# John Duttine

John Arthur Duttine (born 15 March 1949) is an English actor noted for his roles on stage, films and television. He is well known for his role as Sgt George Miller in Heartbeat and Bill Masen in the TV series The Day of the Triffids.

## Early life

Duttine was born on 15 March 1949 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire.
He attended Buttershaw Secondary School; Stephen Petcher from his school would also appear in Heartbeat. He grew up in Buttershaw, in south-west Bradford. He trained at the Drama Centre London in north London. In London he shared a flat with Bradford actor Ken Kitson.

## Career

In 1973, Duttine starred opposite Francesca Annis in the BBC adaptation of A Pin to See the Peep Show by F. Tennyson Jesse. This was followed in 1974 by a small role in the TV adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey story The Nine Tailors. His first big break came when he played John the Apostle in the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. This was followed almost immediately by his portrayal of Keith Nicholson, husband of football pools winner, Vivian Nicholson in John Goldschmidt's Spend, Spend, Spend (a Play for Today). He went on to star in the 1978 historical drama series The Devil's Crown, as the future King John.
Duttine then played leading roles in major BBC adaptations such as Wuthering Heights (as Earnshaw) in 1978. He became a household name for his lead performance in To Serve Them All My Days in 1980, for which he won the TV Times Best Actor award. He appeared to great acclaim in The Day of the Triffids (1981). In 1983 he starred in The Outsider as well as in the Tales of the Unexpected episode Hit And Run in which he played Doctor Roger Ashburn, a doctor who co-conceives an elaborate insurance fraud involving the staged disappearance and death of his wife (Susan Penhaligon), the sitcom Lame Ducks in 1984, and Ain't Misbehavin' from 1994 to 1995 as well as DI Eric Temple in all twelve episodes of Out of the Blue. He played opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in the play Saturday, Sunday, Monday, part of the Laurence Olivier Presents anthology series.
His film roles include Who Dares Wins (1982) and The Hawk (1993). More recent TV credits include: Doc Martin, Touching Evil, Taggart, Dangerfield, Midsomer Murders, Peak Practice, The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders, Dalziel and Pascoe and Jane Hall.
Duttine has played two characters in the UK television series Heartbeat. His first appearance was as Paul Methorn, an MP and peace activist, in episode 7 of the first series: Face Value. He then played the role of Sgt. George Miller, the character making his first appearance in episode 16 of series 14: Golf Papa One Zero.
In 2007, he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama "Exotron & Urban Myths". In 2011 he guest-starred in Vera, playing a lieutenant colonel. More recently (November 2013) Duttine appeared in BBC TV's The Paradise.
In 2015, he appeared as Douglas Taylor in Series 3 of the BBC series WPC 56.
In 2016, he appeared as George Hammond in the BBC series Father Brown episode 4.3 "The Hangman's Demise". In 2016, he also appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid.

## Personal life

Duttine has a son from a former partner (now deceased) in Tarleton, West Lancashire. In 1998 he married actress Mel Martin, with whom he lived in Cornwall until 2011. The two have appeared on screen together in Talking to Strange Men, Casualty and EastEnders. Though Mel Martin appeared in Heartbeat when John Duttine played Sergeant Miller, they never appeared in scenes together. His nephew is fellow actor Joe Duttine, who currently plays Tim Metcalfe in ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Joe's father, Geoffrey, is John's brother.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Who Dares Wins | Rod Walker | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Hawk | John | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | A Pin to See the Peepshow | Leonard Carr | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Armchair Theatre | New Soldier | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Softly, Softly: Task Force | Thomas Ross | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Nine Tailors | Walter Pratt | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Centre Play | Leach | TV play series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Rooms | Tony | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | Richard Murlyn | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1975 | Ten from the Twenties | Bill | TV play series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Warship | AB Scobie | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974; 1976 | Z-Cars | Bartlett / Jesse Alty | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1975; 1976 | Angels | Larry / Dr Frank Crozier | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Coronation Street | Alec Baker | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Holding On | Harry Wheelwright | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | John the Evangelist | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1977 | Beryl's Lot | Mervyn | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1977–84 | Play for Today | Jimmy Walker / Stone / Keith Nicholson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1977 | London Belongs to Me | | TV series |
| 1978 | Laurence Olivier Presents: Saturday Sunday Monday | Frederico | TV movie |
| 1978 | People Like Us | Archie Carver | Miniseries, 12 episodes |
| 1978 | The Law Centre | David Metcalfe | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown | King John | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1978 | Wuthering Heights | Hindley Earnshaw | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Strangers | Lennie Brookes | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | The Mallens | Donald Radlet | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1980–81 | To Serve Them All My Days | David Powlett-Jones | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1981 | Jackanory | Storyteller | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Bill Masen | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1982 | Jackanory Playhouse | Scar | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982–83 | Tales of the Unexpected | Doctor Roger Ashburn / Max | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness | Garvin | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983 | The Outsider | Frank Scully | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage | Dave | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984–85 | Lame Ducks | Brian Drake | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Joe Lowther | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Alan Hardacre | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Rainbow | John | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes | John Forrest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1987 | A Killing on the Exchange | DS Lance Thorne | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1987 | Imaginary Friends | Roger Zimmerman | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | The Play on One | Tim | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Paul Methorn | TV series, season 1, episode 7 |
| 1992 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | John Creevey | TV series, 1 episode: "Talking to Strange Men" |
| 1993 | Love Hurts | Nikolai Herzen | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1993; 1995: 2001; 2003 | Casualty | Various characters | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1994–95 | Ain’t Misbehavin | Dave Drysdale | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Taggart | Robert Stirling | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1995–96 | Out of the Blue | Detective Inspector Eric Temple | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Dangerfield | Stephen Wakeman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Pilgrim's Rest | Duncan | FV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Noah's Ark | Robin Layton | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Touching Evil | Michael Hawkins | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Verdict | Dr Matthew Dixon | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Maisie Raine | Howard Jeavons | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Midsomer Murders | Will Saxby | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Detective Chief Supt Jim Hobson | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Larry Pearce | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992; 1994; 1998; 2001 | The Bill | Ray Lyons / Andrew Cross / Kavanagh / Michael Bennett | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Sweet Revenge | Police Inspector | Miniseries |
| 2001 | Brookside | Richard Dobson / Defence Barrister | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2002 | The Jury | Mark Waters | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Rockface | John Taylor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | EastEnders | Mr Haywood | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Where the Heart Is | Graham Bryant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Real Crime | Colin Pitchfork | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Danny Macer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | John Penellin | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team | John Pemberton | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | The Courtroom | Gavin Street | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2004–08 | Heartbeat | Sergeant Miller | TV series, seasons 14–18, 105 episodes |
| 2006 | Jane Hall | Gareth Hall | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2010 | A Passionate Woman | Rick | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Doc Martin | Paul Hale | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Vera | Lieutenant Colonel Chappell | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Paradise | Campbell Balentine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | WPC 56 | Douglas Taylor | TV series, season 3, 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Father Brown | George Hammond | TV series, episode 4.3: "The Hangman's Demise" |
| 2016 | Paranoid | Eric Benton | TV series, 5 episodes |

### Audio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Major Taylor | Audio drama: "Exotron & Urban Myths" |