{"id":69388,"date":"2023-11-25T05:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T05:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69388"},"modified":"2023-11-25T05:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T05:05:22","slug":"death-in-paradise-announces-christmas-special-guest-stars-including-soap-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/tv-movies\/death-in-paradise-announces-christmas-special-guest-stars-including-soap-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Death In Paradise announces Christmas special guest stars, including soap icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ralf Little shares an update on Death in Paradise<\/h3>\n

Death In Paradise fans are in for a Christmas treat as a slew of well-known guest stars will head to the sunny shores of Saint Marie, including an EastEnders star.<\/p>\n

Patsy Kensit has been announced as playing a character called Bella Stableforth, the wife of entrepreneur and family man, Gerry Stableforth (Geoff Bell) who is murdered.<\/p>\n

The case forms the crux of the festive special which goes out on Christmas Day. The official synopsis reveals that Bella and her children and niece are left in shock by Gerry\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

As DI Neville Parker, DS Naomi Thomas, Officer Marlon Pryce and Trainee Officer Darlene Curtis investigate the mysterious death, things take a turn as the family\u2019s visiting digital marketing guru suddenly disappears.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Neville Parker’s (Ralf Little) larger-than-life mum, Melanie, played by Two Doors Down Doon Mackichan, is also set to arrive on the island to spend Christmas with her son in the sun.<\/p>\n

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She quickly strikes up a friendship with Catherine Bordey (\u00c9lizabeth Bourgine) , and the pair take the Saint Marie dating scene by storm.<\/p>\n

Along the way Melanie feels the need to interfere in her son\u2019s life imparting some words of relationship wisdom upon her love-scarred son, who believes he is destined to never find love.<\/p>\n

Patsy and Doon aren\u2019t the only well known faces arriving on the Island for the festive season.<\/p>\n

The Last Kingdom\u2019s Amelia Clarkson, Ridley\u2019s Bronagh Waugh and Leila Khan from Netflix\u2019s Heartstopper also have pivotal roles in the seasonal murder mystery.<\/p>\n

The details of the Christmas special come just days after a new Death In Paradise spin off was announced.<\/p>\n

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