Charlie Higson and Shaun Dooley guest stat in this year’s Death in Paradise Christmas mystery

We’re promised sunshine, secrets and a killer Christmas.

What is the story for this year’s Christmas mystery

The BBC press release has the details:

When the patriarch of one of Britain’s most famous families is murdered on their private Saint Marie island, the Pendleford dynasty is thrust firmly into the spotlight – and under suspicion. The police team must pick through a combustible mix of family tensions, bitter rivalries and carefully buried secrets – and everyone has something to hide. As festive cheer curdles into suspicion and Seb and Mattie follow a crucial lead, a shocking connection to the past emerges. Can Mervin and the team unmask the killer before they strike again?

The Pendleford investigation also threatens the team’s festive plans; Naomi finds herself torn between duty and family, while Selwyn is forced to revisit a case from his past with devastating consequences. Catherine’s Christmas also takes an unexpected turn when a chance encounter brings someone new into her life.

As for the cast, DI Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet) is back on the case, alongside Don Warrington (Commissioner Selwyn Patterson), Shantol Jackson (DS Naomi Thomas), Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (Officer Sebastian Rose), Catherine Garton (Sergeant Mattie Fletcher) and Élizabeth Bourgine (Catherine Bordey). Guest stars are Charlie Higson (The Fast Show), Caroline Catz (Doc Martin), Freddie Meredith (Such Brave Girls), Shaun Dooley (Misfits), Anneika Rose (Line of Duty), Ene Frost (The Winter King) and Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street).

The press release linked also has plenty of images from the episode, while we await trailers. Also, like the recently announced Beyond Paradise Christmas special, the Death in Paradise Christmas Special will be available on iPlayer on November 27, airing on screen over the holiday period. We’ll bring the trailer when we can.