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Death in Paradise: Season 1

8 episodes Premiered Oct 25, 2011 Updated Jul 18, 2026

DI Richard Poole hates the sun, sea, and sand, so he is less than pleased when he is sent to a tiny island on Caribbean to solve a mysterious murder. And awaiting him is a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing.

Season overview

DI Richard Poole hates the sun, sea, and sand, so he is less than pleased when he is sent to a tiny island on Caribbean to solve a mysterious murder. And awaiting him is a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing.

Episodes

S1·E1

Arriving in Paradise

Oct 25, 2011 · 53 min

When a British policeman is found murdered in a locked room on the tiny paradise island of Sainte-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to investigate. He's the perfect

S1·E2

Wicked Wedding Night

Nov 1, 2011 · 58 min

Detective drama series. As DI Richard Poole desperately searches for a decent cup of tea, a bride is murdered on her wedding day. Could the killer be one of her family?

S1·E3

Predicting Murder

Nov 8, 2011 · 60 min

When a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer, it all feels too easy for DI Richard Poole. Can a case from the past help solve the pres

S1·E4

Missing a Body?

Nov 15, 2011 · 60 min

A confession of murder proves problematic for DI Richard Poole and the team when a wife admits to killing her husband but the body is nowhere to be found. Can Richard solve the mys

S1·E5

Spot the Difference

Nov 22, 2011 · 53 min

A murder investigation becomes more than personal for Richard when the victim is murdered while handcuffed to him. With his job on the line, he needs all his British rigour and sto

S1·E6

An Unhelpful Aid

Nov 29, 2011 · 60 min

Detective drama series. With Richard hit by a tropical disease and Camille in Paris, it is left to Dwayne and Fidel to solve the apparently impossible murder of a local diver.

S1·E7

Music of Murder

Dec 6, 2011 · 60 min

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

S1·E8

Amongst Us

Dec 13, 2011 · 60 min

Dwayne ends up embroiled in a murder investigation when a piece of incriminating evidence is found at the scene of the crime. Can Richard solve the case and meet a deadline that me