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latest episode of the crime drama sees the Professor being asked to decipher a disturbing puzzle after a doctor and her family are found dead on their living room sofa, each having died by different means. This leads to a number of questions arising which will help to determine who the killer is. The English comedian and actor, 56, has starred in more than a few well-known TV shows and film, including playing Bough in the popular spy comedy movies, Johnny English, alongside Rowan Atkinson.

With DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) having exited Death in Paradise, fans have started to speculate who could replace him as the lead in the series. Viewers were left devastated when Neville sailed off into the sunset with love interest Florence in the series 13 finale, which aired on 24 March. Ralf, 44, had starred in the BBC One series for over four years, having taken over from actor Ardal O'Hanlon, who portrayed DI Jack Mooney, in 2020.

Fans of Death in Paradise were saddened on Sunday 24 March as actor Ralf Little, who has played DI Neville Parker for four years, left the show. Since his departure was announced, viewers have been eager to find out who will take over from Neville in the series.The BBC has hinted that they will reveal the new lead actor for the show soon. On Tuesday's episode of Lorraine, actor Ben Miller shared his thoughts on who he'd like to see join the show and named a Call the Midwife favourite.

BBC's Death in Paradise is seemingly on the hunt for a new detective after Ralf Little was confirmed to be leaving the show after five years.

Death in Paradise has seen many actors come and go, with the fictional paradise of Saint Marie being a dangerous place due to all the stabbings, shootings and ice pick-related deaths.This is what makes the BBC drama about detectives solving crimes on a tropical island so popular. Over 11 seasons, there have been more than 70 killings, including one of the lead characters, making it almost as deadly as Midsomer Murders. Four different actors have played the role of the leading detective - Ben Miller, Kris Marshall, Ardal O'Hanlon and Ralf Little.The BBC has already commissioned a 14th run of the show and will also return for a Christmas special this year, which is set to film over the coming months.

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Death in Paradise star Ben Miller has looked back on playing DI Richard Poole, admitting it's one of the characters he misses the most. The Bridgerton actor starred on the first two seasons of BBC's crime drama and departed at the beginning of season three when Poole was killed off. He briefly returned to the show last year.

Death in Paradise star Ben Miller is a bit of a pyromaniac when it comes to baking. Addressing his appearance on this week's The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, he told BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright that during a practice session at home, one of his cakes lit up like a "distress flare" because he'd forgotten to switch the hob off. "Baking is a mystery.

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has suggested that the show is "strict" on actors not appearing as more than one character, despite he himself being an exception to the rule. Yep, in case you didn't know, before his current turn as main character DI Neville Parker, the actor appeared on the series all the way back in 2013 as one-off character Will Teague. However, while appearing on today's (February 4) Good Morning Britain, Little explained that the show tries to avoid doubling up on characters on the whole.

Death in Paradise star Ben Miller, 55, was put through his paces when he took part in Hamza Yassin's Channel 4 wildlife series, Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness. Hamza is best known as a presenter and cameraman for Countryfile, Springwatch and Animal Park. Hamza's latest show saw him take four celebrities out of their comfort zone on an expedition across the Scottish Highlands.

Death in Paradise star Ben Miller has opened up on what filming the popular BBC show on the remote island of Guadeloupe is really like.Speaking on Saturday Kitchen star Olly Smith's podcast, the actor, 55, spoke candidly about how he found living on an exotic Caribbean island for a year-and-a-half while filming the hit programme.The star, who plays DI Richard Poole on the popular whodunit show, reflected on his time in the exotic location.Ben said: "It was filmed on Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean and for a period of 18 months where I spent 12 of those months in the Caribbean on a really, really remote Caribbean island, which is just a weird way to live."The actor went on to gush over the island's pristine beaches, before admitting that it was "disconcerting" that they were always nearly empty.He went on: "And the first time I was there being on an island and being surrounded by the ocean we'd start to go down to these beaches and there'd be nobody on the beaches."You'd go swimming and it was slightly disconcerting - you'd think, 'why are they empty?'"It was incredibly warm and had baking heat down there on the beach and you think, where is everyone?" he added.However, the star claimed that the locals weren't down at the beach for one specific reason.Ben explained: "Well, what I discovered is that everyone's in the jungle high up in the rivers, because the higher you go on the island the cooler it gets."Not wanting to miss out, the BBC actor revealed that he spent time in the cooler parts of the exotic island on his next visit."The second time I went back I got more into the local knowledge and was going inland and into the jungle and finding these amazing rivers," he continued.Ben was replaced by actor Kris Marshall,

Death in Paradise, recently appeared as the lecherous Lord Featherington in Netflix’s smash hit show Bridgerton.

Ben Miller, who played DI Richard Poole in the first two series of Death in Paradise, recently appeared as the lecherous Lord Featherington in Netflix’s smash hit show Bridgerton.

DEATH in Paradise's Ben Miller has slammed a death scene for a surprising reason. The 55-year-old played the BBC show's first detective, Richard Poole, in series one and two before being murdered at the beginning of the third season.

Ben Miller has opened up about some of the lifelong friendships he made during his time filming Death in Paradise. The actor, who played DI Richard Poole in seasons one and two of the hit show, revealed that he is still in touch with two castmates in particular.

DEATH in Paradise's Ralf Little was spotted by a fan in a cameo appearance on the show years before playing Neville Parker. The actor, 41, joined the cast as the DI in October 2019 and an eagle-eyed viewer spotted him when he made a guest appearance seven years prior.

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little is sticking around the idyllic island of Saint-Marie for the time being. Ralf, who plays DI Neville Parker on the BBC One drama, recently shared a behind-the-scenes clip (filmed in character) with DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller), DS Florence Cassell (Joséphine Jobert) and DS Camille Bordey (Sara Martins) – and it prompted questions from fans of the show.

Death In Paradise's double-bill sees the highly anticipated return of Ben Miller, in his original role of Detective Inspector Richard Poole.The much-loved character returns to the picturesque Caribbean island of Saint Marie, in scenes set to air tonight.The 54-year-old recently left his Instagram followers taken aback as the Bridgerton actor showcased his attire, ahead of his return to the BBC crime series.Ben shared a candid snap behind the scenes, admitting his character would likely not approve.The small-screen star rocked a T-shirt teamed with a pair of jeans, and a pair of sunglasses as he stood by his trailer.He accompanied his casual look with a summer hat, which soon caught the attention of his fans.In view of his 15,000 followers,

Death In Paradise cast for the show’s first season in 2011.The actor has since addressed a possible reprisal of his role as Officer Dwayne Myers, as the stage performer reacted to a viewer's request.It comes as his former co-stars Ben Miller (who played Detective Inspector Richard Poole) and Sara Martins (who played DS Camille Bordey) have returned to Death In Paradise for a two-part special for the show's 10th anniversary.Taking to Twitter, Danny reacted to a viewer who quizzed if he would also be making an appearance in the new episodes.A social media user shared two promotional photos of the programme and penned: "I'm into Death in Paradise from last year.

Death in Paradise star Danny John-Jules has addressed his absence in series 10 of the BBC show. The landmark season of the murder mystery drama has already seen Joséphine Jobert reprise her role as Sergeant Florence Cassell, and series one star Ben Miller is also set to make a cameo as Detective Richard Poole.

Scorching Caribbean sunshine, white sands and crystal blue seas may not be the typical backdrop for a murder mystery.