The BEST episodes of Death in Paradise

Every episode of Death in Paradise ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Death in Paradise!

When a British Detective Inspector is transferred to the small Caribbean island of Sainte-Marie, he investigates intriguing murders with the local police team—while simultaneously trying to adapt to the Caribbean way of life.

Last Updated: 3/6/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
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A Dash of Sunshine
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8.17
619 votes

#1 - A Dash of Sunshine

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2013

There is an unwelcome blast from the past for DI Richard Poole when a former colleague turns up in Saint Marie. Will an extra detective on the Caribbean island prove to be a help to Richard and the team as they try to explain a seemingly random killing, or a hindrance?

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Flames of Love
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8.08
532 votes

#2 - Flames of Love

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2016

Sian Evans is found shot dead in her backpackers hostel showers. With a gun in her hand and her body slumped against the door, it all points to suicide. All the hostel residents are on a boat tour except for her boyfriend, the manager, a woman missing from her home in Wales and Leo, a recent arrival. Humphrey and the team discover they all had a motive to kill Evans . The only clues are her toiletries laid out and her missing towel. JP marries Rosey Fabrice and Humphrey meets an old girlfriend.

Directors: Richard Signy
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A Personal Murder
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8.01
573 votes

#3 - A Personal Murder

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2016

Dwayne's old mentor, Cedrik, is found dead and as he is being cremated a text message saying "I was murdered" from his phone that Dwayne had placed in the coffin, is received by Dwayne. Evidence from a pillow indicates murder. The suspects are Cedrik's three friends and his girlfriend. Goodman is also confused as to why the victim gave Dwayne a lucky necklace and had ordered a cheap mail order watch two days before he died.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
Writer: Emma Goodwin
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The Blood Red Sea
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8.01
512 votes

#4 - The Blood Red Sea

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2016

When the salvage of the 400 year old silver coin hoard from a sunken ship is completed, the leader of a Marine Salvage team, Tosh Walker, is found dead with a stab wound to the chest. The evidence leads to prime suspect, rival treasure hunter, Newton Farrell, who argued with Walker earlier; but he is alibied by Catherine at the time that Walker's wife received a phone call from Walker claiming Farrell had stabbed him.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Will Fisher
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Amongst Us
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8.00
788 votes

#5 - Amongst Us

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2011

A woman is found murdered in her bed with thirty coins in her mouth, and Dwayne's police shield under the bed initially makes him a suspect. On investigation, the woman was found to be living under a false name and under protection, as an informant, of London's Serious Organised Crime Agency, who have a man on the island. Poole believes the killer is still on the island looking for incriminating documents the woman had. Events and people conspire to prevent Poole returning to his old job in London.

Directors: Paul Harrison
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A Murder on the Plantation
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7.99
617 votes

#6 - A Murder on the Plantation

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2013

DI Richard Poole struggles to muster that loving feeling for the local voodoo festival celebrating romance and friendship. However, an understanding of the nature of love, friendship and the ties that bind, proves vital in solving a mysterious murder at a local sugar plantation.

Directors: Keith Boak
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A Deadly Curse
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7.98
606 votes

#7 - A Deadly Curse

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2013

Camille attempts to persuade Richard to take an interest in the history and folklore of Saint Marie. Richard remains focused on work, but can an ancient legend help him and the team explain a mysterious double murder and a series of strange happenings in the tropical jungle?

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A Stormy Occurrence
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7.98
561 votes

#8 - A Stormy Occurrence

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2013

A storm is brewing as a hurricane heads for Saint Marie. Is the storm to blame for a death at the university, or is something more sinister afoot? DI Richard Poole learns that he cannot fight the weather but, with DS Bordey and the team, will he manage to stop a murderer in their tracks?

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The Complex Murder
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7.98
621 votes

#9 - The Complex Murder

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2016

Humphrey buys himself a new boat, and a millionaire philanthropist is murdered on his yacht.

Directors: Edward Bennett
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A Deadly Party
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7.97
585 votes

#10 - A Deadly Party

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2013

When a philanthropist is murdered in broad daylight at a charity fundraiser, DI Poole and his colleagues find themselves up against a daring and elusive opponent. Can the team catch the killer before the trail goes cold, or will this be the case that defeats Richard and sends him back to the UK?

