Annette Badland, who has played Fleur Perkins in Midsomer Murders for the past three years, has sparked fears she could be leaving the ITV show.

Midsomer Murders fans have been given an almighty surprise after it was suggested that Neil Dugdeon could be set to step down from his DCI Barnaby role on the ITV drama

Midsomer Murders star Annette Badland, who plays Fleur Perkins, could be replaced by Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire if she were ever to leave the ITV drama. While the actress has no plans to leave the show, the bookmakers have been devising their own theories about who could step into her shoes.

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