{"id":50714,"date":"2024-05-03T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2035502"},"modified":"2024-05-03T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:02:02","slug":"death-in-paradises-ralf-little-shares-support-for-his-replacement-don-gilet","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/death-in-paradises-ralf-little-shares-support-for-his-replacement-don-gilet\/","title":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise\u2019s Ralf Little shares support for his replacement Don Gilet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I hope you have the most wonderful time, it&#8217;s the most magical experience.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 03 May 2024 at 09:44 AM<\/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>Following yesterday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/don-gilet-death-in-paradise-newsupdate\/\">exciting announcement of Don Gilet<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-season-14-release-date-bbc\/\">Death in Paradise<\/a>\u2018s new Detective Inspector, Ralf Little has now shared his support for the new series lead after his departure from the hit BBC series.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6eOiXIM8v7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=6a74a2a4-bd83-4b61-9cbb-22df6d0e2326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> with a video to mark the new detective announcement, Little said: \u201cWell, as of an hour ago, on the Death in Paradise official social media, the news is out. I have actually known for a couple of weeks but obviously couldn\u2019t say anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new detective is the wonderful Don Gilet and I just want to say, from me to you Don, I hope you have the most wonderful time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the most magical experience and I just hope you get everything out of it and wish you the best of luck, I\u2019m absolutely sure you\u2019re going to be magnificent.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have a magical time Don. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf34\ud83d\udc80\ud83c\udf34<\/p>\u2014 Ralf Little \ud83d\udc99 (@RalfLittle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RalfLittle\/status\/1786133662624297441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Similarly, Little showed his support for Gilet on X (formerly known as Twitter) when responding to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> article announcing the news. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RalfLittle\/status\/1786133662624297441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He wrote<\/a>: \u201cHave a magical time Don.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Little departed the series as Neville Parker in season 13 with questions continuing to swirl around the new detective and now, fans can rest easy knowing that former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sherwood-lorraine-ashbourne-season-2-daphne-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Sherwood<\/a> star Gilet will be stepping up to lead the series.<\/p> <p>Gilet will star as Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson who, like many of his predecessors, arrives in Saint Marie from the UK and isn\u2019t exactly immediately taken with his new surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>On the announcement of his new role, Gilet said in\u00a0a statement: \u201cBeing offered the new lead role in Death in Paradise feels like a deeply loved and incredibly precious jewel has been placed in my hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThis is a big show with a big heart, and the love continually grows for it. It is my intention to never lose sight of that and to remain grateful, humbled and dedicated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-harry-lizard-newsupdate\/\">Beyond Paradise includes Death in Paradise fan favourite \u201ccameo\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/tahj-miles-new-project-death-in-paradise-newsupdate\/\">Death in Paradise star unveils new TV project after exiting series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He continued:\u00a0\u201cEven during those testing times when every sinew is screaming at me to run off the set and dive into the sea, swimming pool or an ice-cold beer \u2013 whichever happens to be closer at the time!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\" data-count=\"1028\" data-paragraphs-left=\"8\">Gilet is set to make his Death in Paradise debut this Christmas in the upcoming festive episode and will star in the 14th season, which is due for release next year. Filming for the new season has kicked off in Guadeloupe already and Gilet will be joined by returning regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-cast\/\">cast members<\/a>\u00a0Don Warrington, Shantol Jackson, Ginny Holder, \u00c9lizabeth Bourgine and Danny John-Jules.<\/div>\n<div data-count=\"1028\" data-paragraphs-left=\"8\">\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: \"60a18bfc0ec6336209c4074268d181f789464657\" <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=\"60a18bfc0ec6336209c4074268d181f789464657\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<div data-count=\"1028\" data-paragraphs-left=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Death in Paradise season 1-13 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8220;I hope you have the most wonderful time, it&#8217;s the most magical experience.&#8221; 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