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SEASON
The series follows a British inspector who hates the sun, sea, and sand as he is transferred from London to the island of Saint-Marie in the Caribbean. It follows his investigations into murders on the island.
1948, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
18 July 1948, Hampstead, London, England, UK
13 November 1936
20 March 1957, Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
28 August 1959, Dublin, Ireland
10 May 1975, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
1979, Cardiff, Wales, UK
21 March 1977
25 February 1960, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
1974, Galway, Ireland
1947, Kingston, Jamaica
4 November 1968, London, England, UK
3 March 1977, Birmingham, England, UK
27 June 1981
March 03, 2019
It was an enjoyable opener, with enough crispness and wit in the writing and storytelling, but could DI Poole be loved for his uptight paperclip-counting in the way Columbo was for crumpled raincoats or Morse his misanthropy? That seems less plausible.
March 03, 2019
Not many detective dramas open to the unapologetically cheery tune of You're Wondering Now before moving seamlessly onto the kind of horror and gloom usually reserved for the Branning family on Tuesday nights.
March 03, 2019
I never believed in Poole, so I never cared. He wasn't helped by the script, which required him to spout lazy plot exposition while also complaining dully about the heat and the inefficiency of the locals.
March 03, 2019
You'll have no trouble seeing where Death in Paradise is going, as it's not exactly taxing. But it is rather winning in a quiet way, and Robert Thorogood's script is affable.
March 03, 2019
It's all very charming and rather quaint, but is it built for the long haul?
March 03, 2019
Despite some engaging performances, notably Miller and Lenora Crichlow as an ambitious young officer, Death In Paradise is a bit of a rum cocktail.
