Death In Paradise's Ardal O'Hanlon's 'real reason' for quitting hit detective drama

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Death In Paradise star Ardal O'Hanlon opened up about his decision to leave the popular BBC show.The 58 year old, who has appeared on programmes such as Father Ted and My Hero, was known for playing Death In Paradise's DI Jack Mooney for three series between 2017 and 2020.

However, after three years on the show, the Irish comedian revealed in 2019 that he would be saying goodbye to his role, and now he has addressed his exit.

In an interview with Radio Times, the actor revealed that he chose to exit the show so that he could concentrate more on his stand-up work in addition to spending more time with his family, given that filming for the show took place in the Caribbean. "I suppose I didn't think I'd be doing anything for a fourth series," he said. "I really thought three series would be the max, you know.

Because it's quite a demanding show... it's a tough old show in terms of being away from home for so long, and in terms of the conditions that you film in – the heat and the humidity." Despite the challenging conditions, Ardal said that his time on the show was "really amazing".The TV personality, who shares three children, Emily, Rebecca, and Red, with his wife Melanie, added that it "made sense" to step back due to his family too. "I think she [Melanie] found it very tough, because we've got three big grown-up kids living in the house and she's got a lot on her plate, so I think she was finding it tougher as the years went on," he said.