{"id":45626,"date":"2024-02-09T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T14:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1990068"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:08:44","slug":"death-in-paradise-fans-spot-hint-beloved-character-might-finally-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/death-in-paradise-fans-spot-hint-beloved-character-might-finally-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise fans spot hint beloved character might finally return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Could a fan favourite character return to play a key role in the show&#8217;s 13th season? Fans have some theories. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 09 February 2024 at 14:20 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>With the 13th season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-season-13-release-date-bbc\/\">Death in Paradise<\/a> having kicked off last Sunday, the show celebrated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-100-episodes-exclusive-interview\/\">100th episode<\/a> in style, not only featuring a dramatic case involving the shooting of the Commissioner but also a host of familiar faces and call-backs.<\/p>\n<p>While Sara Martins\u2019 Camille and the show\u2019s first ever murderer <span class=\"sc-bfec09a1-4 kvTUwN\">Marlon Collins, played by\u00a0<\/span>Sean Maguire, both made appearances, there was also a reference to the Commissioner\u2019s niece Ruby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-cast-item__characters-list\">\n<p>However, one of the call-backs which got fans the most excited was when Neville looked at a photo of his old colleague and love interest Florence, clearly still harbouring feelings for her.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Jos\u00e9phine Jobert\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-florence-cassell-comment\/\">Florence remains a fan favourite character<\/a>, having starred in seasons 4 to 8 and later returning for seasons 10 and 11.<\/p>\n<p>She never reciprocated Neville\u2019s romantic feelings, and left St Marie after taking part in a high profile and dangerous undercover operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oof, right in the feelings. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeathInParadise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeathInParadise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcjxILw0cd\">pic.twitter.com\/bcjxILw0cd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Death in Paradise (@deathinparadise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deathinparadise\/status\/1754262811016884588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>However, following the inclusion of the photograph, some fans have now started wondering whether Florence is about to make a comeback to the show \u2013 and whether she could play a part in Neville\u2019s eventual exit storyline.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonobochick\/status\/1754290236878893420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One fan<\/a> said on Twitter, which has recently been re-branded as X: \u201cWhen Neville leaves St Marie, I need Florence to be waiting to pick him up. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#DeathInParadise<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Floreville.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebbieBlackma14\/status\/1754262798668832788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another asked<\/a> the show to \u201cjust bring Florence back for Neville\u201d, adding that \u201cit\u2019s time\u201d, while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ifeelflames\/status\/1754262994639306765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another fan<\/a> said that they \u201cstill miss Florence as much as Neville\u201d.<\/span><\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaldeanRTT\/status\/1754295700442042828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One fan<\/a> theorised: \u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Feel like the Florence picture at the end of the episode means she\u2019s coming back for an ep or two and then leaving\u2026 with Neville. New DI? <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#DeathInParadise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TellerMarie\/status\/1754429282737078399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one fan<\/a> said that while they\u2019re \u201call for Florence coming back\u201d, they hope this is \u201cwithout the romance with Neville\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/don-warrington-death-in-paradise-killed-off-newsupdate\/\">Death in Paradise star Don Warrington didn\u2019t fear being killed off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-100th-episode-message-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Death in Paradise stars share heartfelt message to fans for 100th episode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, executive producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-exec-future-special-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Tim Key recently teased<\/a> that this season will see \u201ca lot going on that long-term fans of the show will really be surprised and rewarded by\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s a massive series for Ralf\u2019s character\u2026 I think that we challenged that character last year in a way that we haven\u2019t done before. And the sort of fallout from that and his journey this series is very, very cool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that there\u2019s a lot of surprises, and I know that\u2019s a typical kind of producer answer, but there genuinely are\u2026 people who love the show will love this series \u2013 it\u2019s got everything going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"1673e4cf9600958aa87d447e4e771a0569353966\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"1673e4cf9600958aa87d447e4e771a0569353966\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Death in Paradise continues on BBC One on Sunday 11th February at 9pm, while previous episodes are available to stream now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b01pvmf6\/death-in-paradise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. 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