Midsomer Murders returns to TV Midsomer Murders star Annette Badland previously opened up to Express.co.uk on why she believes her iconic character Fleur Perkins is irreplaceable.
The actress shared a glimpse behind the scenes, explaining her conviction that Fleur is here to stay ahead of the latest 2024 series. Joining the cast in 2019 as the motorcycle-loving chief pathologist Fleur Perkins, Annette became part of Midsomer Murders in its 20th season, while the ITV favourite has been gracing screens for a quarter of a century. The latest instalment, entitled The Debt of Lies, saw Fleur return alongside Neil Dudgeon's DCI John Barnaby, Nick Hendrix's DS Jamie Winter and Sarah Barnaby, who is portrayed by Fiona Dolman.
Annette, 73, previously discussed the origins of her character Fleur, providing an intriguing explanation for her belief that Fleur "won't be replaced" in an exclusive interview from 2022. Annette mused: "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. "It's terrific, you know, and there should be more - and they exist in real life - characters like that, really.
" Annette Badland plays Fleur Perkins on Midsomer Murders (Image: ITV) Fleur then recounted how the show's producers came to create the character of Fleur after reaching an unexpected decision. "When the producer asked me to do it, they said that one time the person playing the patholo.