The 20 best episodes of Death in Paradise, ranked
It’s been another killer season of Death in Paradise, the murderous, more-ish cosy crime drama set on the fictional and deeply deadly Caribbean island of Saint Marie. As the 13th season came to a close at the weekend, it also marked the end of Ralf Little’s tenure as DI Neville Parker.
With its generous servings of stabbings, poisonings and kidnappings since 2011, the show has become a ratings blockbuster for the BBC and recently reached a milestone 100 episodes. The broadcaster has even announced an Australia-set spinoff, Return to Paradise, to take place in Dolphin Cove, Queensland – arriving on the heels of an earlier off-shoot, Beyond Paradise, which followed Kris Marshall’s DI Humphrey Goodman back to the Devon Coast.
Its success is no mystery. Death in Paradise has gorgeous weather, eye-catching locations (filming takes place in Guadeloupe) and an ever-escalating body count. Who could resist? Grab your evidence kit and sun lotion, then, as we bring you a highly unofficial and completely unscientific countdown of the 20 best episodes ever.
20: The Impossible Murder (season six, episode three)
A romantic getaway
