A Death in Paradise star has opened up about returning to his beloved role, calling it ‘wonderful’
Death in Paradise series 15 premiered earlier this year and in Friday’s fifth episode, the intrigue continues to unfold.
A synopsis for the forthcoming instalment reveals: “A cast member is poisoned during a performance of The Tempest after drinking from a bottle of red wine with a lethal quantity of cyanide in.
“But the team are left confused as to how two other actors drank from the same bottle and emerged unscathed.
“Mervin is informed that his half-brother Solomon is set to inherit everything from their deceased mother and he won’t answer any calls.”
Joining the cast for episode five is actor Tim McMullan, who portrays character Richard Dempster.
Tim, 63, is most recognised for playing Atticus Pünd in the BBC mystery dramas Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders, reports the Mirror.
In Death in Paradise’s series 15 episode five, he takes on the role of adventurous theatre director Richard Dempster. Discussing his character, Tim stated: “My character is an adventurous theatre director.
“An old fashioned ‘actor/manager’, very old school, and who has always wanted to stage Shakespeare’s The Tempest on a tropical Island… and his wish has finally come true.”
In a case of life mirroring art, Tim’s character Richard portrays Prospero in The Tempest, a part the actor himself performed at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2016.
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Discussing reprising the role of Prospero for a second occasion, Tim remarked: “It was wonderful revisiting a role that I played at The Globe in London, but I didn’t get to say many of Prospero’s lines this time. I was too busy being questioned by the police!”.
Meanwhile, reflecting on joining the iconic series Death in Paradise, he commented: “Always been a big fan of Death in Paradise! And very excited to be in it.”
Death in Paradise airs on Fridays at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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