List of Death in Paradise episodes

First released

Last released

1

8

25 October 2011 (2011-10-25)

13 December 2011 (2011-12-13)

5

2

8

8 January 2013 (2013-01-08)

26 February 2013 (2013-02-26)

7

3

8

14 January 2014 (2014-01-14)

4 March 2014 (2014-03-04)

8

4

8

8 January 2015 (2015-01-08)

26 February 2015 (2015-02-26)

8

5

8

7 January 2016 (2016-01-07)

25 February 2016 (2016-02-25)

8

6

8

5 January 2017 (2017-01-05)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

8

7

8

4 January 2018 (2018-01-04)

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)

7

8

8

10 January 2019 (2019-01-10)

28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)

7

9

8

9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)

27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)

7

10

8

7 January 2021 (2021-01-07)

18 February 2021 (2021-02-18)

8

2021 Special

26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)

7

11

8

7 January 2022 (2022-01-07)

25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)

7

2022 Special

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)

7

12

8

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)

24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)

7

2023 Special

26 December 2023 (2023-12-26)

6

13

8

4 February 2024 (2024-02-04)

24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)

7

2024 Special

22 December 2024 (2024-12-22)

7

14

8

31 January 2025 (2025-01-31)

28 March 2025 (2025-03-28)

5

2025 Special

28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)

TBA

15

8

30 January 2026 (2026-01-30)

27 March 2026 (2026-03-27)

TBA

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1

"Arriving in Paradise"

Charles Palmer

Robert Thorogood

25 October 2011 (2011-10-25)

6

Charlie Hulme (Hugo Speer), a British detective inspector, is found murdered in a locked panic room on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie owned by the Lavenders, Sarah (Coralie Audret) and James (Rupert Graves). Commissioner Selwyn Patterson demands that a UK officer investigate Charlie's death, so deadpan DI Richard Poole unwillingly flies out to

2

2

"Wicked Wedding Night "

Roger Goldby

Robert Thorogood

1 November 2011 (2011-11-01)

6

A bride is shot through the heart with a spear gun and tumbles off a balcony just minutes after getting married, in a room to which she did not have the key. Richard teams up with new sergeant Camille to work out who would want the bride dead; he learns that no one had entered or left the fifth floor of the hotel room during the celebrations, which

3

3

"Predicting Murder"

Charles Palmer

Robert Thorogood

8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)

5

Dwayne is present when Angelique Morel, a voodoo priestess (Mona Hammond) predicts her own death and who murders her, although it comes as a shock when she is later murdered when she dies in the island's local school just hours afterwards. Richard learns of an affair that took place years earlier in the school leading to the disappearance of a woma

4

4

"Missing a Body?"

Roger Goldby

James Payne

15 November 2011 (2011-11-15)

5

Megan Talbot (Miranda Raison) walks into Saint Marie's police station covered in blood, and confesses to the murder of her abusive husband, Lucas (Neil Stuke). Lucas's body is initially nowhere to be found, leading Richard to believe she is innocent, while Camille disagrees. When the body is later found at sea, Richard still fails to believe Megan

5

5

"Spot the Difference"

Alfred Lot

Harry Holmes

22 November 2011 (2011-11-22)

5

Richard is embarrassed when a prisoner is stabbed in the back while handcuffed to him. Realising that his career may be over if he is unable to uncover who the murderer is, Richard looks into the prisoner's criminal history and learns he was a fraudster. With many of the suspects wanting the prisoner dead, Richard turns his attentions to the widow

6

6

"An Unhelpful Aid"

Alfred Lot

Robert Thorogood

29 November 2011 (2011-11-29)

5

Dwayne and Fidel unite to solve the death of an experienced diver who drowns in ten feet of water when Richard falls ill with the fever and Camille is in Paris. As they begin to investigate the diver's death, the pair are quick to establish the diver was murdered. DS Angela Young (Shirley Henderson), a British detective on holiday, begins to interv

7

7

"Music of Murder"

Paul Harrison

Jack Lothian

6 December 2011 (2011-12-06)

5

Dwayne takes the team to the concert of a reformed rock band, but the lead singer is shot dead and found on the stage inside a coffin prop just minutes before the planned performance. With all the suspects having an alibi, Camille, Dwayne and Fidel begin to believe that it was suicide, but Richard is not convinced. Richard uses the photographs of t

8

8

"Amongst Us"

Paul Harrison

Robert Thorogood

13 December 2011 (2011-12-13)

6

Dwayne delights in showing off Nadia, a new lady he meets while on a night out. However, his happiness is quickly cut short when Nadia is found murdered in her bed the following morning, with coins shoved in her mouth, and the house ransacked. Richard refuses to break protocol and treats Dwayne as a murder suspect, much to the team's outrage. Richa

9

1

"A Murder on the Plantation"

Keith Boak

Delinda Jacobs

8 January 2013 (2013-01-08)

8

Richard investigates the death of sugar plantation owner Roger Seymour when he is found dead with a machete in his back. Richard learns that the sugar plantation was once a major company, but fell apart when mistreatment of the workers led to them walking out. With the Seymour family all against each other, Richard knows one of them was the killer.

