<P> ^ a Made a voice cameo in this episode . </P> <P> Danny John - Jules (who plays Officer Dwayne Myers) will not be returning for series eight and will be replaced by actress Shyko Amos playing Officer Ruby Patterson, the niece of the commissioner . John - Jules cited his reason for exiting the show as wanting to "leave on a high". </P> <P> The series is filmed on the French island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles, mainly in the commune of Deshaies (which doubles for the town of Honoré on the fictional island of Saint Marie), with the help of the Bureau d'accueil des tournages de la Région Guadeloupe . The site of the Honoré police station is a church hall in Deshaies with the priest's office appearing as the incident room . </P> <P> Miller left the series at the start of series 3, as he felt he was spending too much time away from his family since his wife was unable to join him on the island during production . Marshall's family joined him on the island during his first three six - month shoots and his son Thomas enrolled at a local school . When his family did not join him during the filming of the sixth season, following the birth of his baby daughter Elsie, it left him feeling "bereft and empty" and he quit the show . From episode 7 of the sixth season the lead role was taken by Ardal O'Hanlon playing DI Jack Mooney, a London colleague . </P>

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