Death in Paradise star was “sceptical” of Saint-Pierre role due to similarities
Having starred in BBC One’s Death in Paradise on and off for close to a decade as Florence Cassell, Joséphine Jobert is making her anticipated return to UK screens in brand new procedural drama, Saint-Pierre. The Canadian series has already premiered on CBC Television on the other side of the pond but is finally coming to the UK on U&Alibi next week. On the face of it initially though, Jobert was taken aback by the similarities between her new series and Death in Paradise, explaining that she was actually “sceptical” of taking on the co-leading role as Deputy Chief Geneviève ‘Arch’ Archambault. Chatting exclusively to Radio Times about what appealed to her about the character, Jobert revealed: “Oh, everything. But first of all, when my agents called me about that show, I was a bit sceptical. “I was like, ‘Yeah, but it’s another crime show on a small island.’ It’s a duo, two cops.” Joséphine Jobert in Saint-Pierre. UKTV “The best friend – because at first, Veda [played by Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves], my best friend, the …

