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DI Richard Poole is sent to the paradise island of Saint-Marie in the Caribbean to solve an impossible murder. He hates sun, sea and sand, but no matter--once he’s solved the murder he’ll be heading back to wonderful, cold, drizzly London. He does so, with brilliance and tenacity--only to discover his boss back home has conspired to keep him there. He’s trapped on an island he hates and people just keep getting murdered.
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36 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant Comedy/crime drama from the BBC, all the cast act and fit in so well, it took a while to recognise the 'cat' from 'Red Dwarf', but Miller steals the show creating a memorable new detective charactor. If the BBC don't make another series then there is no justice in the media. Clever scripts, superb acting and a wonderful location. If you missed this on tv then buy the DVD - you won't regret it.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent 'pantomime' murder series that could have been written at any time in the last fifty or sixty years. By 'pantomime', I mean unreal. Of course, it's all the better for that, because we have become over-used to gritty detectives with hard-boiled plots. These are more Agatha Christie than John Rankin, and that does require a different approach.
First of all, there's the premise - a Met officer seconded from London to a (rather dangerous) Caribbean island. It's a former French colony that somehow came under British control (odd enough, that, but it does allow voodoo to crop up more than once). I suppose the unreality was inevitable since it's a joint British/French production, filmed on Guadaloupe. The population includes a large proportion of bloodthirsty ex-pat Brits (who may have transplanted from Midsomer village), a sprinkling of French-speakers, and many black Caribbeans who have the sense to avoid the really serious crimes. It is a slight disappointment that the whiff of political correctness is strong - the murderer is usually the white man (or woman) - but this is easily forgiven since the stories are so unreal anyway.
What redeems the series is the chemistry between the four main characters, which is strong. Ben Miller plays a detective who softens and becomes less anally-retentive as the episodes pass by, whilst Sara Martins is a likeable and excellent foil. Most of the crimes are solved by flashes of inspiration, rather than detective work, but that is what we were once used to from the likes of Columbo, and it does not detract from several entertaining 1-hour episodes.
Well worth five stars!
First of all, there's the premise - a Met officer seconded from London to a (rather dangerous) Caribbean island. It's a former French colony that somehow came under British control (odd enough, that, but it does allow voodoo to crop up more than once). I suppose the unreality was inevitable since it's a joint British/French production, filmed on Guadaloupe. The population includes a large proportion of bloodthirsty ex-pat Brits (who may have transplanted from Midsomer village), a sprinkling of French-speakers, and many black Caribbeans who have the sense to avoid the really serious crimes. It is a slight disappointment that the whiff of political correctness is strong - the murderer is usually the white man (or woman) - but this is easily forgiven since the stories are so unreal anyway.
What redeems the series is the chemistry between the four main characters, which is strong. Ben Miller plays a detective who softens and becomes less anally-retentive as the episodes pass by, whilst Sara Martins is a likeable and excellent foil. Most of the crimes are solved by flashes of inspiration, rather than detective work, but that is what we were once used to from the likes of Columbo, and it does not detract from several entertaining 1-hour episodes.
Well worth five stars!
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I can honestly say that Death in Paradise is my favourite 'comfort viewing' of this winter so far. I know Ben Miller really did suffer from the heat whilst making it, but I certainly hope he can be persuaded to go back and make another series. All the main characters are nicely drawn, and as the episodes went along they really gelled - squabbling and looking out for each other's backs. Richard Poole's methods remind me of a cross between Sherlock Holmes' brilliance - the keen focus, during which the niceties of everyday life are spurned, and Hercule Poirot. There is something delightfully Agatha Chrisy-ish about it. The setting is lovely, and whilst I've spotted "who dunnit" quite early on in some of the episodes, there have been others where I have not. I'm really, really hoping for series 2, and will buy the Series 1 DVD as soon as it comes out.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Ben Miller like you've never seen him before
No-one ever thought that Ben Miller as a detective being stuck in the Caribbean in his old English traditions would work... but trust me it really does! Read more
Published 4 months ago by F. Russell
I Love This
A comedy drama series that harks back to the old days of crime fiction, where loads of red herrings appear and there can be quite convoluted plots to kill people. Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. Dowden
Agatha Christie on the Caribbean
Marvellous! One of the only two pogrammes we look forward to each week and I do hope there will be a series two very soon in the new year. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sonya Ann Porter
Rather Offbeat Detective Series
You would have thought that police series have been done from every conceivable angle over the years, and it is almost an achievement in itself to come up with one which is at all... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brett H
Brilliant
This series could equally be a good Sunday night treat, it is superb. Never complicated, very funny and shows Ben Miller at his 'straight man' best. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. A. Harrison
The cosiest murder mystery series in years
This show is about as old-fashioned as tv can get these days. It doesn't try to be modern or ironic and it's not filmed with a wobbly camera and high-speed editing. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Blackhorse47
Death in paradise
Absolutely brilliant and so funny. A must buy, lets really hope the BBC does a second series. A gentle humourous tropical murder mystery..surely one of its kind. wonderful stuff.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Patrick M. Vincent
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