There was UNFINISHED BUSINESS'
TV Times|January 30, 2021
Original cast members Sara Martins and Ben Miller tell TV Times about their unexpected reunion in Saint Marie
STEVEN PERKINS
There was UNFINISHED BUSINESS'

Don’t worry, you haven’t accidentally picked up a copy of TV Times from 2011. It really is Death in Paradise’s original crime cracker DI Richard Poole and his sidekick DS Camille Bordey – played by Ben Miller and Sara Martins – back on the sun-soaked (fictional) island of Saint Marie.

It’s a reunion that fans of the hit BBC1 crime drama never expected to see – given that Richard was murdered with an ice pick at the beginning of series three!

But, as part of the show’s 10thanniversary celebrations, Sara – who was last seen in series four – will guest star in a special, and very dramatic, two-part story this week, with Ben making a much-anticipated cameo.

Here, in an exclusive interview, stars Ben, 54, and Sara, 43, tell TV Times more…

Was it a shock for you to be asked to return?

SARA: Well, Camille wasn’t dead like Ben’s character, so the possibility of going back was always in my head. I stayed on really good terms with Tim Key, the producer, and usually, when he is in Paris, we have a coffee. But this time, he announced he had something he wanted to ask me. So I said, ‘I think I have an idea of what you are going to say, and my answer is, “Yes!”’

BEN: I got a call from Tim asking if I wanted to go for a drink, and I thought, ‘This is probably something to do with Death in Paradise,’ but I had no idea what he was going to ask! He said, ‘It’s the 10th anniversary, how do you feel about coming back?’ I answered, ‘Well, I’m dead, aren’t I?’ And he replied, ‘I think I may have a way around that…’

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