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The Best Episodes of Death in Paradise Season 5

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

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 1 - The Complex Murder
    7.5/10(718 votes)

    #1 - The Complex Murder

    S5:E1

    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.

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  2. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 2 - One for the Road
    7.6/10(662 votes)

    #2 - One for the Road

    S5:E2

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

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  3. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 3 - Posing in Murder
    7.4/10(640 votes)

    #3 - Posing in Murder

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Audrey Cooke

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  4. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 4 - A Personal Murder
    8.0/10(697 votes)

    #4 - A Personal Murder

    S5:E4

    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

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  5. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 5 - Lost Identity
    7.7/10(659 votes)

    #5 - Lost Identity

    S5:E5

    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.

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  6. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 6 - Dishing Up Murder
    7.6/10(645 votes)

    #6 - Dishing Up Murder

    S5:E6

    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.

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  8. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 7 - The Blood Red Sea
    7.4/10(626 votes)

    #7 - The Blood Red Sea

    S5:E7

    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

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  9. Death in Paradise Season 5 Episode 8 - Flames of Love
    7.8/10(671 votes)

    #8 - Flames of Love

    S5:E8

    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?

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Complex Murder" is the best rated episode of "Death in Paradise" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 718 votes. Directed by Edward Bennett and written by Robert Thorogood, it aired on 1/7/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "One for the Road".