Jim Howick (Ghosts), Angela Griffin (The Wives), Marcus Brigstocke (The Unbelievable Truth), Steven Hartley (Happy Valley), Elizabeth Carling (Hotel Portofino), Michael Salami (Supacell) and Dex Lee (Doctors), will all spend Christmas in the Caribbean as they star in this year鈥檚 Christmas special of Red Planet Pictures鈥� Death in Paradise, coming to 麻豆社 iPlayer and 麻豆社 One this festive season.
They join brand new Detective Inspector Don Gilet (Sherwood, EastEnders, The Beekeeper, Shetland) in his first appearance as DI Mervin Wilson, alongside series regulars Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, Shantol Jackson as DS Naomi Thomas, Ginny Holder as Officer Darlene Curtis, Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers and 脡lizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey in the 麻豆社 Caribbean crime drama's festive special.
The episode will also see Dwayne joined by his father, Nelson, played by Ram John Holder.
We鈥檙e back on the beautiful island of Saint Marie, and this time with a new detective inspector in tow.
Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island鈥檚 way of life. But he quickly sinks his teeth into one of the team's most puzzling murder cases yet: three men, all unconnected apart from the fact that they鈥檙e dressed as Santa Claus, and seemingly all shot with the exact same gun at the exact same time.
As Mervin wrangles this impossible murder, his colleagues struggle with their new boss鈥檚 unusual working methods. And Dwayne鈥檚 Christmas with his father doesn鈥檛 exactly go to plan鈥�
Shot on the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe, the Death in Paradise Christmas Special will be followed by a brand-new series in 2025, and fans can once again expect the perfect blend of exciting escapism, puzzling mysteries, and juicy plot twists set against an idyllic sun-drenched Caribbean backdrop.
Death in Paradise is the UK鈥檚 most watched returning drama so far this year across all broadcasters and streamers, with the 2024 series watched by over 8 million viewers. 麻豆社 Studios, who distribute the series, have now licensed Death in Paradise to over 230 territories across the globe.
Following the successful launch of spin-off series Beyond Paradise last year, the Death in Paradise franchise has built on its international success with new Australia-set spin-off series for the ABC in association with 麻豆社 Studios Australia Productions - Return to Paradise, launching Friday 22 November on 麻豆社 iPlayer and 麻豆社 One.
Death in Paradise is a Red Planet Pictures production for the 麻豆社 made with the support of the region of Guadeloupe and internationally distributed by 麻豆社 Studios. The feature length Christmas episode and series 14 is executive produced by Tim Key and Amy Rodriguez for Red Planet Pictures and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the 麻豆社, and series produced by Sue Howells.
All series of Death in Paradise are available to watch on 麻豆社 iPlayer.
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