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DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.
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DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.
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Anna SamsonDI Mackenzie Clarke
Lloyd GriffithDSC Colin Cartwright
Tai HaraGlenn Strong
Catherine McClementsSenior Sergeant Philomena Strong
Celia IrelandReggie Rocco
Aaron L. McGrathConstable Felix Wilkinson
Andrea DemetriadesDaisy Dixon
Vivienne AwosogaBecky Hayden
ABC TVAustralia
BBC Studios ANZAustralia
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Episode 1
When Dolphin Cove local royalty, Stuart Granger, washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, recently returned ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke is thrust onto the case.
Directed by Mat KingWritten by Peter MattessiGuest stars Vivienne Awosoga, Ardal O'Hanlon, Stephen Hunter, Barry Conrad, Geneviève Lemon, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Jenni Baird, Ron Smyck
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Episode 2
A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.
Directed by Mat KingWritten by Peter MattessiGuest stars Geneviève Lemon, Ron Smyck, Naomi Sequeira, Callan Colley, Roy Joseph, Nicole Yardley, Alan Dukes, Tom Cossettini
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Episode 3
Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.
Directed by Mat KingWritten by Elizabeth ColemanGuest stars Airlie Dodds, Anni Finsterer, Natalie Abbott, Tess Haubrich, Jason Chong
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Episode 4
When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.
Directed by Tenika SmithWritten by Alexandra CollierGuest stars Harry Greenwood, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Arka Das, Deborah Kennedy, Maia Thomas
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Episode 5
A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger's gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?
Directed by Tenika SmithWritten by Kodie BedfordGuest stars Tara Morice, Maggie Dence, Peter O'Brien, Christopher Stollery, Justin Smith
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Episode 6
When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it's up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.
Directed by Tenika SmithWritten by Peter MattessiGuest stars Ardal O'Hanlon, Ron Smyck, Peter Phelps, Nicole Nabout, Sarah Roberts, Yazeed Daher, Roxie Mohebbi
Where to watch Return to ParadiseEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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