Commissioner Selwyn Patterson<\/a> was left with his life hanging in the balance in Sunday night\u2019s episode, when he was shot by a would-be assassin.<\/p>\n The ordeal proved emotional for his trusty team of police officers<\/a>, and the whole of Saint Marie was rocked by the attempted murder \u2013 and it turns out that actor Don Warrington<\/a> did his own stunt in the shocking scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n The scene itself sees Selwyn sipping his drink at the end of a pier and looking out at the sea before being shot in the back by a mystery person.<\/p> Selwyn drops his glass and falls into the sea, and the last we see of him before the opening credits is him face down in the water.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Warrington was asked whether he did his own stunt for that scene, to which he replied: \u201cYes, I did. I loved it actually, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cYou get to a certain age and people think you\u2019re fragile, you\u2019re breakable.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about the Death in Paradise crew, Warrington said: \u201cThey were wonderful, they really were wonderful, they protected me like I was something from the crown jewels.<\/p>\n \u201cI was surrounded by people in the water and they were waiting for me. It was wonderful, but I insisted that I can do it and I\u2019m going to swim out of it.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved doing that, actually, I really did \u2013 and it was very nice to see the amount of affection people had, they were very concerned: \u2018Is he going to break?\u2019 Well, thankfully I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite the nail-biting drama, Selwyn lived to tell the tale, and the assassin was caught by DI Neville and the team.<\/p>\n But even though viewers of the series were very much wondering what would become of Selwyn, the actor never feared the end of his character.<\/p>\n Also speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press, Warrington was asked whether he feared being killed off after reading the 100th episode script, and responded: \u201cNo, I thought it was a very smart thing to do on their part, really. It kind of encompasses the whole series.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Commissioner](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/death-in-paradise-don-warrington-1bb97aa.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"Death")
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