Casualty star replaces Death In Paradise officer after 'heartbreaking' death

After past week’s daze death, a caller serviceman is joining the Saint Marie bushed connected Death In Paradise, and helium is played by a histrion champion known for roles successful Casualty and a Star Wars movie

Young constabulary serviceman Benjamin Brice was shockingly killed disconnected successful past week’s occurrence of Death In Paradise, and his replacement makes his archetypal quality connected the transgression play bid this week.

Fans were devastated connected Friday 31 January erstwhile they were introduced to Benjamin, who was excitedly preparing to commencement his caller occupation with Police Saint Marie, but past saw him killed disconnected earlier the opening credits. The unfortunate enlistee was recovered dormant by the roadside successful the latest execution to blight the Caribbean island, a twist viewers described arsenic “heartbreaking.”

One wrote: “This mightiness beryllium the astir emotionally devastating our taxable opus has ever felt. Never getting implicit this one. Fastest I've ever fallen for a quality and had them ripped away... Fully broke my heart, mediocre Benjamin." Another added: "I was not expecting that commencement to Death successful Paradise. WHAAAAAAAT!?!"

Another spectator adjacent likened the opening minutes of the occurrence to the famously bittersweet opening montage successful the Pixar film, Up, arsenic different said: " Benjamin Brice was killed quicker than Charlie Hulme," referring to Hugo Speer’s quality who died successful the precise archetypal occurrence of Death In Paradise backmost successful 2011.

Viewers haven’t been fixed agelong to mourn mediocre Benjamin, either. In the 2nd occurrence of the caller series, it turns retired that Commissioner Selwyn Patterson has already lined up a replacement successful the signifier of serviceman Sebastian Rose.

With the squad engaged investigating the execution of a world TV amusement contestant, Selwyn takes DI Mervin Wilson to the formation to conscionable Sebastian, who is simply a amusive loving feline moving astatine a effect stall dressed arsenic a pineapple. “He won’t beryllium dressed arsenic a pineapple erstwhile helium is connected duty,” Selwyn assures Mervin, saying “I deliberation determination is imaginable there,” to the understandably dubious Detective Inspector.

Sebastian is played by 29 twelvemonth aged Shaquille Ali-Yebuah, who made his TV debut arsenic Scott Lambert successful a 2013 occurrence of Casualty. The West London histrion besides appeared successful the play The Children Act, alongside Emma Thompson, successful the Star Wars spin-off movie Solo, and the sci-fi play bid The Feed. Fans whitethorn besides recognise him arsenic the look of mobile telephone institution O2 aft helium appeared successful their adverts successful 2021.

The caller bid of Death In Paradise sees Don Gilet taking implicit the relation of Detective Inspector connected the island of Saint Marie pursuing the departure of DI Neville Parker, arsenic played by Ralf Little. Don Gilet ’s Mervin has lone elected to enactment connected the land and bash the occupation for 3 months portion helium looks into the decease of his ain mother, but fans cognize that the lure of the land volition tempt him to enactment and they person already embraced him arsenic a character, contempt Mervin being rather rude to his colleagues.

Taking to societal media, 1 impressed spectator said: "I cognize Mervin is rude and blunt, but I conscionable emotion him. Two episodes in, and helium mightiness determination to 2nd connected my favourites list."

"Someone told maine the caller DI didn't person a 'thing… but helium decidedly does, he's blunt. I emotion him," 1 instrumentality commented portion 1 idiosyncratic added: "Early on, I deliberation I’m going to similar our caller DI… Neville took a portion but was astir apt my favourite… Let’s spot however Mervin gets on." Another instrumentality posted: "I emotion Mervin, helium reminds maine truthful overmuch of Richard Poole. Sarcastic, with a bully heart. Stern, but knowing and wants disconnected the Island but helium ain't leaving."

Death In Paradise is connected BBC One connected Fridays astatine 9pm.

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