{"id":27639,"date":"2022-12-22T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1760245"},"modified":"2022-12-22T16:36:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T15:36:38","slug":"death-in-paradises-les-dennis-was-nervous-about-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/death-in-paradises-les-dennis-was-nervous-about-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise\u2019s Les Dennis was \u201cnervous\u201d about Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Les Dennis is joining the cast of Death in Paradise<\/a> for the upcoming Christmas special \u2013 and the former Family Fortunes host has admitted he was very nervous about shooting his scenes for the episode.<\/p>\n

But Dennis \u2013 whose character is a clairvoyant named Danny Sheridan \u2013 revealed to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press that the rest of the cast was so welcoming that his anxieties were soon put to rest.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first scene was probably my biggest scene on the day and I was very nervous about going in and being with all these people who were already regulars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s hot. You\u2019re filming in heat and thinking, \u2018I\u2019ve got to get this right, I\u2019ve got to get this right,\u2019 because I had a lot of the dialogue in it. So I was a little nervous.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the cast was so welcoming. It wasn\u2019t just that we would film in the day and then they\u2019d all go back to their homes. We all met up in the evenings and socialised, so a lovely, delightful job to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I only had two weeks there, but I think they had the whole summer, so I was very envious when I left and came back home.\u201d<\/p>

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Although spending a couple of weeks filming in the sun of the Guadeloupe Islands might sound like a dream, Dennis added that working in such scorching heat can also be \u201cchallenging.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe actors on that show \u2013 it looks like they\u2019re cool, but we are working in intense heat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore a scene, they\u2019re putting chamois leather on your head and round your neck and making sure that you\u2019re not sweating. And then when the take happens, you look cool and fine, but between that, it can get pretty hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaking more specifically about the events of the episode, he teased that it was a \u201creally interesting story\u201d about a cold case from the past \u2013 which would be sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats throughout.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a story that keeps you guessing and I loved that,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd that\u2019s the fun of watching this show as an audience member. You say, \u2018I think it\u2019s him, it\u2019s her.\u2019 You go down that amateur sleuth route yourself. We keep you guessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Abby Robinson.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Death in Paradise 2022 Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Boxing Day, 26th December, with previous episodes available to stream on BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>