Series 11 (2024)

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DI Neville Parker and his team solve a series of murders on the island of Saint Marie.
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Series 11 of Death in Paradise was commissioned in January 2021 (together with Series 12) and first aired from 26 December 2021 to 25 February 2022 on BBC One.

Title	Director	Writer	Air Date
Christmas in Paradise (Christmas Special 2021)	Ben Kellett	James Hall	26 December 2021
Phillip Carlton, a wealthy shipping magnate, is found dead on the beach at a Christmas party, apparently shooting himself. Things get stranger when a London cab driver, Colin Babcock, receives a Christmas card from Saint Marie claiming Carlton was murdered. This prompts Commissioner Patterson to order Detective Parker, who was about to return home to Manchester for Christmas, to investigate the family. The Commissioner also recruits retired officer Dwayne Myers to assist while Detective Sergeant Cassell is away spending time with her family. Suspects include Carlton's wife, her lover, his former wife, Carlton's daughter, and his long term employee Bruce Garrett. Things are complicated when Colin Babcock turns up in Saint Marie with the Christmas card and an attempt on his life is made. While on a video call to Florence, Neville asks her out but the computer screen freezes, which prevents him from seeing her reaction.

#	Title	Director	Writer	Air Date
1	Last Call to Honoré	Jennie Paddon	Robert Thorogood	7 January 2022
Gabriel Taylor is found dead, stabbed, by a telephone box in the middle of nowhere. Parker and the team discover it was the last stage of an elaborate hostage scheme. Taylor's daughter had been kidnapped and he had followed the kidnappers' instructions to the letter and his daughter was released. The phone box was the location for the final confirmation of her release after dropping off the money. Parker has to delve into the family history of a deeply religious father, a mother who was a drug user and served a prison term, a daughter and her boyfriend who was disliked by the parents, and from the mother's past a just, after 10 years, released prisoner who was her boyfriend and drug dealer and blames Taylor for his imprisonment. Florence tells Neville she cares for him but wants to be just good friends. After the mystery has been solved the team is shocked by the news that one of the innocent suspects, Otis, has been shot dead in Jamaica.

2	A Double Bogey	Jennie Paddon	Kevin Rundle and James Hall	14 January 2022
Bradley Faircroft, brother to Connor Faircroft visits him on St. Marie. Connor, his wife Holly, and their son Jake own a golf course with islander Desreta as the head. Desreta overhears Connor and Bradley fighting, and Holly later receives a phone call from Bradley where he at first talks about Connor, then starts talking to Connor - begging him to put something down before clearly being hit multiple times. Holly and Jake rush out to find Bradley struck over the head, and when the police arrive they find a bloodied golf club in Connor's locked locker. However, Connor was caught on CCTV throughout the entire phone call, so who actually killed Bradley Faircroft and is framing his brother? Meanwhile, Neville is finding it difficult to keep a good working relationship with Florence after they agree to stay friends causing him to postpone Naomi's induction and Naomi also discovers Marlon is a young offender. Florence is also considered for an undercover mission to discover who killed Otis.

3	Death in Flight	Leon Lopez	Ian Jarvis	21 January 2022
High-profile media influencer Zach Ogilvy organises a group parachute jump to welcome new company member Alessa. Zach insists on jumping over a point with high wind risk, but ends up jumping by himself after the others refuse to take the chance. They jump safely back to base, then call the police when Zach doesn't reply when they call him. A honeymoon couple sees his body in a tree - stabbed to death. With him being too high from the ground for any murderer to reach, and a video catching Zach jumping from the plane, then the only apparent possibility is that he was stabbed in mid-air and so the sky becomes their crime scene. Meanwhile, Florence is chosen to go undercover looking after the daughter of Miranda Priestley, the leader of a drug operation. However, she is scared to take it, her fear stemming from the one place she never wanted to return - to where she was shot.

4	Undercover and Out	Leon Lopez	James Hall and Robert Thorogood	28 January 2022
Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell has successfully infiltrated the inner circle of Miranda Priestley by posing as Celeste, a babysitter for the young Dolores. Unexpectedly, Miranda arranges for them, along with Miranda's sister Karin, to return to St Marie and visit a man named Harley Joseph. Florence Cassell witnesses Miranda and Harley arguing and then is woken by a gunshot during the night but is confronted by Miranda and told to get back to bed. The next day Harley is found dead and the team is forced to investigate while not breaking Florence's cover.

5	Painkiller Thriller	Toby Frow	Asher Pirie and James Hall	4 February 2022
Ayana is a famous singer and former drug addict, now clean and in rehab. Ayana is found dead in her room after having an allergic reaction to aspirin which had been given to her instead of her usual medication. Darlene Curtis, Dwayne's ex-girlfriend and friend of Selwyn's, is revealed to be the one who supposedly mixed up the meds despite aspirin not being handed out. Not believing Darlene killed Ayana, the team looks to the other suspects: her mother, her doctor, other patients and her mysterious stalker. Meanwhile, Neville's sister Izzy makes a surprise visit to the island and Naomi is temporarily promoted to DS after Florence's departure, but wonders what would happen if she could stay DS permanently.

6	Phone-In Murder	Toby Frow	Emma Goodwin	11 February 2022
A group of people, including Eve Wilding, are visiting St Marie to scatter the ashes of their friend. Whilst at the hotel, Eve goes outside and phones the police, reporting a murder. When Neville and the team arrive they find Eve strangled and dumped in the pool, Naomi is able to resuscitate her although she remains unconscious. The team are left wondering whose murder she was attempting to report and what happened as the only way to reach the pool was through the room, and the suspects never left each other's sight. Meanwhile, Neville is still annoyed with his sister Izzy's presence on the island and Darlene becomes distracted by someone not having their wedding table toppers being delivered, but discovers something which may blow the case wide open.

7	Murdering Lyrical	Ruth Carney	Jillian Mannion	18 February 2022
A reggae rap star 'T' or Trenton Isaac is putting on a show in St Marie, his support act Deshawn is onstage when he notices someone backstage, the person pulls out a gun and turns off the lights. When the lights come back on, Trenton has been shot in the head with surprising accuracy. The mysterious figure is soon identified and known to have an accomplice, Marlon is shocked when he finds out that they were one of his old friends. Meanwhile, Neville struggles with Izzy's decision to have the baby on Saint Marie without telling the father she's pregnant and asks Catherine to help her.

8	Death of a Pawn	Ruth Carney	James Hall	25 February 2022
A famous chess player, who mysteriously dropped out of chess several year prior, is murdered on his returning chess match in front of a crowd. The group are pressured by the publicity of the situation. Possible suspects include the arbiter, the opposing player, a close friend, and a journalist. The journalist happens to be Commissioner Patterson's ex-wife and reveals a secret that will change his life forever. Neville also tries online dating.

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