'They'll riot!' Death In Paradise star Ralf Little left trapped in hotel after civil unres

express.co.uk:

Death in Paradise had to be rewritten at the last minute after anti-vaccine sentiments caused violent protests at their usual filming locations in Guadeloupe.

Hidden helplessly behind gates while the police and members of the fire service clashed with each other, production staff had to rethink their filming plans altogether.But Ralf was undeterred by the change of plan as the emergency ultimately meant he was transported around the island by boat instead of by land, enjoying a luxurious experience with coolers of beer on hand.Ralf revealed the news in an episode of the Two Pints with Will and Ralf podcast, where Ralf chatted away with his co-star, alongside their special guest Dara O Briain."There was civil unrest across the island because of complaints about mandatory vaccines," the former Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star recounted to his open-mouthed co-stars."The French government said, 'You've gotta have vaccines if you want to work for the fire service' - and the fire service in mainland France as well as the French territories just have this reputation of they don't f*** about," he continued."Like if the fire service don't like something, they'll riot!"And there's this amazing footage during the gilets jaunes protests about the French fire service kicking the s*** out of the police."An incredulous Ralf quipped in puzzlement: "Amazing because you kind of go: 'I feel like they're on the same side!'"He continued: "There was real civil unrest and we had to kind of rethink."It just so happened that when all the roads were closed across Guadeloupe [due to the protests], we were shooting in a hotel, which we never normally do, about an hour away from the village where we normally live."Unfortunately, as the.