‘Death in Paradise’ returns to BBC One and iPlayer with a new series starting on Sunday 4th February 2024.
Launching with the show’s milestone 100th episode, the series will welcome back the return of cast members Ralf LittleĀ (DI Neville Parker),Ā Don WarringtonĀ (Commissioner Selwyn Patterson),Ā Shantol JacksonĀ (DS Naomi Thomas),Ā Tahj MilesĀ (Officer Marlon Pryce),Ā Ginny HolderĀ (Trainee Officer Darlene Curtis) andĀ Ćlizabeth BourgineĀ (Catherine Bordey) as they face the joys and difficulties of island life, the series will see them come up against a new string of ingenious cases to crack.
In the 100thĀ episode, Commissioner Selwyn Patterson celebrates fifty years of police service, before being left fighting for his life as heās dramatically shot by a mysterious assassin. As the team and island alike are left in despair, the question remains: will Selwyn survive? The landmark episode also features an array of talented guest stars, includingĀ Sean MaguireĀ (‘The 100’) ā who becomes the first guest to reprise their role since appearing in the first ever episode in 2011 – alongsideĀ Leon HerbertĀ (‘Outlander’),Ā Cathy TysonĀ (‘Boiling Point’) andĀ Mensah BediakoĀ (‘Andor)’.
Elsewhere, across the rest of the series, Marlon confronts his future, Naomi lets loose to double date with Darlene, and Catherine finds herself embroiled in a murder case whenĀ an old friend becomes a suspect. New and returning faces arrive on Saint Marie, and Neville faces his biggest decision yet.Ā Will our hapless detective finally get his happy ever after?Ā Thereās also a deadly game of bingo, a poisoning at a cookery competition, death during a blackout, and a mystifying murder in a lift.
‘Death in Paradise’Ā welcomes a star-studded cast of guest stars to its sandy shores, including: Academy Award winnerĀ Hayley MillsĀ (‘Unforgotten’),Ā Ellie HaddingtonĀ (‘Motherland’),Ā Kate RobbinsĀ (Unforgotten),Ā Pearce QuigleyĀ (‘Detectorists’),Ā Ronni AnconaĀ (‘Last Tango in Halifax’),Ā Richard FleeshmanĀ (‘The Ark’),Ā Juliet CowanĀ (‘The Power’),Ā Shvorne MarksĀ (‘The Walk-In’),Ā Michael Fenton StevensĀ (‘Hapless’),Ā Ben WigginsĀ (‘You’),Ā Guy HenryĀ (Holby City),Ā Kevin GarryĀ (‘Ted Lasso’),Ā Taj AtwalĀ (‘Hullraisers’),Ā Emma NaomiĀ (Bridgerton),Ā Gabrielle GlaisterĀ (‘Coronation Street’),Ā Ellise ChappellĀ (Poldark),Ā Ali AriaieĀ (‘The Great’),Ā Eve PonsonbyĀ (‘Carnival Row’),Ā Emma SidiĀ (‘Starstruck’),Ā Calvin DembaĀ (‘The Rig’),Ā Rachel AdedejiĀ (‘Hollyoaks’),Ā Richard LinternĀ (‘Nolly’) and more, along with the return of Selwynās daughter Andrina, played byĀ Genesis LyneaĀ (‘Champion’).
‘Death in Paradise’Ā is hitting Australian shores with an original, home-grown spin-off series,Ā ‘Return to Paradise’. Coming to ABC in Australia in 2024 and the BBC in the UK,Ā ‘Return to Paradise’Ā combines the DNA of the original global smash hit murder mystery series, with a new, unique Australian take.