Death in Paradise fans amazed at fact about show’s new lead actor

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another viewer said: “I just googled Don Gilet now that he’s Marvin Wilson in #DeathInParadise and we share the same birthday but he also looks waaaaay younger than someone who’s going to be 58 next month!” A third quipped: “Don Gilet is 57, folks.” A fourth fan waxed lyrical about Gilet’s career but highlighted the difficult task ahead of him: “Whatever happens, let’s have some respect for Don Gilet. He’s an actor who has more than paid his dues, but stepping into a show that’s been running for 13 years, as the now 5th Inspector that’s daunting.” Gilet as DI Mervin In The Independent’s three-star review of the show’s Christmas special, critic Ed Power wrote that “Gilet is a great addition to the series” adding: “His phlegmatic, crotchety persona harks back to the OG Death in Paradise policeman abroad, Richard Poole.” Although Power praised Gilet’s performance, the episode’s storyline was less impressive. You know that internet meme from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in which a wild-eyed Charlie Day stands in front of a cork-board map criss-crossed with red lines?” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “That is what this Death in Paradise storyline feels like, as the holidaying Wilson is asked to delay his return to London to help the local police investigate the double killing of two men, both dressed as Santa.” Season 14 of Death in Paradise is expected to begin in the New Year.