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ITV drama Grace<\/a> returned to our screens on Sunday, with John Simm reprising his role as the titular detective. And, while there are 16 novels left for the series to explore, the BAFTA nominee doesn\u2019t find that daunting.<\/p>\n Simm, who brought DSI Roy Grace to the screen last year, has revealed that he\u2019s \u201cmore than happy to keep playing him\u201d for years to come.<\/p>\n When asked whether he was hesitant about taking a role that he could be attached to for the long term, Simm said: \u201cNo, not at all, quite the opposite.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this day and age, we should be thankful to be working, and when this role came to me straight after the pandemic, I was just so keen to work. Maybe if I was younger, it might have been a thing \u2013 back then, I didn\u2019t want to hang around projects for too long because I wanted to do different stuff, but I\u2019ve been doing this job for 30 odd years.\u201d<\/p> He continued: \u201cI\u2019ve played loads of different characters, and I\u2019m sure there\u2019ll be loads more coming up, I\u2019ll do other things as well. But Roy Grace is such an intriguing part and to have the whole world of the novels to immerse myself in has been invaluable. I\u2019m more than happy to keep playing him if people want to keep watching the show.\u201d<\/p>\n As for whether we can expect another Roy Grace novel to come out in the future, author Peter James said that he\u2019s \u201cvery conscious\u201d of getting ahead of the curve with his writing.<\/p>\n \u201cI really need to up my writing from one Roy Grace a year to four! The problem is that I do a lot of research for each book and I\u2019d hate to compromise that. If, God willing, the series continues to be successful and we do run out of books, we can always create new stories. I\u2019ve got about 50 Roy Grace ideas that I want to do eventually, so we\u2019re not going to run short of<\/p>\n Grace airs Sundays on ITV at 8pm and ITV Hub<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Drama<\/a> hub.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to start reading Peter James\u2019 Roy Grace series, you can\u00a0purchase the first three novels on Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 01 May 2022 at 12:00 am ITV drama Grace returned to our screens on Sunday, with John Simm reprising his role as the titular detective. And, while there are 16 novels left for the series to explore, the BAFTA nominee doesn\u2019t find that daunting. 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