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MORE baffling murder mysteries from the idyllic Caribbean shores of Saint Marie. Honestly, anyone would think it was supposed to be a luxury holiday destination, not a crime-ridden hotbed of bloodthirsty deaths.
Fortunately DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O’Hanlon) and his team are on hand to deal with the never-ending homicide cases that land on their desks.
DEATH IN PARADISE
BBC1, 9pm
In this series eight opener, everyone is confused when passenger Paul (Andrew Tiernan) is stabbed to death on the express bus to Honoré.
We see him sit right at the back with no one seeming to go near him for the duration of the journey, so how did this happen?
Suspicion, of course, falls upon the other passengers. Watch out for Rebecca Front and Rob James-Collier as two equally shifty looking bus passengers, both of whom claim they didn’t see a thing.
Puzzled by a single piece of loose masking tape, Jack is determined to prove foul play. However with each of the other passengers providing an alibi for the other, and a lack of evidence, the team have a tough task on their hands.
Meanwhile, Jack is on the lookout for a new recruit to join the police team, and romance is on the cards for Florence (Joséphine Jobert) with new beau, Patrice (Leemore Marrett JR).
As always, this show brings drama and comedy and it all builds to the usual reveal at the end as the murder is explained to us step by step.
It’s a well-trodden format, but it works just the same.