The WORST episodes of Return to Paradise

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

DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.

Last Updated: 7/24/2025Network: ABC (AU)Status: Continuing

7.11

80 votes

#1 - Killer Climate

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2024

When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.

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7.20

98 votes

#2 - R.I.P. Tide

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2024

When Dolphin Cove local royalty Stuart Granger washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, recently returned ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke is thrust onto the case.

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7.20

88 votes

#3 - Dead Last

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2024

A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.

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7.32

76 votes

#4 - Dead Bowl

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2024

A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger's gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?

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7.33

85 votes

#5 - Curl Up And Dye

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2024

Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.

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7.47

80 votes

#6 - Oh Mine Papa

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2024

When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it’s up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.

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