Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has finally made an announcement about his future on the popular BBC show.
In an Instagram Live, the actor revealed that he will be reprising his role as DI Neville Parker in the upcoming 13th season of the show – and gave an exciting update on the show's progress! Watch the video to see what he said…
"I've been looking forward to making this announcement for a while and a lot of you are going to go, 'We already knew that' but this has never been said officially, it's never been officially stated, so here it is," Ralf began.
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"Contracts are signed, sealed. There is another series of Death in Paradise being filmed this year and I am delighted to say that I am going back," he revealed. "I will be playing Neville Parker again in series 13."
© Denis Guyenon/BBCThe Two Pints actor then delivered the announcement in French, as requested by his French followers, before going on to add: "From a purely legal contractual point of view, until all of those things are agreed you never know.
"I will be back and I am delighted. I can't wait to get started. We start filming in May. Let's do this," he said.
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The announcement comes amid the news that Kris Marshall's DI Humphrey Goodman will be returning to the island of Saint Marie for the season finale of Beyond Paradise.
© Denis Guyenon/BBCThe sixth and final episode of series one will see the two worlds in the Death in Paradise universe collide in an epic crossover. Speaking about the upcoming episode, Kris said: "I was honoured and delighted to return to Guadeloupe as part of Humphrey's journey in Beyond Paradise, and to rekindle my deep passion for the island."
At the end of the penultimate episode, a teaser clip was played before the credits rolled, showing DI Humphrey walking on the white sandy beaches and coming across an "old friend".
