Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise – Christmas Special and Series 15 confirmed

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The show’s coming back, but is Don Patterson? 

It comes as no surprise, with a dangling plot threat left for DI Mervin Wilson, but Death in Paradise will be back.

The show’s official social media confirmed the expected recommission for series 15, along with the now customary Christmas Special too.

Spoilers for Season 14’s finale!

It seems likely that the current line-up at the Honore Police Station will all be back. That’s DI Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet), DS Naomi Thomas (Shantol Jackson), Officer Darlene Curtis (Ginny Holder) and newcomer Officer Sebastian Rose (Shaquille Ali-Yebuah), with Catherine Bordey (Elizabeth Bourgine) back in position behind her bar too.

Death in Paradise Series 14
Élizabeth Bourgine , Don Warrington, Shantol Jackson, Don Gilet, Ginny Holder and Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (Image: Lou Denim)

However, the jury’s out on the now former Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington). He was last seen opting not to take up the offer of returning to his position and instead departed the island to visit his daughter Andrina. Odds on it’s not the last time we’ll be seeing him, with Selwyn popping up in an advisory, guest-star capacity. Perhaps he’ll even drop by Shipton Abbot on his travels to meet his feathered namesake?

Either way, the Commissioner role needs to be filled. That could be with another full-time character, or simply one who appears occasionally.

With Mervin having caught his mother’s killer, the show revealed that he has a brother in its final scenes. Making that connection will doubtless be what keeps the reluctant detective on St. Marie for another year. Or might he just fall in love with the island?

You can find the entire Death in Paradise back catalogue, as well the Paraverse spin-offs Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise, on BBC iPlayer.