While the weather outside seems to get greyer by the day, it’s nice to turn on the TV and see some tropical scenery.
BBC One’s long-running drama, Death in Paradise, ticks that box nicely, featuring a detective trundling around the Caribbean solving crimes.
For the last several years, the role of Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman was played by Kris Marshall, and the show has become a huge hit, picking up millions of fans.
But Kris decided to pack in the role last year due to family commitments, telling the Radio Times: “We decided I would do Death in Paradise for a few years until it became impractical. It was always quite a finite thing. I certainly didn’t hide it from anyone I work with.
“Thomas [Kris’s son] has basically spent half his life in the Caribbean. Every year he went to the same nursery in Guadeloupe. But now it’s time for him to put on scholastic shackles and toe the line.”
So with Kris on the way out, a new leading actor needed to be cast.
Enter Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon as Detective Inspector Jack Mooney – who first appeared towards the end of the last series before getting promoted to the top job.
Jack’s first solo case of the new series involved investigating the suspicious apparent suicide of HR worker on the morning of her wedding to a handsome billionaire.
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