Death in Paradise

"Apparently not," he sighs. Neville knocking into Sophie with a suitcase. DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) and Sophie Chambers (Chelsea Edge).

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Former Family Fortunes host Les Dennis is jetting off to the sunny island of Saint Marie in BBC Death in Paradise's second Christmas Special.

Aside from stand-up comedy and presenting, Les has had a successful career in the theatre. At the age of 18 in 1971, Les would make his radio debut, performing on theatrical agent Stuart Gillespie's series Variety Time in front of a live audience. Les has been married three times, firstly to Lynne Webster and he's currently married to Claire Nicholson with whom he has two children. [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1231285/Amanda-Holden-Les-Dennis-saviour-I-broke-heart-Im-happy-hes-love-again.html) that the media scrutiny was the ‘worst time of her life’. Four years later, Vernon Kay would host a reboot of the show, All Star Family Fortunes. Over the course of his long career, Les has firmly cemented himself as a mainstay of British television - and he's seen plenty of drama off screen too with three marriages, one to BGT's Amanda Holden which ended after she met a famous actor. During his time on Family Fortunes, Les would sometimes say, "If it's [the answer] up there, I'll give you the money myself!" One of his more recent roles was as Gail Platt's fifth husband Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street. She said: “I brought it on myself, I appreciate that, but nothing will ever be as bad again. This, however, wouldn't be the first time that Les has made guest appearances on popular TV shows. Born in Liverpool in 1953, his journey towards stardom began at an early age. [BBC](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/bbc) detective drama, Death in Paradise.

The festive instalment will follow the murder of a true crime podcaster, who was on the hunt for a missing child. The show's second-ever festive spectacular has ...

And after a chance encounter in an airport car park, could love finally be in the air for Neville Parker?’ While it is unclear just who Barney will play, the BBC has teased that ‘Christmas in Saint Marie takes a spooky turn this year when an old case of Selwyn’s comes back to haunt him following the murder of a true crime podcaster on the hunt for a missing child’. It was announced in October that Bradley Walsh’s son Bradley will be one of the guests who will get to spend Christmas in the Caribbean with D.I. Viewers will be able to catch Death in Paradise on Monday December 6 on BBC One at 9pm. The show’s second-ever festive spectacular has a real spooky element to it, with the BBC teasing: ‘Christmas in Saint Marie takes a spooky turn this year when an old case of Selwyn’s comes back to haunt him following the murder of a true crime podcaster on the hunt for a missing child.’ Viewers are gearing up to see an intriguing episode of murder mystery in the Death In Paradise Christmas special.

The DI Parker star chats to Radio Times magazine about the festive episode and the upcoming season.

"All the stuff he hates doing is all the stuff I love doing. We don’t really get to see each other that often, especially with me being away filming Death in Paradise for six months of the year. "This is the one downside about playing Neville," says Little. "The Christmas episode is like a slightly eerie ghost story in a vaguely Dickensian style. There are some spooky goings-on the gang has to try to explain but Neville, of course, is a cynic. He has to deal with things that he never thought he would have to." The Christmas special was shot in Guadeloupe at the end of May. With a Christmas special on Boxing Day and Little’s third series beginning on 6th January, his character DI Neville Parker is now the longest-serving expat British cop to be trapped on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. "It’s not an unusual thing in the industry to have to don your Christmas jumpers and party hats at the wrong time of the year," Little, 42, reflects. I was standing in the rain when I was told they wanted me to be the new detective in "My other half and I had pulled up in a car park on the west coast of Ireland. I was banging on the windscreen, trying not to shout it out loud, waving at my girlfriend inside the car, 'I got it, I got it!' You could say I was really delighted."

Chelsea Edge will be welcomed to the sandy shores of Saint Marie in the Death in Paradise Christmas special as Sophie, but how tall is the actress?

"Everyone has been so welcoming, and the location is incredible. He provides the familiarity and comfort for her." [Death in Paradise](express.co.uk/latest/death-in-paradise) is going to air its second-ever feature-length Christmas episode on Boxing Day with another head-scratching investigation to solve during the festive period. I think that’s partly what attracted her to Neville. There will also be the prospect of a possible blossoming romance for DI Neville Parker (played by Ralf Little) during the Christmas special. Chelsea Edge will be welcomed to the sandy shores of Saint Marie in the Death in Paradise Christmas special as Sophie, but how tall is the actress?

Death in Paradise guest star Les Dennis has opened up about the challenges he faced while filming alongside Ralf Little in the Christmas special.

"They would do it in the morning so I would need to be in makeup for about an hour and a half." "So I was a little nervous, but the cast was so welcoming." Les will play medium Danny Sheridan, who ends up helping Neville, Marlon Pryce (Tahj Miles), Naomi Thomas (Shantol Jackson) and Commission Selwyn Pattison (Don Warrington) when they are faced with a difficult case. Touching on the reaction to his new look, Les admitted he was "really surprised". Not only did Les have to deal with being "nervous", but he explained the heat in the Caribbean was a struggle. "It's hot for one thing, you're filming in heat and you're doing the scene, and you think, 'I've got to get this right' because I had a lot of the dialogue in it.

Les Dennis is jetting off to the sunny island of Saint Marie in BBC Death in Paradise's second Christmas Special.

[Christmas](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/christmas). Dennis then met Claire Nicholson in 2005 and they married four years later, in November 2009. Between 2014 and 2016, he also starred as Gail Platt's fifth husband Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street. He then married Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden in 1995, however they temporarily split in 2000 when Amanda's affair with actor Neil Morrissey was revealed, before eventually separating in December 2002. And after a chance encounter in an airport car park, could love finally be in the air for Neville Parker?" Ralf Little will lead the cast as DI Neville Parker, with Shantol Jackson back as DS Naomi Thomas.

Death In Paradise is back on our screens for its 2022 Christmas special but who is joining Ralf Little in the cast of the festive episode?

- Jason Yeboa as Young Selwyn - Joseph Mydell as Rodell Weekes - Jo Martin as Rakesha Lorde - Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Marvin Peters - Chelsea Edge as Sophie Chambers - Les Dennis as Danny Sheridan

Death in Paradise star Les Dennis has explained his guest appearance in the BBC show, saying he looked "deranged".

The main theme of the story is if you're watching it as a family, the story is going to make you feel even more impacted as a family from start to finish,” he added. Miles, who plays Marlon Pryce on the show, expanded by saying: “We've been doing the regular show for 12 years now and it gets better every single year. “It's a really personal story. “The murder in the story makes me want to cry just thinking about it… This is Danny Sheridan,’” he added. This is definitely him.

Death in Paradise star Shantol Jackson admitted last year's Christmas special left her 'so mad' over a decision regarding the festive staple.

[BBC](/latest/bbc) crime drama, reflected on last year's Christmas episode ahead of the 2022 Boxing Day instalment and claimed she'd been angered after being left out of the seasonal storyline. The Death in Paradise star, who joined for series 11, continued: "Christmas is my favourite time of year so of course, I was very excited to be part of this special. "I am really excited about the Christmas Special because last year I was jealous I wasn’t in it," she confessed.

Death in Paradise stars Ginny Holder and Tahj Miles have called for more Christmas specials ahead of the premiere for the 2022 festive episode.