Following the reveal of Don Gilet as new Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson, the guest stars have now been announced for the ‘Death in Paradise' 2024 Christmas Special.
Viewers can expect to see Jim Howick (‘Ghosts'), Angela Griffin (‘The Wives'), Marcus Brigstocke (‘The Unbelievable Truth'), Steven Hartley (‘Happy Valley'), Elizabeth Carling (‘Hotel Portofino'), Michael Salami (‘Supacell') and Dex Lee (‘Doctors') in the episode.
The Christmas Special will mark the first appearance of DI Mervin Wilson (Gilet), alongside series regulars Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, Shantol Jackson as DS Naomi Thomas, Ginny Holder as Officer Darlene Curtis, Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers and Élizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey in the BBC Caribbean crime drama's festive special. The episode will also see Dwayne joined by his father, Nelson, played by Ram John Holder.
We’re back on the beautiful island of Saint Marie, and this time with a new detective inspector in tow. Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island’s way of life. But he quickly sinks his teeth into one of the team's most puzzling murder cases yet: three men, all unconnected apart from the fact that they’re dressed as Santa Claus, and seemingly all shot with the exact same gun at the exact same time. As Mervin wrangles this impossible murder, his colleagues struggle with their new boss’s unusual working methods. And Dwayne’s Christmas with his father doesn’t exactly go to plan…
Shot on the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe, the ‘Death in Paradise' Christmas Special will be followed by a brand-new series in 2025, and fans can once again expect the perfect blend of exciting escapism, puzzling mysteries, and juicy plot twists set against an idyllic sun-drenched Caribbean backdrop.
‘Death in Paradise' spin-off ‘Return to Paradise‘ will launch on Friday 22nd November on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
