But if the formula is easily understood, the programme has the perennially tricky problem of holding on to its top-billed actor; its revolving door of head detectives is at risk of becoming a bit of a blur.
The charismatic Gilet is the first black actor to play the lead character and he plays DI Wilson as a straight-talking Londoner who has seen a few things in his day. In an enjoyable series opener, he offers a satisfying contrast to his nice-but-a-bit-dull predecessor, Neville Parker, as portrayed by Ralf Little.
Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson (Photo: BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Philippe Virapin)Gilet made his entrance in a Christmas special last month, in which he became a holiday detective by mistake. DI Wilson was in Saint Marie to learn more about his late mother – a local to the island and a woman he had never known. But then, two Father Christmases were bumped off in suspicious circumstances, and he offered his expertise as a murder investigator.
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Read MoreNobody watches Death in Paradise for its dazzling storylines. This latest mystery pulls a last-minute switcheroo by tying the death of Officer Benjamin Brice (Anthony Abraham) to a rare and valuable stamp that isn’t mentioned until well into the hour-long episode. Brice has been killed by his brother, who wanted him to retrieve the stamp from the police station where it had been locked away following a failed attempt to rob it from its original owner.
Shantol Jackson as Naomi Thomas (Photo: BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Philippe Virapin)He also discovers his mother’s death may not have been an accident, a twist delivered just before the final credits which suggests that the series will play out as an ongoing story with Wilson trying to discover who killed his mum and why.
‘Death in Paradise’ continues next Friday at 9pm on BBC One
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