10

2

"An Unholy Death"

Alrick Riley

Colin Bytheway

15 January 2013 (2013-01-15)

7

Teenager Sister Therese dies in a fire at her room in the local Convent. It is believed that she died accidentally, when a cigarette set fire to her room, and the room was locked from the inside. However, when Richard finds a threatening note sent to Therese before she died, he believes that Therese discovered something she should not have, and had

11

3

"Death in the Clinic"

David O'Neill

Dan Sefton

22 January 2013 (2013-01-22)

7

The death of Valerie Dupree at a plastic surgery clinic leaves Richard and the team baffled, as it would appear that Valerie killed herself. Dr Jones reveals that Valerie was suicidal, but Richard is convinced that Valerie was actually murdered - her cup of tea suspected to be poisoned. However, as the results come back negative, Richard finds it d

12

4

"A Deadly Curse"

Alrick Riley

Robert Thorogood

29 January 2013 (2013-01-29)

7

A team of explorers visit Saint Marie in search of treasure, until the group's leader Daniel Morgan is injured in an explosion and team member Ian Parks is shot dead. Richard believes that Daniel was the intended target and Ian died accidentally, but then when Daniel is involved in another freak accident, Richard questions whether Daniel is the mur

13

5

"Murder Onboard"

Keith Boak

Jack Lothian

5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)

7

Camille's friend Aimee drops dead on a party boat, in front of Camille. Selwyn demands that an illegal alcohol brewing group are arrested as he was being pressured by the official distilleries, but Richard turns his priorities to catching the murderer instead. As he looks into the motives behind Aimee's death, Richard learns that Aimee was planning

14

6

"A Dash of Sunshine"

Alrick Riley

Colin Bytheway

12 February 2013 (2013-02-12)

7

Richard investigates the death of June, who was strangled in her rented villa. The main suspects are Doug (June's husband and an old colleague of Richard's, whom he dislikes, from the UK), Janice (June's sister, who is the sole beneficiary of June's will) and cleaner Estelle. Richard learns Estelle is trying to sell June's stolen jewellery, but she

15

7

"A Stormy Occurrence"

David O'Neill

James Payne

19 February 2013 (2013-02-19)

7

Saint Marie prepares for a hurricane. Researcher Leo Downs is found dead and the scene is staged to look like the result of a hurricane. Richard works with his team to solve Leo's death and learns that Leo's colleagues saw him as a sycophant. He also learns that Damon had a motive to kill Leo, as Leo was in love with Amber, who was Damon's ex. Desp

16

8

"A Deadly Party"

Alrick Riley

Robert Thorogood

26 February 2013 (2013-02-26)

7

Philanthropist Malcolm Powell is shot dead at a charity fundraiser event. All suspects were in view of Camille at the time and she later attempts to chase after a car attempting to escape, but the driver sliced the wheels of the police Land Rover. Malcolm's secretary, Vicky, claims that a man called Jack Roberts murdered Malcolm, but Jack Roberts i

17

1

"Death of a Detective"

Cilla Ware

Robert Thorogood

14 January 2014 (2014-01-14)

8

As Camille, Dwayne and Fidel joke about saving Richard from a university reunion, one of the reunion members finds him stabbed to death with an ice pick. DI Humphrey Goodman flies over from the UK to solve the case, but the team find him odd and they all, especially Camille, miss Richard. With the case proving sensitive to the team, Humphrey takes

18

2

"The Wrong Man"

Cilla Ware

Daisy Coulam

21 January 2014 (2014-01-21)

8

Thea Holmes stands in on the set of a horror film for her friend, Lexi Cunningham (Michelle Ryan). However, Thea is then found dead on the set, having been poisoned. Humphrey learns that Thea was imprisoned years ago for a mugging she committed that went wrong, but is convinced that it should have been Lexi who died, not Thea. He interrogates scree

19

3

"An Artistic Murder"

Dusan Lazarevic

Paul Logue

28 January 2014 (2014-01-28)

8

Gigolo Carlton Paris is murdered after an art exhibition. Humphrey learns that Carlton phoned the police just minutes before he died, claiming that a woman had a gun and was going to shoot him. As Humphrey turns his attentions to the women on the island that Carlton had run into, he is left with a list of suspects and motives. Fidel begins to feel

20

4

"Ye of Little Faith"

Dusan Lazarevic

Ian Kershaw

4 February 2014 (2014-02-04)

8

While a team of airline crew stay in a hotel on Saint Marie, air stewardess Natasha Thiebert is found dead. Humphrey investigates Natasha's death and discovers she had been informed of a promotion within the airline just hours before her murder. As evidence suggests that the pilot, Adam Frost, had been in Natasha's room prior to her death, the team

