{"id":20748,"date":"2024-05-08T09:56:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:56:30","slug":"death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/","title":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise Casts New Lead Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don Gilet (<em>Sherwood<\/em>, <em>EastEnders<\/em>) has been cast as the new lead detective in the BBC crime drama <em>Death in Paradise<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Making his debut in a feature-length Christmas special later this year before a brand-new season in 2025, Gilet will play Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson, who arrives on the idyllic island of Saint Marie from London and isn\u2019t overly pleased with his new surroundings. Filming has commenced.<\/p>\n<p>Red Planet Pictures produces <em>Death in Paradise<\/em>, while distributor BBC Studios has licensed the show to over 230 territories across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Gilet commented: \u201cBeing offered the new lead role in <em>Death in Paradise<\/em> feels like a deeply loved and incredibly precious jewel has been placed in my hands. This 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. Even 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\u2014whichever happens to be closer at the time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tim Key, executive producer for Red Planet Pictures, said: \u201cDon is an amazing actor and we\u2019re delighted that he\u2019s joining us as the show enters another exciting new era. We\u2019ve got huge plans for the new series and beyond, and I can\u2019t wait for the audience to meet Mervin and to see what we\u2019ve got in store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, added: \u201cWe could not be happier to welcome Don to the series. Already known to BBC viewers from the likes of <em>Sherwood<\/em>, <em>EastEnders<\/em> and <em>Doctor Who<\/em>, he\u2019s long been one of the U.K.\u2019s most exciting actors. <em>Death in Paradise<\/em> is in brilliant hands\u2014roll on Christmas!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Gilet (Sherwood, EastEnders) has been cast as the new lead detective in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3087,"featured_media":20749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[237,464,8994,384],"class_list":["post-20748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc","tag-death-in-paradise","tag-don-gilet","tag-red-planet-pictures","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Death in Paradise Casts New Lead Detective - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Death in Paradise Casts New Lead Detective - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don Gilet (Sherwood, EastEnders) has been cast as the new lead detective in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-08T13:56:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-08T13:56:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/05\/BBC-Gilet-0524.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alexa Alfano\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alexa Alfano\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/\",\"name\":\"Death in Paradise Casts New Lead Detective - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-08T13:56:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-08T13:56:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2653b97e27eaf76a4713c75f0e821dad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/death-in-paradise-casts-new-lead-detective\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Death in Paradise Casts New Lead Detective\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2653b97e27eaf76a4713c75f0e821dad\",\"name\":\"Alexa Alfano\",\"description\":\"Alexa Alfano is associate editor at World Screen. 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