Ben Miller confirms return after slip-up shocks fans
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ in Paradise star Ben Miller has opened up about his new TV role as he returns to our screens on ITV's Professor T
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ in Paradise’s Ben Miller has given fans an insight into his new role as he prepares to return for another series of Professor T. The actor, 58, known for his role as DI Richard Poole in Dᴇᴀᴛʜ in Paradise, has been playing Professor Jasper Tempest since 2021.
He has since confirmed that he will be back for a fifth series, with Ben set to reprise his role as the brilliant yet complex criminologist.
During an appearance on Friday’s (March 14) episode of This Morning, alongside hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond, the star couldn’t help but tease the upcoming storyline as he revealed that it is ‘much lighter’ than last series.
Ben went on to say: “I’m very excited, I got a new series of Professor T. We ended on a big emotional moment when Lisa, the main detective, lost her life and it was devastating for all the characters in the story.”
Giving fans a glimpse of what they can expect, he added: “We are moving into a much lighter story now this series and love is in the air and love is in the air for Professor T, who begins to have a relationship with his therapist. It’s never straight forward but I’m excited.”
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ in Paradise’s Ben Miller appeared on This Morning (Image: ITV)
ITV has promised that the new season will bring plenty of surprises, with six brand new episodes featuring unexpected relationships and complex cases.
The upcoming mysteries will include a boxing match that takes a deadly turn and a string of unexplained sudden Dᴇᴀᴛʜ at an upmarket spa.
Executive Producer Jo McGrath teased: “Professor T continues to go from strength to strength. Season 5 will prove to be a momentous one for Professor T, both personally and professionally.”
Ben will be back to play Cambridge’s illustrious Professor Jasper Tempest (Image: ITV)
Reacting to the news at the time, Ben said he was “beyond thrilled” to be returning to the role, hinting that his character will be facing “his most baffling case yet: romance.”
He continued: “The fact that audiences worldwide have embraced the show so warmly is hugely rewarding, and we’re already brimming with ideas to make Series 5 even more quirky, heartfelt, and surprising.”
“Here’s to another season of baffling crime, dreaming spires, and ironing that tweed,” he joked.