21

5

"Political Suicide"

Robert Quinn

Robert Thorogood

11 February 2014 (2014-02-11)

8

It is believed that Saint Marie's commerce minister committed suicide, as he had left a suicide note before his death, but the angle of the gun wound suggests that he was murdered. Humphrey looks into the minister's death and learns that he had an affair with his aide, Lena. When Lena is interviewed in the presence of her godfather, Marlon, by Hump

22

6

"The Early Bird"

Robert Quinn

JC Wilsher & Simon Winstone

18 February 2014 (2014-02-18)

8

A group of bird watchers join the island of Saint Marie in search for its rare green parrot. However, while the group are wandering through the jungle, Mark Talbot is stabbed to death with his hunting knife. Humphrey and his team learn that Mark was an unpopular member of the birdwatching group, having had an affair with a fellow birdwatcher's wife

23

7

"The Man with the Golden Gun"

Richard Signy

Jack Lothian

25 February 2014 (2014-02-25)

8

Unpopular land developer Alex Jackson is shot to death on his privately owned island, so Humphrey and the team sail over to the island to solve the murder. The only people on the island at the time of the murder were Rosie, the housekeeper; Emily, the secretary; and Alex's three children. The prime suspect was the only one who had access to the mur

24

8

"Rue Morgue"

Richard Signy

Robert Thorogood

4 March 2014 (2014-03-04)

8

Emma Redding is found dead in her own room at a local retirement home; her death thought to have been suicide. However, with Emma's friends and fiancé all saying that Emma had a lot to look forward to in her life, Humphrey begins to suspect that she was actually murdered. While investigating Emma's murder, Humphrey is given a distraction, as his wi

25

1

"Stab in the Dark"

Richard Signy

Robert Thorogood

8 January 2015 (2015-01-08)

8

9

A séance is held during the island's Fete Mouri festival, in an attempt to contact a murdered servant from 1850. However, while the door is closed and all the participants are holding hands, the owner of a rum distillery is murdered. The participants are convinced that the ghost of the servant has come back to kill, but Humphrey is not, and begins

26

2

"Hidden Secrets"

Richard Signy

Simon Winstone

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)

8

8

Jake Peters, owner of a surf school, is shot dead and robbed in his workshop, despite it being locked from the inside, and there being no other possible way out. One of Jake's students are already wanted by the police for stealing from the company, but Humphrey then realises that there are two more students with a reason to want Jake dead. Jake's d

27

3

"Damned If You Do..."

David O'Neill

Tom Higgins

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)

8

8

Saint Marie Heritage Society celebrate the island's history with a meal, but all the guests end up with food poisoning. When Francis Davison of the society dies from a significant amount more of the poisoning, a murder investigation begins, with Humphrey looking at the guests' motives. Only an hour before his death, the president rang Humphrey sayi

28

4

"Until Death Do You Part"

David O'Neill

Rebecca Wojciechowski

29 January 2015 (2015-01-29)

8

9

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. Usefully, some 8-hour candles apparently denote the time of death. Camille ponders her future in Saint Marie when she is off

29

5

"Swimming in Murder"

Paul Murphy

Ian Kershaw

5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)

8

8

With Camille gone, Florence is promoted to Detective Sergeant. New officer JP Hooper joins the team on Saint Marie. The lead singer of a pop group is electrocuted when a lighting rig falls in a swimming pool, and while all the suspects were in the studio at the time of the murder, they also held a grudge against the victim, who burned down a record

30

6

"The Perfect Murder"

Paul Murphy

Mark Brotherhood

12 February 2015 (2015-02-12)

8

8

The residents of Saint Marie celebrate when the volleyball team proceed to the final of the Inter-Island Volleyball Championships. Celebrations are soon shortened when high-profile player Shelley Kennedy is found in the back of her jeep, wrapped in a bedsheet, stabbed through the heart. With the news of Shelley's death quickly being reported from m

31

7

"She Was Murdered Twice"

Richard Signy

Dana Fainaru

19 February 2015 (2015-02-19)

9

9

Overbearing boss Annette Burgess is murdered in her bed. Humphrey learns that her phone was stolen, and also that one of their main suspects, Dom, had secret links to Annette, giving him the biggest motive to murder. Dom admits to killing Annette, but then Humphrey discovers that Annette was actually dead before Dom had even shot her.

32

8

"Unlike Father, Unlike Son"

Richard Signy

Matthew Barry

26 February 2015 (2015-02-26)

8

8

A murder suspect is shot dead in his prison cell. Humphrey learns that the victim was strongly disliked - with both his wife and brother wanting revenge. Despite this, Humphrey fails to comprehend how the murderer was able to get away with killing the victim, as JP and Dwayne were both guarding the cell at the time of the murder. Alongside the murd