Death in Paradise's Don Warrington's four-word warning to new lead Don Gilet spilled by co-star

Death successful Paradise prima Shantol Jackson has opened up astir the "interesting advice" fixed to the show's caller detective

Shantol Jackson, prima of Death successful Paradise, has shared that seasoned formed subordinate Don Warrington gave a somewhat foreboding informing to the show's caller detective star, Don Gilet.

His character, DI Mervin Wilson, made his debut successful the 2024 Christmas Special and has officially taken implicit from Neville Parker (portrayed by Ralf Little).

On Friday, The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp chatted with Shantol, who's been playing Detective Sergeant Naomi Thomas since play 11.

She recounted a speech betwixt the 2 Dons during Gilet's archetypal days connected set, revealing that Warrington warned Gilet astir the fans: "They won't similar you."

Alex prompted Shantol, saying: "He had immoderate absorbing advice, didn't he, for Don Gilet erstwhile helium started. They won't similar you astatine the beginning, but..."

The Death successful Paradise favourite had the hosts laughing arsenic she perfectly mimicked the Commissioner Selwyn Patterson legend. "Don has an absorbing aura," she said.

"And helium would go, 'They won't similar you, but it's fine. They volition similar you eventually. But they won't similar you successful the beginning'", reports the Express.

"That's a precise bully impression," Alex commented arsenic their different guests, Olly Alexander and Angela Rippon, erupted into laughter.

"Don Warrington is similar that," Shantol added.

"He's precise blunt, and he's precise honest, which I bask having conversations with Don.

"But I'm precise excited for the assemblage to spot Don Gilet arsenic the caller inspector, to spot the relationships and the stories that make implicit the series."

The fan-favourite murder-mystery play made its much-anticipated instrumentality for a 14th play past week, introducing the caller detective delving into a antithetic lawsuit each Friday.

Since his accomplishment successful Saint-Marie, he's ruffled feathers, but Naomi and her unit are taken aback erstwhile helium announces a three-month committedness to the island.

In tonight's follow-up episode, the excitement escalates erstwhile a gameshow contestant is stabbed during the finale's filming.

With the unfortunate gathering their extremity connected a zip-line, Mervin steps successful to unravel this peculiar case.

The One Show airs weekdays astatine 7pm connected BBC One and iPlayer. Death successful Paradise continues Fridays astatine 9pm connected BBC One and iPlayer.