Death in Paradise’s Don Gilet recalls forgotten role on BBC drama years before becoming new detective

  • Arriving in Paradise: The show's very first episode, introducing Ben Miller as the straight-laced DI Richard Poole. This episode also introduces Poole's team and the fictional island location location of Saint Marie.
  • Amongst Us: The eighth episode of series one sees Richard uncover a major secret about Aidan (Adrian Dunbar), who has been dating Catherine (Elizabeth Bourgine). Far from his Line of Duty character Ted Hastings, Aidan is revealed to be a murderer.
  • Death of a Detective: The first episode of series three marks a major turning point for Death in Paradise. DI Poole is killed off - with his murder being the first case for replacement DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall). This mirrors two years earlier, when Poole solved his predecessor's murder.
  • Stab in the Dark: This instalment, the first episode of series four, proved memorable for two reasons. It marked the introduction of Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert) who became a long-running character. Meanwhile, Don Gilet guest-starred as the killer - almost a decade before becoming the show's latest DI.
  • Swimming in Murder: Similarly to above, this episode marks the first appearance of JP Hooper (Tobi Bakare), who starred for seven series.
  • Man Overboard (Part One and Two): This two-parter in series six had a lot of different elements involved. Some of the team travelled to London, DI Goodman exited the show - while newcomer DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O'Hanlon) made his first appearance.
  • Switcharoo: Airing as the fifth episode of series nine, this was the first intalment following DI Mooney's departure. In his place came DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) - who became the show's longest-serving DI.
  • Sins of the Detective: The latter half of a two-parter in series 12, which saw Neville in the frame for murdering smarmy criminologist David Cartwright. Although the team eventually uncover the actual murder, it comes with a big shock.
  • A Murder in the Skies: The finale of series 13 marked Neville's exit from Saint Marie. The unlucky-in-love detective got a happy ending by sailing into the sunset with love interest Florence Cassell - who'd returned a few episodes earlier.