Death in Paradise’s Neville finally gets lucky in love – but there’s a catch

By Abby Robinson

Published: Friday, 06 January 2023 at 12:00 am

Death in Paradise’s Florence Cassell is well and truly yesterday’s news following the season 12 premiere.

In the Christmas special, we were introduced to Sophie, who was holidaying solo on Saint Marie. After an awkward initial encounter with Neville, in which he bashed into her with a suitcase, almost crashed into her taxi and accidentally swapped their luggage, the pair wound up enjoying Christmas dinner together and clearly enjoyed one another’s company.

But despite promising early signs, there was no guarantee that it would develop into anything more. This is Neville we’re talking about, after all. His success rate solving grisly crimes does not extend to his love life, however hard he tries.

But in tonight’s episode (Friday 6th January), he had plenty to smile about.

While sharing a drink with his colleagues at the local bar, he asked Catherine if she’d heard from Sophie. The pair exchanged messages over the festive period, but their interaction was limited.

Catherine explained that her guest was currently island hopping, but would be back tomorrow – and Sophie had also asked when Neville would be returning from the UK, which put a spring in his step, much to Catherine’s amusement.

Later that episode, the pair arranged to share a bottle of wine on Neville’s porch overlooking the sea. Once again, sparks flew as the pair bonded over their shared geekery.

“You are at least as big a nerd as I am,” laughed Neville. “At least!”

And a few moments later, they shared a passionate kiss.