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Death in Paradise

Episode #106

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With Richard struck down by a tropical disease and Camille in Paris its left to Dwayne and Fidel to solve the apparently impossible murder of a local diver. As if their job isn't tough enough, they also have to contend with holidaying British cop DS Angela Young -and they thought Richard was annoying... [52 minutes] Closed Captioning

Series Description: Sent to the tiny island of Saint-Marie to solve a mysterious murder, Detective Inspector Richard Poole is a total fish out of water. A quintessentially British cop, he would much prefer the London drizzle and a freshly pressed shirt to blue seas, sparkling sands and gorgeous tropical weather. This warm, light-hearted detective series takes place against a stunning Caribbean island backdrop - as far away from the grey skies of London as you could possibly get. What Richard finds is a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing. The fact that there's a goat in one of the cells says it all. He can't get out of there fast enough, but there's a job to do and he does it brilliantly. His reward - a permanent posting to the island, his own personal hell on Earth. He may be stuck there, but he's not going to let his standards slip. He'll bring British rigor to this relaxed Caribbean workplace. Always in a suit and tie, eschewing sandals for a stout brogue, he's the very embodiment of the Englishman abroad. He can get through his ordeal, if only he could find a decent cup of tea.

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  • Episode #101

    When a British Cop is found murdered in a locked room on the tiny paradise island of Saint-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to investigate. He's the perfect man to solve the case - if only he didn't just hate sun, sea and sand. [52 minutes]

  • Episode #102

    As DI Richard Poole desperately searches for a decent cup of tea, a bride is murdered on her wedding day. It is a tragedy DS Camille Bordey can't help but notice, whilst Richard is more interested in housekeeping signs. But who would kill a bride on her wedding day? Could it really be one of her family? [52 minutes]

  • Episode #103

    When a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer it all feels too easy for DI Richard Poole. Can a case from the past help solve the present day murder? And more importantly can Richard convince the team that it has nothing to do with voodoo spirits? [52 minutes]

  • Episode #104

    A confession of murder proves problematic for DI Richard Poole and the team when a wife admits to killing her husband but the body is nowhere to be found. Can Richard solve the mystery? And could his feelings be clouding his judgment? [52 minutes]

  • Episode #105

    A murder investigation becomes more than personal for Richard when the victim is murdered while handcuffed to him! His job on the line, he needs all his British rigour and stoutest brogues to get to the heart of the Paradise Beach mystery... [52 minutes]

  • Episode #106

    With Richard struck down by a tropical disease and Camille in Paris its left to Dwayne and Fidel to solve the apparently impossible murder of a local diver. As if their job isn't tough enough, they also have to contend with holidaying British cop DS Angela Young -and they thought Richard was annoying... [52 minutes]

  • Episode #107

    Carnival comes to Saint-Marie. Richard sees the dark side of show business when a comeback concert ends in the most public of murders. If sun, sea and sand weren't bad enough, he now has to conquer his fear of snakes to find the elusive killer... [52 minutes]

  • Episode #108

    Dwayne ends up embroiled in a murder investigation when a piece of incriminating evidence is found at the scene of the crime. Can Richard solve the case and meet a deadline that means he'll finally get what he wants - a return home? [52 minutes]

  • Episode #109

    The owner of a sugar plantation, Roger Seymour (James Cosmo), is discovered in broad daylight in his mill with a machete in his back. Poole and his team have a seemingly impossible case to solve. Despite countless suspects, his ex-wife Nicole Seymour (Stephanie Beacham), nephew Alex Seymour (Tom Ward), his new younger girlfiend Kim Neville (Estella Daniels) and others all within sight of each other giving cast iron alibis. Broken glass from a torch, letters JOH scrawled in blood by the victim, a disappearing small girl and a near-two-hundred-year-old mystery of disappearing slaves are the only clues. Camille's mother organises a blind date for her during the festival of love, Erzulie, which has unexpected results for Richard and Camille. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #110

    What seems like a tragic accident when a young novice nun is discovered dead in her locked smoke-filled bedroom to DI Poole seems like murder when he believes the room was locked from the inside by the murderer. Suspects include Father John (Kenneth Cranham), the mother superior sister Anne (Gemma Jones), other nuns, as well as a mysterious 'phantom' nun who nobody can identify. The convent has holy springs on the grounds which is being promoted by an unscrupulous PR man (Patrick Baladi). Poole's childhood experiences of nuns at his boarding school taint his views. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #111

