Back to TV Shows
Death in Paradise
Overview
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
Status
Returning Series
Created By
Robert Thorogood
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Season 5
DI Goodman's love life might be lacking, but his considerable intellect and experience are tested to the full, as he faces some of Saint Marie's most perplexing murders yet.
Episodes
The Complex Murder
Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman and his team are left stumped when millionaire environmentalist and scientist Dan Hagen is shot on his boat while out at sea. The evidence seems to point to a robbery gone wrong, but with no other boats reported in the area, Goodman suspects a member of Dan’s team, his wife of nine months, his ex-girlfriend, his scientist partner and a research graduate who were diving together in plain sight of one another at the time of the murder. A metal toy soldier with no fingerprints found at the scene is the only clue.
One for the Road
The outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party.
Posing in Murder
DI Goodman finds himself embroiled in the highly strung world of modelling.
A Personal Murder
The team must solve a deeply personal case when Dwayne's old mentor is found dead and a text message from beyond the grave says it was murder. DI Goodman tries to unleash his inner gourmand.
Lost Identity
DI Goodman's aunt Mary comes to visit him, but things take an unexpected turn when she becomes the only witness to the murder of a tourist. Some unorthodox advice on love from Dwayne leaves JP in a spin.
Dishing Up Murder
The team enter the high-pressure world of fine dining when a well-known chef is murdered in his own restaurant. Florence has one final lesson on love for DI Goodman and Dwayne gets a chance to repay an old debt.
The Blood Red Sea
When a marine salvage hunter is killed, the evidence seems to point to one man. It would be an open-and-shut case for the team if it wasn't for the suspect's solid alibi. Meanwhile, it is JP's stag do - and with Dwayne as best man, what could possibly go wrong?
Flames of Love
The team is faced with an impossible murder when a young backpacker is shot inside a sealed room. DI Goodman has a date, plus it is the day of JP's wedding - but will he make it to the altar?
Top Cast
Don Warrington
Selwyn Patterson
Élisabeth Bourgine
Catherine Bordey
Shantol Jackson
Naomi Thomas
Don Gilet
Mervin Wilson
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah
Sebastian Rose
Catherine Garton
Mattie Fletcher
