Who plays Detective Inspector Richard Poole in the crime drama 'Death in Paradise'?
Richard Poole (character) Richard Poole (character) Detective Inspector Richard Poole is a character in the crime drama television series "Death in Paradise", portrayed by Ben Miller. Poole also appears in novels based on the TV series written by Robert Thorogood. A British police inspector assigned to Saint Marie to investigate the previous inspector's murder, Poole was instructed to remain on the island as the new detective inspector. Despite his distaste for the island and inexperience with tropical weather - to the point where he continued to wear his old suits - he often showed a useful knack for making deductive leaps based on
Richard Poole (character) carries a briefcase, endlessly dabbing at his forehead with a hankie." Hogan goes on to argue that Poole is a "bland blend of several dozen "quirky" screen sleuths: a bit of Morse here, a dash of Columbo there, a pinch of Precious Ramotswe and a lug of Jonathan Creek to taste." The episode "An Unholy Death" reveals that he suffers from "sphenisciphobia" (an irrational fear of nuns), as a result of a bad experience during his school-boy days. Richard Poole (character) Detective Inspector Richard Poole is a character in the crime drama television series "Death in Paradise", portrayed by Ben