Midsomer meltdown

Midsomer Murders.........well, this is it. Right now the final John Nettles episode is airing and that is the end of the road for him. 81 episodes, about 14 years. Sure, Neil Dudgeon is taking his place and Midsomer will carry on...ssss..nnnnn..zzzzzzz.....oops, sorry. I dozed off for a minute. Where was I? Oh, right. Midsomer will carry on with Neil Dudgeon for at least another 4 episodes, but will it be the same? 
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