7.6/10596 votes#1 - Murder on the Honore Express
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2019
When a passenger is stabbed on the express bus to Honore, Jack and his team are baffled. No-one left their seat, so how did they commit murder?
Director: Stewart Svaasand
Writer: Paul Logue
7.2/10577 votes#2 - The Poison Dart Gun
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2019
Jack and the team uncover a nest of vipers when a zoo owner is killed with a tranquiliser dart and everyone has an alibi.
Director: Stewart Svaasand
Writer: Justin Young
7.3/10530 votes#3 - Caught Off Camera
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2019
Jack and the team are mystified when the TV presenter of a holiday programme is found drowned. The spotlight falls on the crew.
Director: Sarah O'Gorman
Writer: James Hall
7.5/10544 votes#4 - A Different Story
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
Jack and the team must navigate the tempestuous waters of a family divided when a wealthy coffee magnate is shot, but can they find the truth beneath the lies?
Director: Sarah O'Gorman
Writer: Tom Nash
8.0/10578 votes#5 - Beyond the Shining Sea (1)
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2019
A fishing community is excited about the arrival of their festival queen for an annual celebration, but when her boat arrives with only her dead body on board, DI Mooney is left, yet again, with a baffling mystery to solve. What could a missing loaf of bread have to do with the crime? Meanwhile, Florence and Patrice look forward to their wedding, which is only a week away, but a huge strain is put on their relationship when the groom is drawn into the murder case as a former employer and long-time friend of the victim.
Director: Jermain Julien
Writer: Sally Abbott
8.0/10583 votes#6 - Beyond the Shining Sea (2)
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2019
The team are left stunned by another murder connected to the killing of festival queen Tiana. But there is a new lead—a phone call relating to their initial suspect—so DI Jack and his officers travel over to nearby Rosalie Island, where the owner and employees of a lucrative investment company all fall under suspicion as they are questioned about the mysterious call. Meanwhile, with emotions running high, Ruby encourages her uncle, Commissioner Patterson, to show his emotional side for once.
Director: Jermain Julien
Writer: Roger Enstone
7.5/10531 votes#7 - Murder on the Airwaves
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2019
The people of Saint Marie go into mourning when Dezzie Dixon, the island's favourite radio presenter, is murdered live on air and Jack must unravel a challenging mystery to find the culprit. However, his task is made all the more difficult when Detective Sergeant Madeleine Dumas from internal affairs arrives to assess working practices following the recent shooting, and proceeds to question the inspector's every move.
Director: Richard Signy
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.8/10520 votes#8 - Murder Begins at Home
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2019
Old mates Jay, Gerald, Adam and David arrive on Saint Marie ready for the holiday of a lifetime at the Crystal Bay Horse Ranch. The occasion soon turns sour when the island is shaken by a torrential storm, and ranch owner Hannah advises the men to wait it out in their tents. By morning, Jack thinks he has seen the worst of it, until he opens up the locked police station and finds the body of a man lying in the middle of the floor. It's Adam, with scratches on his arms and laceration marks around his neck.
Director: Richard Signy
Writer: James Hall
The Best Episodes of Death in Paradise Season 8
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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 8 Ratings Summary
"Murder on the Honore Express" is the best rated episode of "Death in Paradise" season 8. It scored 7.6/10 based on 596 votes. Directed by Stewart Svaasand and written by Paul Logue, it aired on 1/10/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Poison Dart Gun".