John Arthur Duttine 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 also the TV series The Day of the Triffids.
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-seriesJesus 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. 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 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 TimesBest Actor award. He appeared to great acclaim in The Day of the Triffids. 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, 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 and The Hawk. 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 seriesHeartbeat. 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 Duttine appeared in BBC TV's The Paradise. 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 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 Heartbeat.
