“In the space of an hour we get a puzzle and a murder which are fully resolved, along with a red herring and a couple of twists.
But the show itself has become pretty iconic. “Not just in terms of location, because Guadeloupe is wonderful. Ralf, who was born in Oldham, knows he has been spoiled staying in far more sunny climates in recent times - and getting paid for the privilege. “As I was flying in to Heathrow I looked out the window and as far as I could see, stretching out across the horizon, was thick cloud.” I‘ve been away for 18 months and not been cold.” “I was back two days and was like, ‘this sucks’. Just as the crew were about to tuck into their lunch, he panned the panned his camera to show heavy rain bucketing down and a grassy area quickly flooding with water.Ĭomplaining about the dire weather, Ralf added: "Ugh! It’s not what I can to the Caribbean for."Ĭo-star Tahj Miles seemed to be suffering even worse than Ralf, however, as he had clearly been caught in the rain and exclaimed in the background of the video: "I got water in my shoes."
He started by sharing clips of himself walking along dirt tracks in a forest while the sun shone, but it all changed when the heavens opened. The weather looked just as grim and wet as the UK as Ralf gave a behind-the-scenes tour of the set which he titled “Filming in the jungle, the mighty jungle”. Ralf Little, who has played DI Neville Parker since 2020, found this out last September when the mild tropical breeze had been replaced by a thunder storm. While it may look like one of the most idyllic places on earth, it certainly isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. We were like, 'We have to secure this a little bit more now!"" It’s got so bad that the detective’s beach-front shack has to be taken down and then reassembled every year.Īs well as the elements, such as the tide coming in during the winter months and washing it away, they also have to fence off the shack in the middle of filming to stop partygoers.Įxecutive Producer Tim Key told Radio Times: "We’ve had years where we’ve kind of left it to the elements, and then people were having parties in it at weekends, like tourists having parties. However, Death in Paradise has become so popular that avid fans want to get a glimpse of the realise locations used in filming. The Langley Fort Royal Hotel is where the cast and crew stay, although some of the core cast who stay for almost six months a year live in local villas with their families.Ĭatherine’s Bar is a real place in Deashaies and tourists flock their to get a drink just like the characters in the show. Honoré’s farmers market is constructed for filming when required and local sites are used, including the stunning botanical gardens and two different zoos. Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Potentially one of the most beautiful locations is La Perle Beach, where the detective’s shack is based, with its stunning white beaches and picturesque palms.Įxecutive producer Tim Keys says: “You can’t cheat that feeling, when you turn the camera on out in Guadeloupe and on a beautiful day it just infuses the whole programme with it.” Saint Marie’s centre, Honoré, is actually the small town of Deshaies and the police station is the church hall - with the office of the local priest becoming the ‘incident room’.
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The popular BBC series is filmed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, which is where the cast and crew fly to for every series. Luckily the gruesome murders are created for TV, but the scorching Caribbean sunshine, white sands and crystal blue seas are all very real. The folk living there don’t tend to stick around for too long due to all the shootings, stabbings and even death by ice pick - with more than 70 killings over 11 series. Death in Paradise’s fictional island paradise of Saint Marie is probably not the best place to go if you value your life.
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