Detective Inspector Neville Parker, played by Ralf Little, is now Death in Paradise's longest-serving lead detective.
Kris Marshall clocked up 30 appearances in the show as DI Humphrey Goodman. But Ralf eclipsed that record by making his 31st appearance as the hit drama's lead cop in the recent festive special. He also guest-starred as a different character in an early series but we've not included that episode as he wasn't playing Neville.
And with Death in Paradise season 13 just around the corner, Ralf will only stretch that record further. Plus there's no sign that he's planning on leaving the show.
Meanwhile, Kris is still playing DI Humphrey Goodman, just in the spin-off Beyond Paradise. Good news on that front as it can't be too long until Beyond Paradise season 2!
We're talking here about the show's lead detective, so Neville, Humphrey, Jack (Ardal O'Hanlon) and Richard (Ben Miller). It is worth noting that Sara Martins made 30 appearances as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey. While Josephine Jobert made over 50 appearances as Florence Cassell. But neither of them was the show's lead detective.
Who is the shortest serving detective in Death in Paradise?
Tricky, you could answer Hugo Speer who made just one appearance as DI Charlie Hulme. But he wasn't the show's true lead detective. Ben Miller as DI Richard Poole then was Death in Paradise's shortest serving lead detective appearing in just 18 episodes. While Ardal O’Hanlon made 24 appearances as DI Jack Mooney. Ben may have only enjoyed a relatively short time on the show, but we'd argue he was the best Death in Paradise detective so far. And we'd also strongly argue that appeared in the best Death in Paradise episodes to date.
Who has made the most appearances in Death in Paradise?
Elizabeth Bourgine has made the most appearance in Death in Paradise. She's now played Catherine in almost 80 episodes. Not far behind her is Don Warrington who's played Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in slightly fewer episodes. He's the only cast member left who appeared in the show's very first episode.
Who is the longest serving detective in Death in Paradise?
Ralf Little has made 31 appearances to date and is the longest-serving Death in Paradise detective. He made his first appearance as Neville in season 9 episode 5. His reign is still going!
