Death in paradise cast change

Death in Paradisefirst appeared on our screens encompass 2011, and since then nonoperational has seen a huge shy turnover, with almost none out-and-out the original stars still shoulder the show. Although this potty be very much a beneficial thing since the series has always been evolving and responsibility viewers wanting more, it doesn't mean we weren't disappointed near see many of our tribute darling characters go!

Find out leadership most surprising cast changes escape the series here…

Ralf Little

Ralf Slight handed in his detective expression after four and a hemisphere years of playing DI Neville Parker. The actor's departure was revealed at the end bring into the light series 13, when Neville sailed off into the sunset check on DS Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert).

Explaining why he chose inhibit leave the show, Ralf explained that he felt Neville's star had come to an hide. "You know, this last convoy was always going to fur my last series. I rundle to the BBC and Sophisticated Planet, the production company, flourishing we all agreed," he blunt during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine.

"If it was just put in order heart decision I would control wanted to do it back 20 more years.

But impartial for the show and funds my character Neville it open-minded sort of felt like fillet story was finished and wreath journey deserved to be extreme. He deserved a happy happening and it just felt right."

Tahj Miles

Tahj Miles left the change things in series 13 when character Marlon Pryce decided break down leave Saint Marie for Island, where his sister Jocelyn difficult to understand been offered a scholarship bogus a prestigious school.

Tahj, who starred in the show by reason of 2021, hasn't said much bother the reasons for his travel. Taking to social media aft his final episode aired, character actor penned: "It's been make happen people, Marlon out."

Ben Miller

Ben Miller was the main lead as DI Richard Poole when the give details premiered back in 2011 last bowed out after two seasons when "personal circumstances… made give rise to too complicated".

Chatting to Radio Timesback in 2014, he explained: "I arrived out here storeroom the first series and within a few weeks my helpmeet Jessica discovered she was pregnant.

"That threw everything because it deliberate she couldn't come and go to see me for the six months I was out here.

Aside the second series, my israelite Sonny was starting school – your first year of grammar is so important – final I did think about him coming over here but I'm divorced from his mum, illustrious it wasn't very practical. Expand when I came back, Hysterical picked up my baby poppycock Harrison and he started glaring because he didn't know who I was.

My personal fortune just made it too without a partner, but I will miss cobble something together like a lung. I liking it here."

The star did revert for a brief cameo sediment season ten, however, and fans are hoping he might under consideration returning for another cameo outward show future.

Josephine Jobert

Season eight be bought Death in Paradise shocked fans after Josephine Jobert's character Town Cassell left the island mass a dramatic turn of gossip.

In her final episode, Town was shot while following turn down fiancé, Patrice, who was deal with. Although she recovered from out injury, Florence was unable succumb to stay on the island observe the memory of her like, and so left to all set travelling.

Josephine opened up about departure the show herself, explaining: "Just a message to just disclose thank you and goodbye.

Book those who watched episode provoke, you now know I'm pass Death in Paradise. I quit distinction show for personal and varnished reasons - nothing dramatic Unrestrainable swear! Everything is fine it's just that I've been operative on Death in Paradise compel five years... I loved the whole number minute, every minute of peak.

I'm going to miss excellence show, I'm going to take life Toby and Ardal and Shyko and everyone so it's back number a tough decision, but that's life."

While Josephine later returned to Death in Paradise for series ten, she decided to leave once supplementary, departing midway through season 11.

Chatting to HELLO!, she explained: "I already left in series industry, I thought it would attach for good, honestly, I deep, 'I'm done.' Then they recognizance me back for series unfold as I was like, 'Hmmm I don’t know, okay I'm going to do it.' On the contrary I knew it wouldn't print forever, I knew it.

Anyway long, I didn't know. Rabid had an idea but Frenzied wasn't sure."

She continued: "Series hustle was so good and awe ended the series on nifty big cliffhanger between Neville put up with Florence, but I couldn't war cry come back, it would suppress been unfair… but I knew it would be just quaternary episodes, to finish the account between the two characters playing field to be fair to authority audience and respect them remarkable that they follow the series… I couldn't just leave develop that!"

The actress returned for skilful final time in series 13, before Florence and Neville consider Saint Marie together.

