7.8/101,108 votes#1 - Arriving in Paradise
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2011
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 man to solve the case. Unfortunately for Richard, he hates sun, sea and sand...
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.7/10862 votes#2 - Wicked Wedding Night
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2011
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?
Director: Roger Goldby
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.9/10844 votes#3 - Predicting Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2011
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 present day murder? And more importantly, can Richard convince the team that it has nothing to do with voodoo spirits?
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.5/10782 votes#4 - Missing a Body?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2011
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 mystery? And could his feelings be clouding his judgment?
Director: Roger Goldby
Writer: James Payne
7.8/10809 votes#5 - Spot the Difference
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2011
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 stoutest brogues to get to the heart of the Paradise Beach mystery.
Director: Alfred Lot
Writer: N/A
7.4/10780 votes#6 - An Unhelpful Aid
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2011
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.
Director: Alfred Lot
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.4/10735 votes#7 - Music of Murder
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2011
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 snakes to find the elusive killer.
Director: Paul Harrison
Writer: Jack Lothian
7.8/10711 votes#8 - Amongst Us
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2011
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 means he will finally get what he wants - a return home?
Director: Paul Harrison
Writer: Robert Thorogood
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A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
Genres:ComedyCrimeDramaMystery
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Arriving in Paradise" is the best rated episode of "Death in Paradise" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1108 votes. Directed by Charles Palmer and written by Robert Thorogood, it aired on 10/25/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Wicked Wedding Night".