Death In Paradise future revealed after worrying exit twist in latest series
Death In Paradise fans need not wait too much longer for a next instalment from the sunny Saint Marie island - as the BBC have recommissioned the show
Death In Paradise is back!(Image: BBC)
Death In Paradise will return for two more series – and two more Christmas specials.
Don Gilet (DI Mervin Wilson), Don Warrington (Commissioner Selwyn Patterson), Shantol Jackson (DS Naomi Thomas), Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (Officer Sebastian Rose), Catherine Garton (Sergeant Mattie Fletcher) and Élizabeth Bourgine (Catherine Bordey) will all be reprising their roles on the Saint Marie set show.
Filming is set to begin on the popular BBC show, which will delight fans with two more series as well as two more Christmas specials. So far, five stars have taken the reigns of the show – with DI Mervin Wilson the current police lead.
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, said: “Death in Paradise is a global phenomenon and we are incredibly proud to have it on the BBC, where it goes from strength to strength. It’s with great pleasure that we share the news that we’ll be returning to Saint Marie for two more sun-soaked series and Christmas specials.”
Death In Paradise is back for a new series(Image: BBC)
Tim Key, Executive Producer, Red Planet Pictures, added: “We remain incredibly proud of the show and the team that makes it, and delighted that the audience continue to love it as much as we do. The response to our latest series has been wonderful and we can’t wait to get started again – we’ve got something very special lined up to kick off our 16th season, with a big surprise setting it up in our Christmas special. Watch this space…”
There had been big fears of a departure looming for both Mervin and Commissioner Patterson last series. Last series, Selwyn decided after much thought – and some travelling to see his daughter – that he would return to the island.
However, having upped and left, he had to deal with the fallout from the local press and community, who had felt abandoned. Elsewhere, DI Mervin Wilson found himself in trouble when he was kidnapped.
Mervin had finally met his brother Solomon but things went from bad to worse when he got caught up in a dramatic kidnapping and gun showdown, narrowly escaping with his life.
In the end, Mervin survived and returned to Saint Marie – only to be greeted by his niece, who he had no idea existed. With Solomon in prison, Mervin maintained he had no choice but to be the one to look after his new relative.
With Death In Paradise coming back for two more series and two more Christmas specials, will Solomon make a return to the island, and what cases will the team have to take on this time?
