Death in Paradise

For the first episode of the show, see Arriving in Paradise.

Death in Paradise (French title: Meurtres au paradis) is a British-French crime comedy-drama created by Robert Thorogood. The show is set in the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, and is filmed in Guadeloupe. The series focuses on a Detective Inspector (DI) and his police team solving murder mysteries on the Caribbean island.

Death in Paradise was first announced on 9 December 2010 by the BBC; commissioned by controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson. It was revealed that the show would be produced by Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions, in association with Kudos Film and Television, for BBC and France Télévisions. The idea for Death in Paradise came from Robert Thorogood, whose idea was formed after reading a report of a suspected murder in the Caribbean during the Cricket World Cup. Filming for the first series began in spring 2011, with the first series airing between October and December 2011.

See also: List of Episodes

Production[]

Production companies

Red Planet Pictures
Atlantique Productions (Series 1 only)
in association with Kudos Film and Television (Series 1 and 2 only)
with the support of the Région Guadeloupe

Produced for

BBC
France Télévisions (Series 1 only)

See also: Behind the Scenes

Theme Music[]

Main article: You're Wondering Now

You're Wondering Now, rendered by Magnus Fiennes.

Main Cast[]

Ben Miller as Detective Inspector Richard Poole (Series 1 - 3)
Kris Marshall as Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman (Series 3 - 6)
Ardal O'Hanlon as Detective Inspector Jack Mooney (Series 6 - 9)
Ralf Little as Detective Inspector Neville Parker (Series 9 - )
Sara Martins as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey (Series 1 - 4)
Joséphine Jobert as Sergeant / Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell (Series 4 - 8, 10 - 11)
Aude Legastelois as Detective Sergeant Madeleine Dumas (Series 8 - 9)
Shantol Jackson as Sergeant / Detective Sergeant Naomi Thomas (Series 11 - )
Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers (Series 1 - 7)
Gary Carr as Officer / Sergeant Fidel Best (Series 1 - 3)
Tobi Bakare as Officer / Sergeant JP Hooper (Series 4 - 10)
Shyko Amos as Officer Ruby Patterson (Series 8 - 9)
Tahj Miles as Officer Marlon Pryce (Series 10 - )
Ginny Holder as Trainee Officer Darlene Curtis (Series 11 - )
Don Warrington as Police Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Series 1 - )
Élizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey (Series 1 - )

See also: Honoré Police team changes

DVD release[]

See also: DVD extras

Series	Region 2 (UK version)	Region 1	Region 4
1	8 October 2012	17 June 2014	2 August 2012
2	4 March 2013	16 September 2014	3 July 2013
3	10 March 2014	6 October 2015	21 May 2014
4	2 March 2015	5 July 2016	18 March 2015
5	29 February 2016	13 December 2016	16 March 2016
6	27 February 2017	12 December 2017	29 March 2017
7	26 Feruary 2018	11 December 2018	20 November 2019
8	4 March 2019	10 December 2019	20 November 2019
9	2 March 2020	TBA	1 April 2020