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A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
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A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
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Episode 1
Our team are rocked when commissioner Selwyn Patterson is shot at the Yacht Club, as he celebrates 50 years of police service.
Directed by Steve HughesWritten by James Hall, Tom NashGuest stars Sara Martins, Sean Maguire, Leon Herbert, Cathy Tyson, Marson Francisco, Mensah Bediako
Episode 2
It’s murder in the bingo hall as a local care home resident is found stabbed with her own knitting needle, clutching a mysterious photo of a dead man.
Directed by Steve HughesWritten by Patrick HomesGuest stars Hayley Mills, Juliet Cowan, Ellie Haddington, Kevin Harvey, Akiya Henry, Genesis Lynea
Episode 3
The poisoning of a celebrity chef confounds the team as they question how and when the poison could possibly have been administered.
Directed by Angie de Chastelai SmithWritten by Katerina WatsonGuest stars Genesis Lynea, Gordon Kennedy, Yasmin Mwanza, Kate Robbins, Shvorne Marks, Michael Fenton Stevens
Episode 4
An electrocution at a substation causes an island-wide blackout and introduces the team to the baffling world of cryptocurrency.
Directed by Angie de Chastelai SmithWritten by Patrick Homes, James CaryGuest stars Leah Brotherhead, Leah Walker, Pearce Quigley, Ben Wiggins, Jonathan Jules
Episode 5
As Marlon faces a difficult decision about his future, he’s also forced to confront his past when his old boss is murdered, and the only witness is his pet parrot.
Directed by Tracey LarcombeWritten by James HallGuest stars Tobi Bakare, Taj Atwal, Kevin Garry, Guy Henry, Mark Strepan, Miai Leonie Phillip
Episode 6
The team are confounded when a tourist is stabbed whilst travelling down one floor, all alone, in a hotel lift.
Directed by Tracey LarcombeWritten by James ColemanGuest stars Danny John-Jules, Taj Atwal, Ronni Ancona, Ali Ariaie, Ellise Chappell, Gabrielle Glaister, John Gordon Sinclair
Episode 7
The team find themselves split up, working between two islands as they investigate the mysterious death of a tourist.
Directed by Leon LopezWritten by James HallGuest stars Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert, Django Chan Reeves, Will Hislop, Tyrone Huntley, Eve Ponsonby, Emma Sidi
Episode 8
It’s the team’s most confounding puzzle yet when a passenger disappears from a flight to Dominica, only to be found back in Saint Marie, murdered.
Directed by Leon LopezWritten by James HallGuest stars Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert, Rachel Adedeji, Calvin Demba, Richard Fleeshman, Richard Lintern, Emma Naomi
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Kris MarshallHumphrey Goodman
Ben MillerRichard Poole
Sara MartinsCamille Bordey
Don WarringtonSelwyn Patterson
Élisabeth BourgineCatherine Bordey
Shyko AmosRuby Patterson
Gary CarrFidel Best
Aude LegasteloisMadeleine Dumas
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Red Planet PicturesUnited Kingdom
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