Death in Paradise (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Death in Paradise is a crime drama/comedy joint UK/French television programme filmed in Guadeloupe
, the first overseas region of France
, starring Ben Miller
and Sara Martins
.
Richard Poole (Ben Miller
), a detective from the London Metropolitan Police
. He is sent to the fictional Caribbean
island of Saint Marie to solve the case of the death of a fellow British policeman. After solving the death of his predecessor, he ends up becoming the local police force's new detective.
on the 1 November 2011 for pre-order at a price of £12.99
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
, the first overseas region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, starring Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
and Sara Martins
Sara Martins
Sara Martins is a French actress. She is known in France for her several roles on television, and in film and theatre. In 2011 she appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey alongside Ben Miller in the joint British/French crime comedy Death in Paradise which is filmed in Guadeloupe, a French...
.
Synopsis
The plot centres on the character of straight-laced English policemanPolice officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
Richard Poole (Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
), a detective from the London Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
. He is sent to the fictional Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island of Saint Marie to solve the case of the death of a fellow British policeman. After solving the death of his predecessor, he ends up becoming the local police force's new detective.
Cast
- Ben MillerBen MillerBennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
- Det.Inspector Richard Poole - Sara MartinsSara MartinsSara Martins is a French actress. She is known in France for her several roles on television, and in film and theatre. In 2011 she appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey alongside Ben Miller in the joint British/French crime comedy Death in Paradise which is filmed in Guadeloupe, a French...
- Det. Sgt Camille Bordey - Danny John-JulesDanny John-JulesDaniel "Danny" John-Jules is a British actor, singer and dancer. John-Jules attended Rutherford Comprehensive School, Penfold Street, Marylebone, from 1972 to 1977. He is best known for portraying Cat in the television programme Red Dwarf.-Dance and song:John-Jules is a baritone...
- Dwayne Myers - Gary CarrGary Carr (actor)Gary Carr is an English stage, film and television actor, dancer, and musician.-Background:Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Performing Arts College from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and...
- Fidel Best - Don WarringtonDon WarringtonDon Warrington, MBE is a Trinidadian British actor.-Personal life:Warrington was born in Trinidad and Tobago on 23 May 1951 and brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England from age five. His father was the Trinidadian politician, Basil Kydd, who died in 1958. He has two sons.His acting career...
- Comm. Selwyn Patterson - Elizabeth BourgineElizabeth BourgineElizabeth Bourgine Elizabeth Bourgine Elizabeth Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine( is a French actress, appearing in film, television and theater. In 2011 she appeared in the joint French/British production Death in Paradise, a comedy crime drama filmed in...
- Catherine (Camille's mother)
Episode list
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reception
The first episode was popular with the public, achieving just over 6 million viewers, the critics views and the news on whether a second series will be commissioned is still to come.DVD Releases
Series 1 of Death in Paradise is due for release on Monday 26 December 2011. It was published on AmazonAmazon.com
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on the 1 November 2011 for pre-order at a price of £12.99