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Sean Maguire is returning to his position as Marlon Collins on the BBC detective drama Dying In Paradise, 12 years after he first starred because the jailed thief within the present’s debut episode
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Dying In Paradise may seem like the perfect job on this planet – however being on an island presents a couple of points with filming.
Sean Maguire is returning to his position as Marlon Collins on the BBC detective drama for its a centesimal episode, which airs tonight. Marlon was truly within the first episode, the place he was jailed alongside Camille Bordey, who was truly an undercover police officer.
Now Sean has given us an perception into what it is like engaged on a present like Dying In Paradise on the sunny island of Guadeloupe, and a few of the difficulties the actors may expertise while engaged on the set.
Talking with The Mirror and different press concerning the challenges of filming the present on the island of Guadeloupe, which is the setting for the fictional Saint Marie, he stated: ”As attractive as it’s on the market, there are some elements to taking pictures on an island – sand and church bells ringing and cockerels crowing. But it surely’s not at all times the best present to shoot for, particularly for the crew.
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”The entire forged is unimaginable. You may assume it is not unhealthy filming [in the sunshine]. Guadeloupe is attractive, however it’s not like quite a lot of the opposite Caribbean islands. It is fairly rural and virtually undeveloped. It is attractive, however when it is raining, there’s not a terrific deal to do. So to take care of that degree of kindness to the visitor actors, that is superb.”
Sean additionally revealed what it was like working with the present’s star Ralf Little – who performs DI Neville Parker.
He defined: ”As primary on the decision sheet, Ralf was such an actual professional. There is a kind of unwritten rule that should you’re primary on the decision sheet, it’s kind of like being the captain of the soccer staff.
”You have not acquired to only do your job as an actor, however you additionally must kind of ensure that everybody behaves effectively. He was only a actual professional and a very beneficiant actor and I had a very beautiful time with him.”
Sean recalled one second the place Ralf actually supported him on set because the pair got here nose to nose for an enormous scene.
”There have been occasions after we have been filming a few large scenes and as I stated, church bells have been going off, there’s a great deal of hens and cockerels simply strolling round crowing. If you’re filming and making an attempt to shoot a 5 web page scene with a great deal of dialogue, you are like, any person simply shake that hen. When there’s cameras on me and I had quite a lot of emotional stuff and a few telephones have been going off and Ralf was like, ’can we assist individuals out?’ And I simply thought that reveals generosity and desirous about different actors and I used to be actually grateful for that,” he shared of his time engaged on the present.
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