    Valerie Dupree is discovered floating in the pool of a luxury cosmetics clinic presents Detective Inspector Richard Poole and his team with a complex case. Everything points to suicide, Dupree was experiencing a difficult divorce and an empty pill bottle is found in her room, but the victim had made herself a cup of the world's most expensive tea and only drank half of it. To Poole it points to murder and a number of rich suspects. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #112

    On the island to track down the fabled buried treasure of the legendary pirate, Le Clerc, the seemingly harmless group of treasure hunters are shocked when geologist Dr Ian Parks (Rob Heanley) is brutally killed in the tent of the expedition's leader, Daniel Morgan (Jonathan Cake). With the murder weapon a 300-year-old pistol and the entire group classed as suspects, the team have a lot of ground to cover. However, the situation takes an even more sinister turn when Dr Parks' death triggers a chain of unfortunate and rather coincidental accidents that appear to be targeted at Daniel. Is the mythical curse of Le Clerc becoming a reality, or is someone trying to stop Daniel getting to the legendary treasure? [54 minutes]

  • Episode #113

    Camille is devastated when her best friend, Aimee Fredericks (Jamelia) , a singer on a Caribbean party boat collapses while on stage during a night of music and cocktails, and dies in Camille's arms poisoned. The team arrive on the scene to find Camille had taken charge despite her emotional state. Interviewing staff and tourists on the boat, including entertainment boss and agent, Stephen Morrison (Jonny Phillips), and his jealous wife, fellow performer, Eloise Morrison (Amanda Mealing), the cook, Grant (Dexter Fletcher), and the waiter, RJ (Dylan Edwards). Photographs taken at the party, the two singers' 'gargling bottles', a petal from an orchid and a beer bottle at Aimee's home all give Poole an insight into how and why Aimee was murdered. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #114

    When an English tourist, June Anderson, is found dead in a luxury rented villa strangled by her own scarf initially seems a robbery gone wrong. DI Poole suspects her husband, Doug Anderson (Neil Pearson), who was a former corrupt colleague in Poole's old C.I.D. department in London. Annoyed by his presence and convinced he murdered his wife, Poole is frustrated by Anderson's watertight alibi. Attention turns to the victim's sister and former girlfriend of Doug Anderson, Janice Palmer (Matilda Ziegler), who inherits June Anderson's fortune. Meanwhile, the villa's owners, Will (Ralf Little) and Ronnie (James Murray) are acting suspiciously together with Ronnie's ex fiancee, Lily Shaw (Hannah Spearritt). Motor oil on the scarf and a poisoned cat could be the only way to break an alibi. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #115

    As Hurricane Irma approaches Saint Marie the islanders are battening down the hatches and taking cover the team are called to the murder of a young meteorologist, Leo Downs (Mathew Horne). The crime scene seems to have been staged to make Leo’s death appear like an accident caused in the hurricane. It emerges that the victim had told the university dean that he had something important to tell her, but was dead before he had the chance. Leo’s colleagues all have potential motives for the murder from his jilted girlfriend, Amber Collins (Jo Woodcock), ambitious rival Jennifer Cheung (Gemma Chan), jealous housemate Damon Ryan (Ben Batt) and Professor Adam King (Stephen Boxer) involved in a controversial scheme about off shore drilling. All have photographic data collected at the time of murder giving them alibis. A rubber duck at the scene, no evidence of Leo's work and the timed photographs are the only clues. During the investigation Poole and Camille are trapped together by the hurricane and Poole's heart to heart chat with Camille about his father provide another insight into the crime. [54 minutes]

  • Episode #116

    When a shot is fired at a charity fundraiser, host Malcolm Powell is found dead in his study. Malcolm's PA, Vicky, is certain she knows who the culprit is – a mystery man named Jack Roberts who had an appointment with Malcolm and was seen arriving and then fleeing the scene of the crime. However, when Richard and his team pursue the suspect, they find his abandoned car nearby with no clues as to his whereabouts or motive for killing Malcolm. A background check on Malcolm reveals that he and his wife, Jen, defrauded investors out of millions of pounds back in England. Could Jack Roberts be one of his victims? Or does his killer lie a little closer to home? [54 minutes]

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