Death in Paradise: Season 5
Death in Paradise Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 8 episodes. The comedy crime television series is a creation of Robert Thorogood. The show features a brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective alongside a resourceful local team as they solve baffling murders. The series stars Ben Miller for series one through three, Kris Marshall for series three through six, Ardal O'Hanlon for series six through
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series is a comedy crime television created by Robert Thorogood.
- A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and a resourceful local team solve baffling murders.
- The show's main character is a detective from the London Metropolitan Police named Richard Poole who is sent to a fictional island.
- The cast of detectives includes Ben Miller, Kris Marshall, Ardal O'Hanlon, Ralf Little, and Don Gilet across various series.
Season overview
Death in Paradise Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 8 episodes. The comedy crime television series is a creation of Robert Thorogood. The show features a brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective alongside a resourceful local team as they solve baffling murders. The series stars Ben Miller for series one through three, Kris Marshall for series three through six, Ardal O'Hanlon for series six through nine, Ralf Little for series nine through thirteen, and Don Gilet from series fourteen onwards. Set on a fictional island, the narrative follows a detective from the London Metropolitan Police, Richard Poole, who is dispatched to the location. The program combines elements of comedy, crime, drama, and mystery, maintaining its established format as the team investigates complex cases across the Caribbean setting during this eight-episode run.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Complex Murder
Jan 7, 2016 · 60 min
Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman and his team are left stumped when millionaire environmentalist and scientist Dan Hagen is shot on his boat while out at sea. The evidence seem
One for the Road
Jan 14, 2016 · 60 min
The outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party.
Posing in Murder
Jan 21, 2016 · 60 min
DI Goodman finds himself embroiled in the highly strung world of modelling.
A Personal Murder
Jan 28, 2016 · 60 min
The team must solve a deeply personal case when Dwayne's old mentor is found dead and a text message from beyond the grave says it was murder. DI Goodman tries to unleash his inner
Lost Identity
Feb 4, 2016 · 60 min
DI Goodman's aunt Mary comes to visit him, but things take an unexpected turn when she becomes the only witness to the murder of a tourist. Some unorthodox advice on love from Dway
Dishing Up Murder
Feb 11, 2016 · 60 min
The team enter the high-pressure world of fine dining when a well-known chef is murdered in his own restaurant. Florence has one final lesson on love for DI Goodman and Dwayne gets
The Blood Red Sea
Feb 18, 2016 · 60 min
When a marine salvage hunter is killed, the evidence seems to point to one man. It would be an open-and-shut case for the team if it wasn't for the suspect's solid alibi. Meanwhile
Flames of Love
Feb 25, 2016 · 60 min
The team is faced with an impossible murder when a young backpacker is shot inside a sealed room. DI Goodman has a date, plus it is the day of JP's wedding - but will he make it to