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 1
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2025
The team looks forward to welcoming a new recruit into their midst, whilst Mervin can’t wait to get off the island. But before he catches his flight, Mervin becomes embroiled in the murder of a young man who’s found in a ravine. The case becomes more compelling when they find the victim has left them a mysterious message.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - La Murder Le Diable
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2020
New Year’s Eve celebrations are cut short when a masked man stabs a woman in her own home. Jack and the team must uncover the identity of the mystery murderer before they strike again.
#11 - 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.
#12 - Tour De Murder
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020
Jack’s romance with Anna blossoms while he and the rest of the team investigate the mysterious death of a cyclist during a race.
#13 - Murder Going Down
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2024
The team are confounded when a tourist is stabbed whilst travelling down one floor, all alone, in a hotel lift.
#14 - 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?
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Pilot of the Airwaves
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2021
When a TV news presenter is found strangled in her pool, Neville is sure that her popular co-host is guilty—but he was live on-air at the time of the murder. The the team welcomes back an old colleague.
#21 - The Communal Death
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2023
The team investigate a preppers commune when one of their members is poisoned inside a locked bunker. Meanwhile, Neville has a series of adventurous dates with Sophie.
#22 - Frappe Death Day
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
Jack and the team must navigate the tempestuous waters of a family divided when a wealthy coffee magnate is shot, but can they find the truth beneath the lies?
#23 - The Wrong Man
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2014
When DI Humphrey Goodman and his team are called to investigate a murder on a film set, they are left baffled when they realise the wrong person has been killed. The team have to work fast to solve the case before the murderer strikes again.
#25 - Pirates of the Murder Scene
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2020
Jack faces a life-changing decision whilst investigating the murder of a man found dead in a boat off the Saint Marie coast.