"Ed's always being thrown out of a plan or copping some kind of martial art kick to the head," says 31-year-old Craig. "Bugs involves six days a week of getting shot at and blown up - so it means hitting the gym harder than normal."
The 21st-century crimebusters Ed, Ros (Jaye Griffiths) and Beckett (Jesse Birdsall) are joined by former Howards Way actress Jan Harvey, who arrives as the team's new boss, Jan. And the intrepid trio will have their work cut out for them, especially when they tangle with a ruthless artist, played by Men Behaving Badly, star Lesley Ash.
In the last series, Ed blasted into space in a shuttle, so no doubt viewers will be dying to see what's in store this time.
"As a kid you imagine that you're a superhero flying in space or riding in helicopters," says Craig. "Now I get paid to do it! I never think of the danger. It's not until after the event when I turn around and see that a vehicle has been blown apart, that I think, 'Gee, a bloke wouldn't want to be standing too close to that!"
Craig has struck it lucky on that acting front since leaving Neighbours. He appeared in Home and Away as teacher Grant Mitchell, has a couple of hit singles, Mona and Amanda, and played Danny Zuko in the West End stage version of Grease. Craig also had the lead role in the World War II film, Absent Without Leave, alongside ex-Home and Away star Katrina Hobbs.