Why Was Fidel Written Off Death In Paradise?

Officer (later promoted to Sergeant) Fidel left for a new job in St Lucia.

Fidel appeared in 24 episodes of Death in Paradise (1:1 Arriving in Paradise until 3:8 Rue Morgue).

He is played by Gary Carr. In the first episode of series 4.

Discussing Carr’s exit from Death in Paradise, Marshall told Digital Spy: “I understand where he is coming from.

“I was just the same when I was younger. He wants to move on.” Marshall’s comments insinuate Carr simply wanted to try new roles rather than just stay in one series too long.

Death in Paradise is set on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, described in Episode 3.3 as a “pretty island” that is “situated in the Eastern Caribbean Sea.”

In episode 4.5, it is mentioned that Martinique is “a good 70 miles.” Saint Marie is “one-tenth the size of its north-west neighbour Guadeloupe”; this would make Saint Marie about 63 square miles (160 km2) in size.

Saint Marie is a British Overseas Territory, but about 30% of its people are French, due to previous history, with the language still widely spoken.

The back-story appears to be a blend of two real-world islands near to Guadeloupe, with size and location aligning with Marie-Galante and history and language aligning with Dominica.

In the TV show, the fictional Saint Marie island has a volcano, rainforest, sugar plantations, a fishing harbour, an airport, a university, a convent, approximately 100 public beaches and a Crown Court.

It also has its own newspaper, The Saint Marie Times, and a radio station, Radio Saint Marie.