Nick Hendrix will play DS Jamie Winter in the show's 19th series. This makes him the third police sidekick for Dudgeon, who took over from John Nettles as Midsomer's lead in 2011. 

"I'm genuinely thrilled to join this bastion of British TV," said Hendrix. “It's a real privilege to be part of a hugely successful and much loved show and I am looking forward to stepping into the wonderful world of Midsomer."

Hendrix will be familiar to ITV audiences as Adrian Cooper in the popular mini-series Marcella. He is also no stranger to the silver screen, with credits in Captain America: The First Avenger, Legend, and Suffragette. 

Shooting begins this week for the latest season of Midsomer Murders which will air to audiences in 2017.