DS Lily Thompson and Officer Fidel Best tolerate him whilst Officer Dwayne Miles finds fault in his 'English' methods. Commissioner Selwyn Patterson demands that a UK officer investigate Charlie's death, so deadpan DI Richard Poole unwillingly flies out to Saint Marie to solve the mystery.
With the show's popularity, the BBC renewed it for series 11 and 12 Įpisodes Series 1 (2011) No.Ĭharlie Hulme, a British detective inspector, is found murdered in a locked panic room on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie owned by the Lavenders, Sarah and James. Ī ninth and tenth series were announced at the conclusion of series eight on 28 February 2019. Since then, Death in Paradise has been recommissioned each year, and aired in January of each following year. The second series ran from January to February 2013. On 11 January 2012, Stephenson announced that a second series comprising eight episodes had been commissioned. Filming for the first series began in spring 2011, with the first series airing between October and December 2011.
The idea for Death in Paradise came from Robert Thorogood, whose idea was formed after reading a report of a suspected murder in the Caribbean during the Cricket World Cup. It was revealed that the show would be produced by Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions, in association with BBC Worldwide and Kudos Film and Television for BBC One and France Télévisions. ĭeath in Paradise was first announced on 9 December 2010 by the BBC commissioned by controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson. The team members of lower-rank include and have included Danny John-Jules as officer Dwayne Myers from series 1-7 (2011 to 2018), Gary Carr who portrayed sergeant Fidel Best in series 1-3 (2011 to 2014), Tobi Bakare portrayed officer/sergeant JP Hooper from series 4–10 (2015 to 2021), Shyko Amos portrayed officer Ruby Patterson (niece of Commissioner Patterson) in series 8-9 (2019 to 2020), and as of series 10 (2021) Tahj Miles portrays trainee officer Marlon Price, who replaced Ruby after her promotion at the end of series 9. Joséphine Jobert returned in series 10 (2021–present) to reprise her role as DS Cassell. The main cast of high-ranking police team members, past and present, include: Sara Martins as detective sergeant (DS) Camille Bordey (Catherine's daughter) in series 1-4 (2011 to 2015), Joséphine Jobert as DS Florence Cassell in series 4-8 (2015 to 2019) and Aude Lagastelois-Bidé portrayed DS Madeleine Dumas during series 8-9 (2019 to 2020). Both actors have portrayed these characters since the first series and have appeared in almost every episode since.
Don Warrington portrays police commissioner Selwyn Patterson and Élizabeth Bourgine portrays bar-owner and, later, Mayor Catherine Bordey. The programme's main character has been portrayed by Ben Miller as DI Richard Poole from series 1-3 (2011 to 2014), Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman from series 3-6 (2014 to 2017), Ardal O'Hanlon as DI Jack Mooney from series 6-9 (2017 to 2020) and Ralf Little who plays DI Neville Parker as of series 9 (2020–present). The series focuses on a detective inspector (DI) from the UK ( United Kingdom) and his police team solving murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island. The show is set in the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, and is filmed in Guadeloupe. Death in Paradise is a British and French crime drama created by Robert Thorogood.