Death in Paradise’s Ben Miller shares heartfelt admission about DI Richard Poole
Ben Miller has opened up about the possibility of returning to the BBC crime drama as DI Richard Poole
Ben Miller has addressed a possible DI Richard Poole return. (Image: BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Denis Guyenon)
Death in Paradise star Ben Miller has shared a candid admission about his role as Di Richard Poole. The actor, 60, admitted that he “really misses that character” and loved being a part of the show. After two series, fans of the BBC hit crime drama were left devastated when the detective got killed off at the start of series three.
Though written out, Ben did reprise his role in the BBC drama for a special one-off episode marking its 10th anniversary. When questioned about the prospect of delving deeper into his character through a prequel, he confessed: “If I wasn’t so ruddy old, I could play him in a prequel! I loved the character and I loved the show. It just came at a slightly unfortunate time in my life.”
The actor was killed off the BBC crime drama at the end of series three (Image: undefined)
Speaking to Radio Times, he continued: “But I do really miss that character. And funnily enough, Rob Thorogood [the Paraverse creator and writer] has carried on writing stories for Richard Poole, which is quite fun, so that’s a nice way to relive the character again.”
At the time, Ben chose to depart the Caribbean-set BBC series because he wished to protect his relationship.
It comes as Ben recently made a return to our TV screens on the new series of BBC comedy drama Austin.
The beloved star is back in the lead role as Julian Hartswood, a celebrated children’s author whose professional life is turned upside down by a social media controversy.
Ben landed the lead role in ITV’s Professor T after leaving Death in Paradise (Image: ITV)
Sharing the exciting news with fans, Ben took to Instagram to and shared a video. He said: “Hello there, I just wanted to let you know that season two of Austin is finally out on the BBC,” he said. “It’s on iPlayer, there it is. There we go, season two available on iPlayer right now!”
As expected the comment section was flooded with sweet comments from fans as one wrote: “Absolutely brilliant series. Especially when I have the pleasure of working with adults with autism. It feels like a day at work. Thank you for highlighting this condition. Thank you.”
Another added: “I have been patiently waiting for Austin series 2! Absolutely love it.”
“So glad to see you back on screens, miss you on Death in Paradise, you were the best detective,” wrote one viewer, with another simply adding: “Love Austin and agree you really were the best.”
