Arriving in Paradise

Episode aired Oct 25, 2011
TV-PG
1h

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7.8/10

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Danny John-Jules, Sara Martins, Ben Miller, Lenora Crichlow, and Gary Carr in Death in Paradise (2011)

Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

London Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to a Caribbean island to investigate the murder of an English policeman whose body was found in a locked panic room.London Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to a Caribbean island to investigate the murder of an English policeman whose body was found in a locked panic room.London Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to a Caribbean island to investigate the murder of an English policeman whose body was found in a locked panic room.

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Trivia
The title of this episode is sometimes given as "Death in Paradise".

Goofs
It's explained in the first episode that the island of Saint Marie is a former French overseas territory that was transferred to the British in the 1970s. This gives a basis for having a British Police officer working on the island. However, the police insignia still clearly show the French flag, the vehicles are all left-hand drive, and the car number plates all show the 'F' Euro symbol for France along with the département number for the French Overseas Department of Guadaloupe. If the island is now British, then it's highly unlikely it would still have French-registered cars. British overseas territories are not always treated as part of the UK, unlike French overseas départements, which are effectively just another part of France. In addition, the (nominally-British) police on Saint Marie sent evidence of the homicide to labs on Guadeloupe, which IS a French overseas territory; it's unlikely the British Police of Saint Marie would utilize resources of an extension of the French police.

Quotes
[At the Honoré Police Station in Sainte-Marie, under Officer Fidel Best's supervision, an old man tries unsuccessfully to coax a goat by gesturing and clucking at her to come to him. Fidel clicks a stopwatch]
Fidel Best: I'm sorry, sir, time's up. If she was your goat, she would have gone to you. This goat remains unclaimed.
[Fidel puts down a clipboard and moves toward the entrance to the jail where Charlie Hulme is standing]
DI Charlie Hulme: Fidel?
Fidel Best: Yes sir?
DI Charlie Hulme: Goats aren't obedient. They don't come when called. You do know that, don't you?
[Fidel bends down and makes a clicking sound at the goat, who promptly turns away from the old man still clucking at her and walks to Fidel. Fidel holds open the beaded curtain entrance to the jail, which the goat walks through. Fidel smiles at Charlie before going through the curtain]

Connections
References Red Dwarf (1988)

Soundtracks
You're Wondering Now (theme music)
(uncredited)
Written by Coxsone Dodd

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Featured review

4/10

An Anachronism

Have to admit the murder mystery in this episode was better than most of the ones shown in the original Professor T. Nevertheless, I haven't fallen in love with "Death in Paradise".

IMHO some of the humour about a police officer sent to a place he or she doesn't want to be, is FAR too much of a cliche or even an anachronism at this point.

The murder mystery was mostly compelling with some neat twists and turns. The solution had a surprise as well.

Nevertheless, the whole premise of this series makes me quite uncomfortable. Inspector Richard Poole hopes to be able to leave on the completion of the case, but the islands Police Commissioner has other ideas. Why?