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Revealed: As Ralf Little becomes the latest to quit the show, what's REALLY killing off all the Death In Paradise detectives as favourites emerge to take over next


The departure of Death In Paradise's leading man, which threatened to kill off the franchise when it first happened, has become a running joke. Bookies are taking bets on who will be next to take on the role.

); Jason Watkins (already in a similar show, ITV's McDonald & Dodds); Simon Bird of The Inbetweeners (interesting idea); Jodie Whittaker (but she has already ruined Doctor Who) and Martin Clunes (born to play the role, surely). Ralf Little took this to an extreme when he arrived in 2020 as DI Neville Parker — allergic to mosquito bites, as well as suffering from eczema and hay fever, and prone to sunburn, even on cloudy days. Murder victims and suspects over the 13 years since its launch include famous faces such as Gemma Jones, Colin Salmon, Sally Phillips, Levi Roots, Charlotte Ritchie and Michele Dotrice — to name just half a dozen.

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