In the fast‑paced world of the television whodunit, there are many hares but only one tortoise – and that is, of course, the reliably plodding Death in Paradise. While other crime shows sprint out of the traps, this charmingly relaxed tale of death and mayhem on a fictional Caribbean island saunters at its own pace. Can anything knock it off its easygoing stride?
As the show returns for a hard-to-credit 15th season, the answer is a definitive “no”. Despite two recent cliffhangers and the subsequent departure of a beloved cast member, Death in Paradise remains defiantly unchanged. Though it has a higher body count than a shoot ’em up video game, the series continues to reign supreme as the ultimate comfort viewing.
This is confirmed as the latest episode opens with Police Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington) flying back to Saint Marie – having announced he was quitting during season 14 (and then changing his mind during the Christmas special). Also back for more is Don Gilet’s DI Mervin Wilson, who had earlier decided he was off home to London, only to reverse course when his mysterious half‑brother, Solomon (Daniel Ward), emerged from the woodwork.
The only confirmed absence is trainee copper Darlene Curtis (Ginny Holder), who is revealed to be in Montserrat “looking after her auntie”. The departure of Curtis was announced just this week and has seemingly caused some consternation among fans, who see the series as a beacon of stability in a world gone mad. Yet in the laid‑back universe of Death in Paradise, it takes more than the exit of a favourite character to ruin the mood, and the tone is as sunny as the achingly balmy weather as the action kicks off.
Death in Paradise was always more about the ‘paradise’ than the ‘death’ (Photo: Philippe Verapin/Red Planet/BBC)Amidst all of these comings and goings, the mandatory devious murder comes almost as an afterthought. Then again, the actual crimes are a bit of a sideshow on Death in Paradise – it has always been more about the “paradise” than the “death”. In that regard, this week’s underwhelming homicide is very much on brand.
It involves a man leaping from the roof of a building – an apparent open‑and‑shut suicide. That’s until DI Wilson notes that the victim had booked a flight back to Britain for the next day. Why jump from a great height when he’d paid good money to hop across the Atlantic 12 hours later?
Wily Wilson smells a rat and soon pins the crime on an unscrupulous developer, whose illegal property deal risked being scuppered by the victim. It’s Death in Paradise on autopilot. Even the evil businessman and his co‑conspirators seem bored as Wilson confronts them with his findings in the traditional big reveal before the final credits.
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Thankfully, the rest of the episode is far juicier. The Saint Marie police department has welcomed a new member, Sergeant Mattie Fletcher (Catherine Garton). She is a headstrong crime‑fighter who defies Wilson to pursue the dodgy builder on her bike.
There is also a hilarious moment when Wilson seeks refuge from the bliss and sunshine of the Caribbean by tucking into a full English while watching Match of the Day. His attempt to forge a relationship with his brother is less successful. Solomon is a charmer but also an irrepressible wide‑boy who sees his newly discovered sibling as a chump to be exploited.
Gilet has brought something new to Death in Paradise since joining in 2024. Where predecessors such as Ben Miller and Ardal O’Hanlon had a slightly cartoonish aspect, DI Wilson feels like a real person. He is conflicted, a bit tetchy and fond of a fry‑up. That gritty quality adds something new to a ratings winner that, in every other sense, feels happy to exist in a time‑warp of its own devising.
There are smarter and pacier detective romps. But none combines death and relaxation quite so effectively.
‘Death in Paradise’ continues on BBC One on Fridays at 9pm
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