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ANNA SAMSON
Death in Paradise goes Down Under for Return to Paradise – a spin-off show that features some firsts for the ‘Para-verse’
Anna Samson is destined to become a household name with her new role as DI Mackenzie Clarke in the upcoming Death in Paradise spin-off show, Return to Paradise: UK-born Anna is the first female lead in the Death in Paradise universe, which now takes us to the fictional town of Dolphin Cove in Australia. And there’s another first for the franchise, with a gay main character, police volunteer Reggie Rocco, played by Aussie actress Celia Ireland.
Here Anna, joined by her co-star Lloyd Griffith – who plays Detective Senior Constable Colin Cartwright – tells us about the importance of kindness and inclusivity in TV’s hottest new murder mystery…