The WORST episodes of Death in Paradise
Every episode of Death in Paradise ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Death in Paradise!
Murders and mojitos. Fresh off the plane, a British detective joins the police force on the luscious Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
#1 - Episode 8
Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/27/2026
A death at sea with unexplained injuries stirs rumours about a legendary monster of the Caribbean, the Lusca. Meanwhile, Mervin is blindsided by an unexpected young visitor.
#2 - Episode 3
Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2026
The team are left baffled when a reclusive pensioner is shot dead in his home. And tensions rise as Mervin forgoes the commissioner's new initiative.
#3 - Episode 6
Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2026
Mervin gets embroiled in a confounding case when he goes in search of his brother on Antigua. And the team must uncover their detective's whereabouts before it's too late.
#4 - Episode 4
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2025
A distillery owner is poisoned during a group tasting of his premium rum. But the case is shrouded in mystery when it is revealed that all the guests drank from the same bottle.
#5 - Episode 5
Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/2025
Mervin begrudgingly agrees to watch a local women’s football game with the team. But it’s cut short when the star player is discovered with a fatal bullet wound.
#6 - Episode 5
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2026
The team is challenged by a perplexing poisoning during a performance of The Tempest. Meanwhile, Mervin must decide what to do about a difficult development involving his brother.
#7 - Episode 6
Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2025
Mervin and the team investigate the dark side of online dating when a man is shot dead at his villa. A new colleague makes an impression for all the wrong reasons.
#8 - Episode 2
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2025
A mystery unravels in the jungle when a game show contestant is stabbed on a zip line. Meanwhile, the team butt heads with Mervin.
#9 - Murdering Lyrical
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2022
A reggae rap artist is shot dead at a soundcheck for a concert. Things prove uncomfortable for Marlon when he discovers a personal connection to the crime.
#10 - Episode 7
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/13/2026
The team investigate the poisoning of a local newspaper’s notorious agony aunt. And after the case in Antigua, Mervin grapples with his feelings about his brother.
#11 - Wish You Weren't Here
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2019
Jack and the team are mystified when the TV presenter of a holiday programme is found drowned. The spotlight falls on the crew.
#12 - Serving Up Murder
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2024
The poisoning of a celebrity chef confounds the team as they question how and when the poison could possibly have been administered.
#13 - Episode 3
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/2025
Mervin and the team investigate the suspicious death of a wellness business owner after she suffers an allergic reaction at the launch of her skincare product.
#14 - Phone-In Murder
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2022
When a woman reports a murder and is then found strangled, the team are left wondering whether she was reporting her own murder.
#15 - A Murder in Portrait
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020
Jack and the team are put to the test when a celebrated artist is poisoned in her studio in confounding circumstances.
#16 - Death in the Salon
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020
The team is left stumped when the owner of a hair salon is killed in front of her family without anyone seeing what happened.
#17 - Going Round in Circles
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2024
The team is rocked when commissioner Selwyn Patterson is shot at the Yacht Club as he celebrates 50 years of police service.
#18 - Murder Most Animal
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2019
Jack and the team uncover a nest of vipers when a zoo owner is killed with a tranquilliser dart and everyone has an alibi.
#19 - Murder on Mosquito Island
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020
A desert island survival course goes wrong when the leader—a trained survival expert and ex-SAS soldier—is found dead in the forest of a remote island near Saint Marie.
#20 - Episode 2
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2026
A couples therapist is found drowned at sea off the coast of her exclusive retreat, and Mervin gets more than he bargained for when he tracks down his wayward brother.
#21 - Your Number's Up
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2024
It’s murder in the bingo hall as a local care home resident is found stabbed with her own knitting needle, clutching a mysterious photo of a dead man.
#22 - Murder Most Electric
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2024
An electrocution at a substation causes an island-wide blackout and introduces the team to the baffling world of cryptocurrency.
#23 - Murder in the Stars
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2023
The team investigate the mysterious death of an astronomer after he falls from a cliff during a rare planetary event. Meanwhile, is romance blossoming for Neville?
#24 - Switcharoo
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2020
The celebratory launch of a new luxury resort is cut short when a woman is found electrocuted in her hotel bathtub—with the door locked from the inside. It looks like a simple case of suicide, but with Jack no longer around to confirm Commissioner Selwyn’s suspicions, DI Neville Parker is temporarily flown over from Manchester to close the case.
#25 - Episode 4
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2026
Mervin and the team are called to a local church to investigate the death of an elderly parishioner in a case that hits close to home for Officer Rose.