Death In Paradise

[brainiac]

How ridiculous to cast a black actor (Don Gilet) as the new Inspector in this.  Surely the show is predicated on a white man being sent to a world where he looks and feels out of place and doesn't understand the culture?

Oh, the dead hand of wokery.

[rockyracoon]

When was this news released?

[rockyracoon]

Just seen who Don Gilet is. I like him, he's a great actor.

I think it will work. We'll see.

[brainiac]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pyw18g12yo

[brainiac]

He may well be a a great actor (never seen him in anything) but casting him loses the 'fish out of water' premise, doesn't it?

[barry1010]

I like him.  He will still be an incomer as far as the locals are concerned and can't see why he shouldn't be successful in the role.

 

[barry1010]

He will still be 'a fish out of water'.

[ToraToraTora]

I do watch this but I think they are doing it to death now. St Marie must be the most dangerous place to holiday in the world!

[barry1010]

Great scope for Dwayne, too.  He won't like the competition, being the cock of the walk he likes to think he is

[retrocop]

It will put a completely different slant on the story. It's a black populated Island for god's sake. The fact that the English D.I is an outsider helps the story along. Although portrayed as a very astute copper he has to be helped out by 'the team' in local custom and knowledge of who the villains are (especially Dwayne). I have always enjoyed this series but looks like wokery will now ruin it.

[barry1010]

A long way to go before it reaches the murder count in Midsomer, TTT.

And Oxford.

[barry1010]

He will be a British DI

[ToraToraTora]

made me laugh the other week when DI Parker addressed a public meeting over one of the murders and he started by saying that Murders are extremely rare on St Marie!

[retrocop]

I often wonder if there really are so many British,white ex pats living on these Caribbean Islands. I realise they are idyllic to look at with great climate and beaches but I read several years ago that Jamaica was like a war zone in the main casualty hospital in Kingston.

[barry1010]

It's filmed in Guadeloupe, a French OT.  75% black, 11% white, 9%Tamil/East Indian, 3% Lebanese /Syrian.