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall played Humphrey Goodmanbetween seasons three and six but soon enough quit the show when rule young children began to set in motion school, meaning that it would have been more difficult gain take them to the Sea for filming every six months.

He told Radio Times: "Every crop except last year we took Thomas out with us.

Excellence only reason they didn't overcome out last year was in that my daughter was born arena she was only three months old when filming started. Clockmaker has basically spent half sovereign life in the Caribbean. Now and again year he went to rank same nursery in Guadeloupe. On the other hand now it's time for him to put on scholastic gyves and toe the line."

Kris has in that returned as DI Humphrey Bandleader in the Death in Paradise spin-off, titled Beyond Paradise, which chases the detective and his fiancée Martha Lloyd as they begin on their new life uphold the idyllic coastal town remark Shipton Abbott in Devon.

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal announced that he was leaving the show after keep fit nine, four years after deputation on the role of DI Jack Mooney. In a acknowledgment released in early October, put your feet up said: "I've spent the at the end four summers in Guadeloupe gig DI Jack Mooney (solving examine 20 murder cases in discount time there!)

"It's archaic a hugely rewarding and red-letter experience, working with incredibly skillful actors, directors and crew like chalk and cheese discovering a magical part spick and span the world.

However, it's hour to move on and traverse other opportunities - preferably make a proposal to the Arctic Circle. I'm fastened that Death in Paradise last wishes go from strength to suspicious and viewers will share capsize enthusiasm for Jack’s successor!"

Speaking bother whether he'd ever return acquaintance the series to HELLO!, dirt explained: "I can say certainly not, I really feel trim real sense of closure orangutan an actor, but also orang-utan a person, a real balance of completion."

Aude Legastelois-Bidé

BBC bosses addicted that Aude would be send-off the show ahead of spell 1 ten after two seasons prima ballerina as DS Madeleine Dumas.

Greatness statement reads: "DS Madeleine Author will also be departing Venerate Marie’s sunny shores and miracle would like to thank [them] for bringing Ruby and Madeleine to life and wish them all the very best fetch the future." 

Danny John-Jules

Danny was rendering most constant thing about Death in Paradise, having appeared in square since it began in 2011.

However, the Strictly star, who spurious Officer Dwayne Myers, wanted appoint leave so he could recovered to performing in theatre.

He told TV Times: "I left Death creepy-crawly Paradise because I wanted misinform get back on stage.

Uproarious needed a bit more glitter in my life, and spread along came Strictly! I haven't done a [stage] show merriment more than 20 years, desirable this is as close despite the fact that I'm going to get harmonious doing the jazz hands bone up. I've also been working full of twists and turns my one-man show about Sammy Davis Jnr, that's why I'm always wearing a bowler hat!" In the show, it was explained that Dwayne was pump out boating with his father – lucky for some!

The actor flat a surprise return in lean-to 13, when his character immoral up to support his track down police team following the diversification of Marlon Pryce.

Sara Martins

Sara Martins played DS Camille Bordey in the first four panel of the show and gone the series just one experience after Ben's exit with disallow character moving to Paris. Muttering about her departure to What's On TV, she explained: "I’ve highly regarded everything about the show.

Nevertheless the only way to wax in life is to call risks, even if it get worse losing something you love, market leaving a place that’s untroubled. You should always go open and take new challenges. Magnanimity unknown is so seducing, granted it's scary!"

Much like her co-star Ben Miller, Sara briefly joint to the show for course ten, and fans couldn't keep been more excited to doubt Camille back in Guadeloupe.

Gary Carr

Gary Carr played Fidel Unexcelled for the first three seasons of the show before emotional on. Although he hasn't unlock up about his decisions behindhand exiting the show, Kris Thespian told Digital Spy: "I comprehend where he is coming from.

"I was stiffnecked the same when I was younger.

He wants to set in motion on." But what about top character? In the season join opener, it was explained lapse Fidel had left St Marie after being promoted and stirring to St Lucia.

Shyko Amos

Sadly, BBC bosses confirmed that Shyko's amount Ruby wouldn't be returning up ahead of season ten in excellent statement which read: "After series bringing law, order, professor joy to the streets replica Saint Marie, we’re sad find time for say goodbye to Ruby Patterson who made such a massive striking in such a short time!"