Death in Paradise fans cry 'it won't be the same' after exit 'sealed' for beloved character

Death successful Paradise returned connected Friday nighttime and saw the Saint Marie constabulary squad solving different murder.

Death successful Paradise fans person been near heartbroken aft the amusement seemed to corroborate Selwyn Patterson's (played by Don Warrington) exit.

In the archetypal episode, which aired past week, JP Hooper (Tobi Bakare) told the Commissioner that his occupation relation was being dissolved—and the quality didn't spell down precise well.

Don has played Selwyn since the opening of the series, and during that time, helium has worked alongside each pb detective, astir precocious Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet).

However, during the astir caller instalment, Selwyn spoke with Catherine (Elizabeth Bourgine) astir his job.

"Selwyn, JP conscionable called and told maine astir your occupation and that they're phasing it out," Catherine said. "I knew thing wasn't close astir you. But they can't bash this."

"But, it seems they tin and they have," Selwyn replied. "The Chief Commissioner officially informed maine yesterday. It seems it comes backmost to 1 thing, to save money."

"But we request you here," Catherine argued. "The land needs you, so, what are you going to do?"

Selwyn simply replied: "I don't know."

Fans person been near heartbroken by the quality Selwyn is could beryllium leaving the show, and galore took to societal media to stock their thoughts.

Taking to a Facebook instrumentality page, 1 instrumentality wrote: "Without the Commissioner determination is not Death successful Paradise."

Another wrote with a crying-face emoji: "Oh nary it wouldn't beryllium the aforesaid without Selwyn."

While a 3rd added: "They amended not get escaped of Selwyn."

"No, the Commissioner is 1 of the astir absorbing characters," idiosyncratic other shared. "I privation to cognize much astir him, not spot him being shipped off."

A 5th instrumentality pleaded: "They can't get escaped of Serlwyn! He is truthful overmuch much than the Commissioner."

Another fumed: "Nooo, they can't get escaped of him, the worst determination ever."

When speaking astir his aboriginal connected the amusement and however the Commissioner reacts to the news, Don said: "It’s shocking for him, and helium does his champion to get the superiors to alteration their determination and spot things differently."

He added to the Mirror: "It’s precise absorbing due to the fact that we observe different aspects of Selwyn, and that's ever the joyousness of playing a quality similar him - determination are truthful galore antithetic sides to him.

"You deliberation you cognize astir somebody, but owed to beingness events, you larn much astir them. He’s opening up, he’s a spot similar a angiosperm coming successful to bloom."

Death successful Paradise returns adjacent Friday astatine 9pm connected BBC One.