Death in Paradise newbie Mervin Wilson (played by Don Gilet) has divided opinion (Image: BBC)
Poor Inspector Mervin Wilson, played by newbie Don Gilet, isn’t enjoying his time on Saint Marie, the show’s fictional Caribbean island around 70 miles away from Martinique.
The detective’s ulterior motive for heading to the island where he was born is to track down an estranged mum he’s “never met” – but personal life aside, he quickly finds himself the murder suspect in his own investigation. Meanwhile, his blunt comments have made him unpopular with island residents – and fans on X have had mixed reactions too.
Though Don Gilet went down a storm on shows like , and , some fans are missing former inspector Neville Parker, played by – and it seems he’s a tough act to follow. One viewer declared: “Bring back Neville! Not sure I like this new DI!”
Another agreed: “Can’t take to this new DI. I wish they’d kept the usual kind of DI character #DeathInParadise.” A third savagely described him as a “shocking” actor, while a fourth quipped of his blunt attitude: “Mervin’s a bit rude, especially to the ladies! #DeathInParadise.”
Mervin had made it clear from the beginning that he wasn’t enjoying his time in the Caribbean and couldn’t wait to return to London, exclaiming at one point: “It’s so damn quiet here – there’s literally no-one here”, before being reminded that it was Christmas Day. His colleague shot back that it was hard not to take his constant complaints about the island personally – and he’d said far worse earlier in the show.
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“This dude ain’t going to last long if he keeps disrespecting women like that,” commented one of his character.
Another predicted that he risked Catherine Bordey (played by Elizabeth Bourgine) “slapping him into politeness” like she had done to the likes of the late Richard Poole (Ben Miller) on previous occasions.
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