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Ask the Write Questions with Death in Paradise

BBC Writers

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How to Create a Balance Between Comedy and Serious Meaningful Moments

"A good show is not repeating itself it is always moving forward and pushing itself" "We're sort of constantly checking ourselves and making sure that we're not repeating ourselves um so it's sort of about being vigilant but I think if you're interested in enjoying a show...you just want it to be as good as it can be" 'You know obviously someone gets murdered every week so you're kind of dealing with kind of real emotion in a heightened world' "'I'm very naturally interested in in surprising our audience and uh not repeating ourselves," says the actor. ''There are some quite difficult gear changes between brutal murder and then a moment of comedy and then some heartfelt kind of emotional material

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