DEATH in Paradise fans have overwhelmingly revealed who they want to see replace Ralf Little.
The beloved actor departed from the fan-favourite role as detective DI Neville Parker on the BBC drama leaving fans devastated.
But attention has now turned to who will take over the lead role when the show returns for its 14th series.
The Sun asked our readers who they want to see on the luscious Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
We put six options forward – Martin Clunes, Diane Morgan, Miranda Hart, Rupert Grint, Simon Bird or someone else.
Death in Paradise fans overwhelmingly backed former Doc Martin star Martin Clunes for the role with 31.1% of the vote.
Beeb viewers also indicated they’d want to see an up and coming star bag the role, with 21.67% voting for another actor to take the gig.
Following behind was Inbetweeners star Simon Bird with 15.22% of the vote.
Simon, 39, is the bookies favourite to take over from Ralf Little, with odds currently at 7/4 that Beeb bosses will offer him the lucrative contract.
Betfred’s Kayley Cornelius said: “Simon Bird still remains the frontrunner to replace Ralf Little.
“However, we have witnessed a sharp boost in odds for Diane Morgan and Matthew Horne as they now both closely follow behind Simon so it could be a tight call for who could be the next Neville Parker!”
Previously speaking about who could replace him on the show, Ralf admitted: “I have honestly no idea and they haven’t told me, maybe they had no idea yet.
“But I like the rest of you are going to be just sitting and asking, ‘Who’s next?’ Who knows? No idea. But we’ll see what happens.”
BBC One viewers watched as the 13th series drew to a close showing the detective sailing off into the sunset with DS Florence Cassell.
Timeline of Death In Paradise detectives
Death In Paradise started in 2011 and has welcomed four detectives so far to the island.
These are all of the actors who have played the lead detective in the hit BBC series so far:
Ben Miller as DI Richard Poole – Actor Ben played the first ever detective from season 1 to 2, and then returned as a guest star in the third and tenth series.
Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman. Next up My Family star took on the role for three years from series 3 to 6.
Ardal O’Hanlon as as DI Jack Mooney. Father Ted star Ardal was a fan favourite and was the detective for three season from series 6 to 9.
Ralf Little as as DI Neville Parker. The actor started in 2019 and is the longest running star to have the detective role. He was on the show for four season from 9 to 13.
