Sergeant

Sergeant and Detective Sergeant are real life police ranks.

Within the British police, Sergeant is the first supervisory rank. Sergeant is senior to the rank of constable, and junior to inspector. The rank is mostly operational, meaning that sergeants are directly concerned with day-to-day policing. Uniformed sergeants are often responsible for supervising a shift of constables and allocating duties to them.

A Detective Sergeant (DS) is equal in rank to their uniformed counterparts; only the prefix 'detective' identifies them as having completed at least one of the various detective training courses authorising them to conduct and/or manage investigations into serious and/or complex crime.

Sergeants in Death in Paradise

• Lily Thomson (1:1)
• Fidel Best (2:8-3:8; Officer 1:1-2:8, promoted to Sergeant in 2:8)
• Florence Cassell (4:1-4:4, promoted to Detective Sergeant in 4:5)
• JP Hooper (9:8-10:8; Officer 4:5-9:8, promoted to Sergeant in 9:8)
• Naomi Thomas (11:1-11:5, promoted to Detective Sergeant in 11:5)

Detective Sergeants in Death in Paradise

• Camille Bordey (1:1-4:4)
• Angela Young (1:6 guest character)
• Florence Cassell (4:5-8:6, 10:1-11:4; Sergeant 4:1-4:4, promoted to Detective Sergeant in 4:5)
• Madeleine Dumas (8:7-9:8)
• Naomi Thomas (since 11:6)