Cast Lined Up for Death in Paradise

LONDON: Ben Miller (The Armstrong and Miller Show, Primeval) is to star alongside the French film star Sara Martins (Tell No One, Little White Lies) in the eight-part drama series Death in Paradise, a production for BBC One and France Télévisions.

The series is being produced by Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions in association with BBC Worldwide and Kudos Film and Television. Death in Paradise, written by Robert Thorogood, tells the story of a quintessential English cop who is posted on a Caribbean island. To detective inspector Richard Poole (Miller), the sun, sand and sea are unsuited to his way of life. Working with exotic local Camille (Martins), every week he goes about solving an intricate murder. The filming is set to take place in Guadeloupe and the post production will take place in London.  

Miller said: “Death in Paradise is my dream job: a fascinating character, great scripts, superb cast and shooting in the Caribbean with French catering.” 

Tony Jordan, the executive producer at Red Planet Pictures, added: “Death in Paradise will be a real treat for a BBC One audience, filmed in the Caribbean and starring Ben Miller alongside sexy French siren Sara Martins, I think our winters are about to get a little hotter.”     

Polly Hill, BBC’s executive producer and head of drama for England Indies, added: “Ben Miller is absolutely perfect for Richard, and we are thrilled to be introducing Sara Martins to a BBC One audience—together they promise to be an exciting and fiery pairing, and a real treat in the schedule.”

Sophie Gigon, the head of international drama co-productions at France Télévisions, commented: “We are delighted with our principal cast, Sarah Martins and Ben Miller, who form a beautiful French-British couple, and will share great adventures together. Their team in Death in Paradise mirrors our France Télévisions-BBC partnership: we are proud to have married them and impatient to see them evolve, episode after episode!”

Ben Donald, the executive producer for international drama at BBC Worldwide, remarked: “I am very pleased with the calibre of the cast brought together for Death in Paradise and both broadcasters are delighted with the English and French cast choices. Ben Miller and Sara Martins are perfect for the roles and will be real assets in helping sell the show around the world. This is a true collaboration in every sense.”

Klaus Zimmermann, the CEO of Atlantique Productions, added: “With Death in Paradise we are realising the potential for cross border collaboration in drama between the UK and France, and the casting of Sara Martins and Ben Miller in the lead roles exemplifies this beautifully.”