Meet the cast of Death in Paradise series 9
The 2020 series of Death in Paradise is packed full of big-name guest stars
Episode 7 guest stars
Ellen Thomas plays Georgine Perault
Who is Georgine? The mother of the bride. On her youngest daughter Cynthia's wedding day, she's at the hair salon with oldest daughter Kiki and her own sister, Eleanor. Georgine had a drug problem while her girls were kids, and so it was actually Eleanor who took guardianship brought them up – but everyone is back together for the wedding.
What else has Ellen Thomas been in? She's perhaps best-known for playing Claudette Hubbard in EastEnders, and Liz Webbe in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers. Recent roles have included grandma Maggie Mensah in the TV series Dark Money, the Fairy Godmother in David Walliams' After Ever After, and Mama in Idris Elba's In the Long Run. Further credits include Johnny English Reborn, Basic Instinct 2, Mount Pleasant, Casualty, and Doctor Who.
Rochelle Rose plays Kiki Perault
Who is Kiki? The sister of the bride. She works at the hair salon with her Aunt Eleanor, and it was Kiki who helped raise Cynthia in their mother's absence.
What else has Rochelle Rose been in? Her theatre credits include Salt, Rockets and Blue Lights, and Cinderella and Aladdin at the Oxford Playhouse. On TV, she played Semone in 'Lawful Killing: Mark Duggan'.
Doña Croll plays Eleanor Beaumont
Who is Eleanor? A devout Christian woman who raised her two nieces herself. She is also a small business owner, having launched her own successful hair salon.
What else has Doña Croll been in? She's played Emerald Fox in EastEnders, Old July in the 2018 adaptation of Andrea Levy's The Long Song, and Matron Casp in the Doctor Who episode New Earth. Much of her career has been in theatre, and in 1991 she became the first black actress to play Cleopatra on the British stage.
Kadiff Kirwan plays Henri Dupré
Who is Henri Dupré? Cynthia's fiancé. They were meant to be getting married, but a murder on their wedding day has delayed things somewhat. As we soon discover, Henri and Ruby have previously had "a thing".
What else has Kadiff Kirwan been in? Kadiff Kirwan plays DC Wesley Ross in hit Netflix series The Stranger, and has also recently been in Inside No 9 (in the episode Death Be Not Proud) and This Way Up (playing Bradley). The actor played Jason in Timewasters, hairdresser Anthony in Fleabag (as seen in the haircut scene!), Aaron in Chewing Gum, and the Mayor in Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
Kiké Brimah plays Cynthia Perault
Who is Cynthia? The bride. She was keen to have her mother Georgine at her wedding, so she is getting ready with her mum, sister Kiki, and Aunt Eleanor.
What else has Kiké Brimah been in? The young actress is set to star in the long-anticipated adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses, playing main character Sephy's older sister Minerva Hadley.
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