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Who is John Nettles after Black Mirror appearance as Bergerac tape solves Loch Henry mystery?-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
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John Nettles’ Bergerac tapes play a huge part in solving the mystery (Picture: NETFLIX / BBC)
Black Mirror season six has dropped on Netflix with a stellar cast including Salma Hayek, Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett.
But another famous face making an appearance was John Nettles, as his Bergerac tapes played a key role in solving the chilling mystery in Loch Henry.
The second instalment of Charlie Brooker’s highly-anticipated series follows young couple Davis (played by Samuel Blenkin) and Pia (Myha’la Herrold) who travel to his sleepy Scottish hometown to produce a nature documentary.
What the filmmakers actually discover is something far darker, when a mysterious death from years ago is revealed to be a terrifying secret Davis’ parents have been hiding.
And the secret to finding out what really went on is down to Nettles, as Pia discovers the truth taped over old Bergerac videos.
Making an appearance in the episode, Pia and Davis first watch Nettles as Jim Bergerac, as she jokes: ‘Hey, that’s your mum’s boyfriend.’
She then jokes ‘show us his butt!’ before he shuts down: ‘That’s enough of that.’
The theme tune returns later in the episode, before the sinister tape turns to exposing Davis’ mum Janet (Monica Dolan) as a murderer.
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Pia and Davis make a shocking discovery (Picture: Netflix)
Who is John Nettles?
Nettles is an English actor and author, best known for playing the lead detective in crime drama Bergerac, which ran from 1981 to 1991.
The 79-year-old has played various roles on stage including with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as television.
Nettles has starred in the likes of Midsomer Murders (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
Nettles has authored a travel guide to filming locations in Bergerac, as well as a follow-up, before writing a semi-autobiography, Nudity in a Public Place: Confessions of a Mini Celebrity.
He also went on to write Jewels and Jackboots about the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 2012, and in 2019 published and edited the diaries of Reverend Douglas Ord during the German occupation of Guernsey during World War I.
The father-of-one was appointed an OBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
What other movies and TV shows has he been in before?
Though most well known for his Bergerac role, Nettles starred in Midsomer Murders as DCI Tom Barnaby for 81 episodes between 1997 and 2011.
He also played Ray Penvenen in Poldark, and narrated several programmes including Devon and Cornwall, and Airport.
Elsewhere, he played Dr James Mortimer in the 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, made a cameo appearance in Toast of London and played Ian McKenzie across 14 episodes of A Family At War.
Who else is in the cast of Black Mirror: Loch Henry?
Monica Dolan stars as Davis’ mum Janet (Picture: Netflix)
As well as West End star Samuel and Myha’la, Loch Henry sees Daniel Portman play Stuart and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe actress Monica as Janet.
John Hannah plays Stuart’s dad Richard, with Gregor Firth playing Davis’ late dad Kenneth.
Ahead of the new series airing, Myha’la admitted she was unaware of Nettles, despite his appearance being key to the shocking Loch Henry twist.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk, she said: ‘I was about to look it up, but then I knew that Pia didn’t know what it was, so there’s no reason I should know what it is, so I never looked it up, being intentional about it.’
Samuel added: ‘Somewhere in my memory it sparked something. Davis had a vague awareness of it, I was the same, I had enough.
‘But you know what, John, if you’re out there, thank you, for letting us tell your story.’
Black Mirror is available to watch on Netflix.
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