Our First Look at 'Death in Paradise' Season 14 Introduces Don Gilet's New Detective
Reinvention happens often in the world of television. Whether for narrative or behind-the-scenes reasons, change is hard-wired into the nature of any long-running series, out of necessity if nothing else. Actors leave, storylines fizzle, platforms shift. Grantchester is in its third Hot Priest era. Miss Scarlet had to change its name when the formerly titular Duke moved to New York. And now Death in Paradise is set to welcome its fifth leading man.
The popular mystery series, set on the sun-drenched shores of the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie will welcome its latest new detective this Christma when former EastEnders star Don Gilet arrives in town.
Gilet will make his debut as new Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson in the forthcoming feature-length Death in Paradise Christmas special, before starring in a full season early next year. DI Wilson will arrive on St. Marie's idyllic shores from his home in London. But while assisting with a case following a short trip, the team discovers that Mervin may have an ulterior motive for being on the island.