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Man Overboard (2)
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7.97
654 votes

#11 - Man Overboard (2)

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2017

The team race against the clock in London to solve two murders, after their prime suspect is found dead. Meanwhile, Dwayne has an emotional encounter and Humphrey finds that some advice from an unexpected source helps him come to a big decision.

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Fake or Fortune
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7.96
259 votes

#12 - Fake or Fortune

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2021

Neville must solve a mystery from the past that unlocks the truth of who murdered the concert pianist and why. Help is at hand with the return of a former sergeant.

Directors: Jordan Hogg
Writer: James Hall
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Lost Identity
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7.93
543 votes

#13 - Lost Identity

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2016

Goodman's aunt Mary comes to visit him, but things take an unexpected turn when she becomes the only witness to the murder of John Green, a tourist, thrown from his balcony in the next hotel room. A check on Green's background reveals that he did not exist until five years ago and the first thing he did upon arriving was meet career criminal Neil Jenkins; resident on Saint Marie for the last nine years.

Directors: Roger Simonsz
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An Unholy Death
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7.92
696 votes

#14 - An Unholy Death

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2013

DI Richard Poole is perplexed by a fatal fire at the island convent. Will he and his team manage to unravel the many mysteries at the heart of this seemingly impossible murder? And will DS Bordey get to the root of the inspector's nun phobia?

Directors: Charles Palmer
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Death in the Clinic
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7.92
588 votes

#15 - Death in the Clinic

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2013

DI Richard Poole and his colleagues are baffled by an apparent suicide at an exclusive plastic surgery clinic. Richard is determined to prove that Valerie Dupree was murdered, but with a lack of evidence, and motive, will he and his team be able to find the culprit before they're out of time?

Directors: David O'Neill
Writer: Dan Sefton
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One for the Road
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7.89
570 votes

#16 - One for the Road

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016

The team enter the shady world of island politics when the outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party. Meanwhile, DI Goodman dives into the even murkier world of online dating.

Directors: Edward Bennett
Writer: Dan Muirden
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Murder from Above
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7.88
507 votes

#17 - Murder from Above

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2018

DI Mooney and his team are tested when a hotel billionaire’s fiancee falls from a balcony the day before her lavish wedding and everything points to suicide... except for the fact that the victim only painted one fingernail.

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Spot the Difference
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7.88
842 votes

#18 - Spot the Difference

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2011

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 embarrassment, 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 amateur sleuth.

Directors: Alfred Lot
Writer: Harry Holmes
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Stumped in Murder
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7.88
631 votes

#19 - Stumped in Murder

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2017

The president of the Saint Marie cricket club is found shot dead in the middle of the team's ground. As the sun rises over the island, suspicion falls on his teammates.

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Predicting Murder
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7.88
988 votes

#20 - Predicting Murder

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2011

Dwayne thinks he has seen a ghost after the team goes to a local school to deal with the murder of Angelique Morel. The previous night Angelique had predicted her own murder by a scarred man. Angelique was a local voodoo priestess, but Richard finds it hard to understand his team's belief that her prediction must have become a reality. Richard believes that it has nothing to do with voodoo and that cyanide poisoning is responsible.

Directors: Charles Palmer
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Man Overboard (1)
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7.86
656 votes

#21 - Man Overboard (1)

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2017

A murder investigation propels the team to London in pursuit of their suspects.

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Music of Murder
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7.86
762 votes

#22 - Music of Murder

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2011

Richard sees the dark side of show business when a comeback concert ends in the most public of murders. If sun, sea and sand were not bad enough, he now has to conquer his fear of snakes to find the elusive killer.

Directors: Paul Harrison
Writer: Jack Lothian
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The Impossible Murder
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7.86
618 votes

#23 - The Impossible Murder

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2017

Humphrey and Martha's romantic weekend at the remote Hotel Cecile is disrupted by the murder of the hotel owner on the first night of their stay.

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Murder Begins at Home
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7.85
351 votes

#24 - Murder Begins at Home

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2019

A horse-trekking expedition is cut short when Jack discovers the dead body of a rider in the most unexpected of places: the police station itself.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: James Hall
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Until Death Do You Part
star
7.85
520 votes

#25 - Until Death Do You Part

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2015

Humphrey is called to a hotel when a bride is found dead in her room the morning after her hen party. The team quickly establish that the bride knew her murderer, as she willingly let them into her room before she was killed. Camille ponders her future in Saint Marie when she is offered a permanent job in Paris.

Directors: David O'Neill
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