Marcella Death In Paradise

ITV, Tuesday, 9pm

Last week’s opening double-bill was as exciting as anything we’ve seen so far, and proved there’s still plenty of life left in this smash-hit thriller.

Anna Friel is as impressive as ever as troubled cop Marcella Backland, whose fragile grip on reality could slip altogether after she realises that somebody has worked out that the identity she has adopted while trying to infiltrate the Maguire family is false. Ray, meanwhile, also learns she’s gone undercover, and Jack is released from prison, ready to return to his life of crime.

The Bay ITV, Wednesday, 9pm

As the team press on with the murder investigation in Morecambe, Lisa and Med decide to dig deeper into the family. And surprise, surprise, they discover not all relationships with the victim were amicable and there were several grudges bubbling away under the surface.

Eventually, with one suspect beginning to talk, a crucial piece of evidence comes through – but it just leaves Lisa with more questions than answers. It’s not just at work where the detective is feeling the pressure, she is forced to more give time to her home life. While Andy continues to grow closer to his kids Abbie and Rob, Penny is feeling pushed out and decides to take matters into her own hands – with terrible consequences.

BBC1, Thursday & Friday, 9pm

Death in Paradise has quietly become one of the BBC’S most enduring hits and this two-part story which sees the return of some familiar faces. Former Saint Marie Sergeant Camille Bordey (Sara Martins) returns to the island.

Commissioner Patterson (Don Warrington) feels a personal connection to a case as a 20-year-old investigation returns to haunt him. As history collides with the present, the presence of one of the ghosts of Death in Paradise’s past, DI Richard Poole (original star Ben Miller), is felt on the island.