Season 5
🎬 8 Episodes 📅 2016 ⏱ 53 min
A seasoned British detective and his resourceful Caribbean team unravel baffling murders on the island of Saint Marie, where paradise conceals darker secrets. Death in Paradise balances sharp wit with genuine mystery, as each investigation peels back layers of community intrigue beneath the tropical sun. What begins as routine police work becomes a journey into the moral complexity of both the guilty and the innocent, where personal connections challenge professional objectivity.
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📊 Season Stats
8
Episodes
2016
Year
53
min / ep
7.1
Watch Hours
5/15
Season No.
⭐ 7.7
Best Episode
Ep. 6 · Dishing Up Murder
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🎬 Episodes 8 episodes
1
⭐ 7.5
The Complex Murder
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 seems to point to a robbery gone wrong, but with no other boats reported in the area, Goodman suspects a member of Dan’s tea…
🎬 Edward Bennett ✍️ Robert Thorogood
2
⭐ 7.1
One for the Road
The outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party.
🎬 Edward Bennett ✍️ Dan Muirden
3
⭐ 7.4
Posing in Murder
DI Goodman finds himself embroiled in the highly strung world of modelling.
🎬 Audrey Cooke ✍️ Tom Higgins
4
⭐ 6.8
A Personal Murder
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 gourmand.
🎬 Audrey Cooke ✍️ Emma Goodwin
5
⭐ 7.6
Lost Identity
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 Dwayne leaves JP in a spin.
🎬 Roger Simonsz ✍️ Robert Thorogood
6
⭐ 7.7
Dishing Up Murder
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 a chance to repay an old debt.
🎬 Roger Simonsz ✍️ Dana Fainaru
7
⭐ 7.3
The Blood Red Sea
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, it is JP's stag do - and with Dwayne as best man, what could possibly go wrong?
🎬 Richard Signy ✍️ Will Fisher
8
⭐ 6.5
Flames of Love
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 the altar?
🎬 Richard Signy ✍️ Matthew Barry