He said: “We only finished a couple of weeks ago, which seems insane now to say it because it seems like a lifetime ago.
“I left the island on December 20th, just in time for Christmas. It has been very hard work. Quite an achievement to have got it all done in time.”
Ralf said the production, which saw the return of fan favourite Josephine Jobert as DS Florence Cassell, started more than two months behind schedule.
He added: “We made a commitment and the company made a commitment to try and get the show broadcast at the same time this year as any normal year.
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Neville and Florence’s blossoming relationship
Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert) returns to Saint Marie to assist Neville and the rest of the island’s police force.
Actor Ralf has hinted Neville will grow close to his work partner but will romance blossom between the pair?
Ralf revealed: “It was a big decision at the end of last season to say, ‘I think I need to embrace life more.
“This season is about him trying to do that and the pitfalls that come with it. It s not easy, it s a challenge.
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One of the UK s leading black theatre companies has pulled out of a season of plays about Black Joy in protest at the venue s role as a temporary court.
Talawa Theatre Company had been due to stage the Black Joy season at the Birmingham Rep theatre next year.
But Talawa said that was no longer tenable after the venue signed a deal to become a Nightingale Court.
The Birmingham Rep said it had made a financially-based decision to make the transformation during the pandemic.
But Talawa said the decision does not align with Talawa s commitment to Black artists and communities, the communities most affected by this decision .