DEATH in Paradise's boss has revealed the "nightmare" reality of fan favourite Harry the lizard on set. The creature has been part of the BBC drama since it began in 2011, but isn't actually a real life lizard.
Show boss Tim Key revealed Harry is actually the work of CGI trickery, telling WhatsOnTv: "He’s a nightmare to work with! “Ardal [O'Hanlon] has to film those scenes looking at a little silver ball instead. "A lot of people still don’t realise Harry’s not a real lizard…” Harry will now work with Ralf Little, who replaced Ardal's DI Jack Mooney on the island after three years.
Before his departure, Ardal spoke about what advice he had given his successor about filming on the Caribbean island of Guadaloupe.
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