A Death In Paradise star has 'revealed' who will replace Ralf Little after his exit from the BBC show.
Ben Miller, who played DI Richard Poole, has opened up about his thoughts on who might replace Ralf Little. The actor stepped down from the BBC show, where he had played Neville Parker for a number of years.
As fans eagerly wait to find out who will be replacing Ralf as the lead detective, a number of names have been thrown into the ring, with viewers convinced it could be a returning detective or someone else linked to the show.
Asked who he'd like to see in the role, Ben revealed he was backing Mr Bates vs The Post Office star Toby Jones. He said: "Oh my God, there are so many people who’d be brilliant. Toby Jones, that’s who I’d like to see."
However, he also shared his opinion that it could be a woman who takes over the role. He added to Radio Times: "Yeah, that could definitely work. I could see that, 100%. I think that'd be good too. If we’re playing fantasy detectives, Miranda Hart."
After he departed the role, Ralf admitted that he didn't really want to leave, but was glad his character got a happy ending. In the end, Neville and his long-time crush Florence Cassell sailed off into the sunset to go travelling together.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, he explained: "This last series was always going to be my last series, I had talks with the BBC, and with Red Planet, the production company and we all agreed that it just felt...
"If it was in my heart, like if it was just a heart decision, I'd have wanted to do it for 20 more years. But just for the show, and... for my character Neville, it just sort of felt like his story... it deserved to be sort of finished and his sort of journey... sort of deserved to be completed and he deserved a nice happy ending and so it just felt right."
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