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| caption = [[Joséphine Jobert]] as Florence Cassell |
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| portrayer = [[Joséphine Jobert]] |
| portrayer = [[Joséphine Jobert]] |
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| years = 2015–2019, 2021–2022 |
| years = 2015–2019, 2021–2022, 2024 |
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| first = Series 4, Episode 1 |
| first = Series 4, Episode 1 |
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| last = Series |
| last = Series 13, Episode 6 |
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| classification = Main cast |
| classification = Main cast |
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| occupation = [[Sergeant|Detective Sergeant]] |
| occupation = [[Sergeant|Detective Sergeant]] |
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Florence Cassell | |||||||||
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Portrayed by | Joséphine Jobert | ||||||||
Duration | 2015–2019, 2021–2022, 2024 | ||||||||
First appearance | Series 4, Episode 1 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Series 13, Episode 6 | ||||||||
Classification | Main cast | ||||||||
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Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell is a character in the crime drama television series Death in Paradise, portrayed by Joséphine Jobert.
Description & Storylines
Florence, applicant to work as a police officer (later accepted), was introduced in series 4 as a replacement officer for Fidel Best, who was in the first three series. She was a police officer for the first half of the season before being promoted to Detective Sergeant in the wake of DS Camille Bordey's, actress Sara Martins, departure.
Up until series 6 episode 6, she worked alongside DI Humphrey Goodman before he left to go to London. The new detective, DI Jack Mooney, was introduced by Florence to the rest of the team after helping Humphrey in the case that took place in London. In Series 8 episode 1, she is confirmed to have a relationship with Patrice Campbell, later her fiancé. However, things turn dark in a two-part episodes 5 and 6 where both Patrice and Florence are shot after Patrice became involved in the murder of his friend. Florence, devastated but recovers from the bullet wound, leaves Saint Marie to step away from her job as it felt 'not right' for her to continue and that she mentally needed to recover from the major ordeal.[1] It was confirmed that she would be replaced by DI Dumas, who would feature in the series from the end of series 8 to all of series 9.[2]
After a hiatus and mostly enough time to recover, Florence returns in series 10 episode 1 to Saint Marie and is given her old job back by the Commissioner, Selwyn Patterson after Madeleine Dumas' exit with his niece, Ruby. She meets Neville Parker, portrayed by Ralf Little, in an awkward encounter. During the whole of series 10, Neville has had feelings for Florence and eventually asked her if she wanted to go out with him. In the 2021 Christmas special after a long cliffhanger, Florence politely rejected, leaving Neville devastated.[3]
In 2022, Jobert confirmed that she didn't know how much longer she would be on the show for and hinted at a possible exit for Florence. In series 11 episode 2, Florence is offered the chance to be an undercover police officer and take her skills to the next level. She is told she would get the job if she managed to catch mafia boss Miranda Priestley[4] and her criminals by being a house maid unexpectedly at Saint Marie after thinking her task was elsewhere. Later, Neville and the team join forces with Florence when a murder occurs that involves Miranda. Desperately, Florence tries to get as much information as possible without being suspicious to solve the murder and finally catch Miranda and her gang. In a dangerous turn of events in series 11 episode 4, Miranda confesses she knew Florence was undercover at the start and holds her at gunpoint in a grassy field to ultimately kill her. A gunshot is heard not far away from the police station as Neville, Marlon, Naomi and Darlene rush to save her before it's too late. When they arrive, they discover that Florence had managed to get the gun from Miranda and shoot her in the arm. At the end of the episode, now in witness protection and going into hiding, Florence leaves Saint Marie once more and for permanently good this time. Her and the team bid farewell as they part ways, with Florence saying goodbye to Neville. Her exit came as a shock to viewers. [5][6]
References
- ^ "Florence's dramatic Death in Paradise storyline gets an emotional ending – despite an unbelievable plot".
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/death-in-paradise-maseleine-dumas-to-become-full-cast-member-in-series-9-following-josephine-jobert-departure/
- ^ https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1546758/Death-in-Paradise-Neville-Parker-Florence-Cassell-romance-dash-crying
- ^ https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1557204/death-in-paradise-season-11-episode-4-cast
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a38893954/death-in-paradise-florence-exit-josephine-jobert/
- ^ "Exclusive: Death in Paradise's Joséphine Jobert opens up on which co-star made her cry". Digital Spy. 29 January 2022.