James Bond’s Miss Moneypenny is heading to Death in Paradise!

Samantha Bond, who will guest star in Death in Paradise, with Pierce Brosnan for the James Bond film The World's Not Enough
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Samantha Bond is off to Saint Marie

Death in Paradise has revealed that Samantha Bond, best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films, will guest star in the new series.

The 57-year-old actress, who starred opposite Pierce Brosnan’s 007 in four movies, is the latest top name announced for series nine of the BBC1 detective hit.

The Death in Paradise Twitter page teased: “The name’s Bond… Samantha Bond. Samantha will be playing Joanne Henderson! Joanne is the wife of Neil played by the brilliant Steve Pemberton who we announced yesterday.”

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Samantha, who’s also known for playing Lady Rosamund in Downton Abbey, appeared in the James Bond films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

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Death in Paradise is certainly lining up an exciting guest star list for series nine, which will see Ardal O’Hanlon depart as D.I. Jack Mooney and replaced by The Royle Family’s Ralf Little as D.I. Inspector Neville Parker.

Death in Paradise 2020 Ralf Little as DI Neville Parker

Ralf Little is joining the show as the new leading man (Image credit: BBC/Red Planet)

So, which actors have been named so far as guest stars for series nine of Death in Paradise?

Well, Benidorm star Steve Pemberton is playing Neil, the husband of Samantha’s character. Sherlock’s Louise Brealey will guest as troubled artist Donna Harman and ex EastEnders actress Nina Wadia will be playing a potential love interest for Jack.

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Meanwhile, another EastEnders star, Adrian Edmondson will feature in the show’s opening episode as a character called Charles Crabtree. “Charles witnesses an attack in our first episode of the series but does his story really add up?,” teases Death in Paradise.

Death in Paradise series nine Ardal as DI Jack Mooney

Ardal is leaving as Jack during series nine

Also heading to Saint Marie are Mr Selfridge actor Samuel West and Lost in Austen's Elliot Cowan - the pair will be playing brothers.

“These two heavyweights play the McCormack brothers who find themselves under threat from a mysterious masked man!”

Death in Paradise returns to BBC1 in January.

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David Hollingsworth
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David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!