Danny John-Jules has opened up about his exit from crime show Death in Paradise.

The actor – who appeared in the 2018 edition of Strictly Come Dancing – quit his role as Officer Dwayne Myers last year after seven series. He has said he has nothing but fond memories of working on the show, singling out its success as one of his career highlights.

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Chatting to Express.co.uk recently, Danny said: "I was very loyal to Death in Paradise, I lasted three detectives. As [producer] Tony Jordan said, I was the cement in the wall.

"It was one of the greatest roles that I've had. [To] have another show that was as successful as that, I couldn't ask for anything more. But the draw to Red Dwarf is more powerful than the draw for Death in Paradise. It's like going home."

Danny is currently awaiting the script for Red Dwarf's hotly-anticipated 13th series.

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He continued: "I think that at the end of the day, I'm just happy to have been in another hit show. I think anybody that does seven years on a show can count themselves lucky. Normally you're done at one series.

"All these shows that we do, nothing compares to coming back to Red Dwarf".

Red Dwarf airs on Dave.

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