Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little has revealed that he has an ’emergency button’ for his co-star Will Mellor
Ralf Little, star of Death in Paradise, recently joined Matt Tebbutt on Saturday Kitchen and shared some behind-the-scenes insights about his tour with mate Will Mellor.
During the chat, Ralf revealed a unique safety measure they’ve implemented for their live shows – a buzzer that he can press if he thinks Will is about to say something potentially career-ending.
In addition to this, there’s also a phone on set for the producer to step in if needed.
When quizzed about the buzzer, Ralf detailed: “So, there are two chairs, there is a table between us, and we have two safety measures essentially.
“One is a big red button that only I’m allowed, it’s near me. The reason for that is Will being Will; there’s a very strong chance that at any moment, he’s going to say something that’s going to get us both cancelled,” reports the Express.
Will Mellor and Ralf Little(Image: Getty)
He went on to explain: “So I have an emergency button, and if I think Will is going to say something, I’m like, ‘No,’ and I press the button, and a lot of sirens come on, and his mic cuts off.
“And because there’s lesser chance, but still a chance, that I might wander into territory that might get us cancelled right, less likely, but not enough to warrant a buzzer, there’s a red phone, an emergency red phone in the middle of the table where the producer at the back of the theater can call us.”
He concluded by admitting, “It goes off a lot more than it should.”
Ralf Little as Neville Parker(Image: BBC)
Elsewhere in the conversation, Ralf spoke about his departure from Death in Paradise, where he portrayed Detective Neville Parker.
“I’d completed five year,s and that made me the longest-serving detective on the show,” he revealed.
“It felt like my character Neville’s story had been told. Me and the producers sat down, and we, kind of, all agreed.
“Maybe we could have done another season, even maybe a couple, but you don’t want to keep doing something when it feels like it’s come to its natural conclusion.
“We felt like his story had finished in a quite rounded, quite beautiful and poignant way, so it felt like the right time to leave.”
Matt Tebbutt’s Saturday Kitchen is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.