Death in Paradise (TV series)

Death in Paradise
Genre	Crime, Drama, Comedy
Created by	Robert Thorogood
Starring	Ben Miller Sara Martins Danny John-Jules Gary Carr
Composer(s)	Magnus Fiennes
Country of origin	United Kingdom France
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tony Jordan Klaus Zimmermann Belinda Campbell
Producer(s)	Matthew Bird
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Red Planet Pictures Atlantique Production, in association with Kudos for BBC and France Télévisions
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One[1]
Original run	October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)[1] – present
External links
Website

Death in Paradise is a crime drama/comedy joint UK/French television programme filmed in Guadeloupe, the first overseas region of France, starring Ben Miller and Sara Martins.

Synopsis

The plot centres on the character of straight-laced English policeman Richard Poole (Ben Miller), a detective from the London Metropolitan Police. He is sent to the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie to solve the case of the death of a fellow British policeman.^[2] After solving the death of his predecessor, he ends up becoming the local police force's new detective.

Cast

• Ben Miller - Det.Inspector Richard Poole
• Sara Martins - Det. Sgt Camille Bordey
• Danny John-Jules - Dwayne Myers
• Gary Carr - Fidel Best
• Don Warrington - Comm. Selwyn Patterson
• Elizabeth Bourgine - Catherine (Camille's mother)

Episode list

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers
1	"Series 1 Episode 1"	Charles Palmer	Robert Thorogood	25 October 2011 (2011-10-25)	6.78
DI Richard Poole is sent to the Caribbean following the death of a fellow British detective in the locked panic room of a resident English aristocrat's house. Poole must try to solve the case. In the face of the problems of sun, sand and lost luggage, the case must be solved whatever it takes.
2	"Series 1 Episode 2"	Roger Goldby	Robert Thorogood	1 November 2011 (2011-11-01)	6.48
Now stuck in the Caribbean, Poole must deal with the murder of a bride who was shot through the heart with a spear on her wedding day. Teaming up with Camille, he tries to crack the case and soon realises the murderer might have been someone within the wedding party.
3	"Series 1 Episode 3"	Charles Palmer	Robert Thorogood	8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)	5.28
DI Poole comes across a strange case when a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer. However, Poole smells something fishy, and with his assistant investigates the probability that not all predictions are made in total truth. A sudden turn of events and a similar past case could help solve what really happened. Meanwhile, can Richard persuade the team that the case has nothing to do with voodoo spirits?
4	"Series 1 Episode 4"	Roger Goldby	James Payne	15 November 2011 (2011-11-15)
When a woman (Miranda Raison)confesses to a murder, it seems like an easy case for DI Poole and the team, but then they realise that there is no body. The team must solve the mystery and see whether the woman is really telling the truth or if secrets lie within. Meanwhile, DI Poole realises that feelings might be starting to cloud his judgement.
5	"Series 1 Episode 5"	Alfred Lot	Harry Holmes	22 November 2011 (2011-11-22)
Escorting a convicted fraudster on the ferry back to Saint Marie goes disastrously wrong when the man is stabbed to death while handcuffed to DI. Poole much to his embarrasment, the wrath of the commissioner and the amusement of his team and with a myriad of suspects an impossible case to solve despite unwanted help from an amatuer slueth.
6	"Series 1 Episode 6"	Alfred Lot	Robert Thorogood[3]	29 November 2011 (2011-11-29)
When DI Poole is struck down with a mysterious disease, with Camille on holiday in Paris, its down to Dwayne and Fidel to solve the almost impossible murder of a local driver. However can they piece the mystery of his death together? And even though the case is hard enough for them, they get more on their hands in the shape of british cop DS Angela Young, who seems to be even more annoying than DI Poole!
7	"Series 1 Episode 7"			6 December 2011 (2011-12-06)
8	"Series 1 Episode 8"			13 December 2011 (2011-12-13)

Reception

The first episode was popular with the public, achieving just over 6 million viewers, the critics views and the news on whether a second series will be commissioned is still to come.

DVD Releases

Series 1 of Death in Paradise is due for release on Monday 26 December 2011. It was published on Amazon on the 1 November 2011 for pre-order at a price of £12.99

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 21:00 (25 October 2011). "BBC One - Death in Paradise - Episode guide". BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016mw91/episodes/guide. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
2. ^ "BBC One - Death in Paradise". BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016mw91. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017zn8c

All ratings are sourced from the BARB.

External links

• Death in Paradise at BBC Programmes
• Death in Paradise at the Internet Movie Database