenly someone’s there for 20 years.
"But for one, both Neil and John started their jobs when they were at very different points in their careers. They were much older already in the sense that they’d already done a lot, cut their teeth, made their mark, done their theatre, done their other bits of TV and film, and therefore the choice of doing something for a long period for them is different for them."
‘The Crown’ star already has a few other appearances under his belt after starring in the royal drama as Billy Wallace, as well as Adrian Cooper in ‘Marcella’.
He is also set to star in the upcoming festive movie ‘The Christmas Ball’ but is still intending to broaden his roles.
Nick added: "I definitely have lots of other, different aspirations, so staying and doing one job for a very long time is not usually part of the plan. But it’s a very hard job to turn down, so as ever each year we’ll just see what happens."
However, he has admitted ‘Midsomer Murders’ would be a hard show to leave because of the friendships he has made with the cast.
He said: "What keeps me coming back? Many reasons. For one, I genuinely really enjoy doing it.
"But me and Neil are so lucky. I think that ‘Midsomer’ is just a really – the job reflects the reputation of the show a bit in the sense that the show is warm and friendly and sort of cosy and a family – that kind of energy, and the job to do is sort of the same. The people are lovely, thankfully I get on with Neil really well, so I just enjoy hanging out with him on a daily basis."
He continued: "And also, because they’re standalone episodes, they’re like little films, really. Every four weeks I sort of start a new job, because you get a whole new cast, a whole storyline, new locations, so it’s a bit like doing four or six films for a year, or over a summer. Which is great because you can’t really get bored of it."