Death in Paradise star lands new role in BBC drama after quitting show

Former Death in Paradise star Tahj Miles has landed a new role in an upcoming BBC drama. The 22-year-old actor is best known for playing Officer Marlon Pryce in the detective series, but in this new role, Tahj will be taking on a new character named Daniel in a production of Mr Loverman.

A synopsis for Mr Loverman – which is based on Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo's novel – reads: "Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Barry to his mates, is a seventy-four year old, Antiguan born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s really going on: a secret, passionate affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris.

"Now facing the final chapter of his life, Barry has big choices to make that will force his whole family to question their futures."

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Other cast announced include Sharon D. Clarke (Doctor Who, Informer), Ariyon Bakare (Life, His Dark Materials), Tamara Lawrance (Get Millie Black, Time) and Sharlene Whyte (Small Axe, Stephen).

Faye Ward, Executive Producer for Fable Pictures, said: "We are so excited to bring together this tremendous wealth of acting talent across the board. It's a dream come true and we can't wait for audiences to see Bernardine's story brought to life."

Tahj’s last scenes in Death in Paradise aired earlier this year, when Marlon's sister Jocelyn received a letter about a scholarship in Jamaica. Speaking about his exit in March, he took to Instagram to share a simple goodbye message as he wrote: "It's been real people, Marlon out." You can read more about this here.

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