Death in Paradise was first commissioned in 2010 by the BBC and originally starred Ben Miller as D.I. Richard Poole and Sara Martins as D.S. Camille Bordey. The first series began airing in October 2011. The show was recommissioned and a second series aired in January 2013. A third series was confirmed in February 2013 and aired in January 2014. Miller, who had previously announced he would be leaving the show, left after the first episode and was replaced by Kris Marshall.
On 28 February 2014, BBC confirmed that Death in Paradise would return for a fourth series, which began filming in May 2014 and was broadcast in early 2015. Sara Martins left midway through the series four and was replaced by French actress Joséphine Jobert, as the character Florence Cassell, Jobert's first English speaking role. In February 2015, a fifth series, which began airing in 2016, was confirmed, while a sixth series was confirmed in February 2016 and began airing in early 2017. To date, 48 episodes have aired. Kris Marshall left before two final episodes of series 6 and was replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon.
Viewing figures from Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Although the BBC website does not provide episode titles, Netflix does.
D.I. Richard Poole arrives on the tropical isle of Saint Marie to investigate the death of a fellow British detective.
First appearance of Ben Miller as D.I. Richard Poole, Sara Martins as D.S. Camille Bordey, Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers, Gary Carr as Officer Fidel Best and Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson.