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The Best Episodes of Death in Paradise Season 5

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Every episode of Death in Paradise Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Death in Paradise Season 5!

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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  • A Personal Murder
    7.9/10(639)
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    #1 - A Personal Murder

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 1/28/2016

    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.

    Director: Audrey Cooke

    Writer: Emma Goodwin

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  • Flames of Love
    7.7/10(613)
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    #2 - Flames of Love

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 2/25/2016

    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?

    Director: Richard Signy

    Writer: Matthew Barry

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  • Lost Identity
    7.6/10(608)
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    #3 - Lost Identity

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 2/4/2016

    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.

    Director: Roger Simonsz

    Writer: Robert Thorogood

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  • The Complex Murder
    7.5/10(666)
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    #4 - The Complex Murder

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 1/7/2016

    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 team, his wife of nine months, his ex-girlfriend, his scientist partner and a research graduate who were diving together in plain sight of one another at the time of the murder. A metal toy soldier with no fingerprints found at the scene is the only clue.

    Director: Edward Bennett

    Writer: Robert Thorogood

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  • One for the Road
    7.5/10(613)
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    #5 - One for the Road

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 1/14/2016

    The outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party.

    Director: Edward Bennett

    Writer: Dan Muirden

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  • Dishing Up Murder
    7.5/10(594)
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    #6 - Dishing Up Murder

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 2/11/2016

    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.

    Director: Roger Simonsz

    Writer: Dana Fainaru

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  • Posing in Murder
    7.4/10(589)
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    #7 - Posing in Murder

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 1/21/2016

    DI Goodman finds himself embroiled in the highly strung world of modelling.

    Director: Audrey Cooke

    Writer: Tom Higgins

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  • The Blood Red Sea
    7.4/10(575)
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    #8 - The Blood Red Sea

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 2/18/2016

    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?

    Director: Richard Signy

    Writer: Will Fisher

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A Personal Murder" is the best rated episode of "Death in Paradise" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 639 votes. Directed by Audrey Cooke and written by Emma Goodwin, it aired on 1/28/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Flames of Love".