Midsomer Murders star admits true feelings about stepping into John Nettles' shoes
Midsomer Murders star Daniel Casey has admitted it's "daunting" to step into John Nettles' shoes.
The actor is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy, the original sidekick of John's DCI Tom Barnaby, for the first six seasons of Midsomer Murders.
He's now taking over the main role for a stage production of Caroline Graham's The Killings as Badger's Drift, which was the pilot of ITV's Midsomer Murders.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast today to talk about his new role, Daniel admitted it was "daunting" to step into John's shoes.
"John's such a lovely man, and it was such an important part of my early career and he said it himself, 'I learnt at the feet of the master,' and actually I did," he went on.
"He was amazing and I stood next to him for seven years, so a lot of that has rubbed off I hope, and I'm really excited."
BBC Breakfast airs from 6am on BBC One and iPlayer.
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