7.4/1082 votes#1 - R.I.P. Tide
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2024
When Dolphin Cove local royalty, Stuart Granger, washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, recently returned ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke is thrust onto the case.
Director: Mat King
Writer: Peter Mattessi
7.8/1050 votes#2 - Dead Last
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2024
A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.
Director: Mat King
Writer: Peter Mattessi
7.6/1047 votes#3 - Curl Up and Dye
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2024
Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.
Director: Mat King
Writer: Elizabeth Coleman
7.4/1040 votes#4 - Killer Climate
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2024
When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.
Director: Tenika Smith
Writer: Alexandra Collier
8.1/1040 votes#5 - Dead Bowl
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2024
A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger's gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?
Director: Tenika Smith
Writer: Kodie Bedford
8.2/1043 votes#6 - Oh Mine Papa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2024
When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it's up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.
Director: Tenika Smith
Writer: Peter Mattessi
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Genres:CrimeMysteryDrama
Network:ABC TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"R.I.P. Tide" is the best rated episode of "Return to Paradise" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Mat King and written by Peter Mattessi, it aired on 9/8/2024. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Last".