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William and Mary co-stars Martin Clunes and Julie Graham have reunited for a summer holiday, 20 years after playing lovers in the ITV series.
The British acting icons played widowed undertaker William and midwife Mary in the 18-episode comedy-drama, which saw the two embark on an unlikely romance.
The beloved show came to an end after three series in 2005 but Julie, 61, and Martin, 64, have remained close friends ever since.
The actress shared a look at the pals' summer jaunt in an Instagram carousel this week, captioned: 'Summer shenanigans France/Dorset/New Forest/Kent wine, song, biking, swimming, dancing, belly laughing. Nourished by old pals, new pals and time with my man. Delicious.'
Julie posed for a selfie with a beaming Martin and her husband of seven years Davy Croket and also shared bikini-clad snaps of herself enjoying the heatwave.
Fans were delighted with the reunion, with one of Julie's followers commenting: 'William and Mary is one of my favourite shows. Beautiful to see you and Martin are still in touch.'
William and Mary co-stars Martin Clunes and Julie Graham have reunited for a summer holiday, 20 years after playing lovers in the ITV series' Pictured with Julie's husband Davy
The British acting icons played widowed undertaker William and midwife Mary in the 18-episode comedy-drama, which saw the two embark on an unlikely romance
In a 2020 interview on ITV's Lorraine, Julie gushed about the pair's enduring friendship calling Martin 'one of my best pals', adding that 'he came to my wedding and gave me away'.
Since 2019, Julie has been married to Davy Croket, her Belgian skydiving instructor partner. The couple met when Julie was filming the ITV comedy Benidorm. Martin meanwhile has been married to television producer Philippa Braithwaite since 1997.
As well as William and Mary, the actors also starred together in the 2000 film Dirty Tricks and Julie made a guest appearance in Martin's hit show Doc Martin.
She admitted that she would jump at the chance to reunite with Martin for a new series of William and Mary, quipping in her 2020 interview that ITV 'need to make that happen',
Recently Julie has lamented the lack of decent parts for actresses her age.
Last year she starred in BBC crime series This City Is Ours and Channel 5's period drama The Hardacres and will appear in the soon-to-be released next series of Trigger Point.
But she has admitted that she has struggled to find projects 'that I've wanted to do.'
Speaking to The Telegraph in March 2025, she explained: 'The script is either not good enough or the part isn't big enough or there is nothing I can do with it.'
'Writers seem to think that female characters over 50 need to be a certain type – someone with no agency, who is never the protagonist, who is sexless, nagging, confrontational. It's depressing.'
The actress shared a look at the pals' summer jaunt in an Instagram carousel this week, captioned: 'Summer shenanigans wine, song, biking, swimming,dancing, belly laughing'
In a 2020 interview on ITV's Lorraine, Julie gushed about the pair's enduring friendship calling Martin 'one of my best pals'
Since 2019, Julie has been married to Davy Croket, her Belgian skydiving instructor partner. The couple met when Julie was filming the ITV comedy Benidorm
She admitted that she is 'one of the lucky ones' as she has consistently worked 'but I hate that word, "lucky". I've earned my stripes. I shouldn't have to say, "I'm so lucky to be working." F**k that. They're f**king lucky to have me.'
Martin meanwhile has his sights set on more Hollywood roles after his impressive Wuthering Heights performance earlier this year.
Martin starred alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell's blockbuster movie, playing Cathy's father Mr Earnshaw.
During an appearance on This Morning recently, Martin revealed how he was adjusting to attending glitzy premieres and being surrounded by A-listers, confessing: 'It's weird! It's not the norm at all, it's exciting and scary.'
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