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DEATH In PARADISE: Season 8

DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON) in Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON) in Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Encore Fridays, Aug. 20 - Oct. 8, 2021 at 10 p.m, on KPBS TV + Wednesdays, Sept. 1 - Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O'Hanlon) and his team solve a host of baffling murders on the island of Saint Marie in Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

DEATH IN PARADISE: Series 8 | Trailer

EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1: Friday, Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m on KPBS 2 - When a passenger is stabbed on the express bus to Honore, Jack and his team are baffled. No one left their seat, so how on earth did they commit murder?

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Butterfly Brown (CHIZZY AKUDOLU), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON) in a scene from episode 1 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Butterfly Brown (CHIZZY AKUDOLU), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON) in a scene from episode 1 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 2: Friday, Aug. 27 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - DI Jack Mooney and the team enter a nest of vipers when zoo owner Xander Shepherd is poisoned by a tranquilizer dart in the middle of the zoo grounds, leaving the family-run business in turmoil.

Theo Roberts (BLAKE HARRISON) in a scene from episode 2 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Theo Roberts (BLAKE HARRISON) in a scene from episode 2 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 3: Friday, Sept. 3 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - DI Jack Mooney and the team are mystified when Catrina McVey, the presenter of TV holiday program “Hot Shots,” is found washed up on the shore near her Paradise Bay hotel.

Terry (KEVIN DOYLE), Catrina (KIMBERLEY NIXON) in a scene from episode 3 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Terry (KEVIN DOYLE), Catrina (KIMBERLEY NIXON) in a scene from episode 3 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 4: Friday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - In the wake of his father's death, Benedict Dacre rules the roost at the Paradise Skies Coffee plantation - but all is not plain sailing.

Ciss (ANNA CHANCELLOR), Josephine (SARA POWELL), Owen (LOUIS GREATOREX), Ruth (MARGARET CLUNIE), Ricki (SUSY KANE) in a scene from episode 4 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Ciss (ANNA CHANCELLOR), Josephine (SARA POWELL), Owen (LOUIS GREATOREX), Ruth (MARGARET CLUNIE), Ricki (SUSY KANE) in a scene from episode 4 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 5: Friday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sept, 22 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - In this first episode of a two-part special, a shadow is cast over a small fishing community in the village of Belle Mer when their festival queen 'Mama D'Mer' Tiana, is murdered.

Florence (JOSEPHINE JOBERT), Ruby (SHYKO AMOS), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON)in a scene from episode 5 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Florence (JOSEPHINE JOBERT), Ruby (SHYKO AMOS), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON)in a scene from episode 5 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 6: Friday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - In the second episode of this two-part special, the Honore police team are left stunned by another murder which is connected to the Tiana case.

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Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (DON WARRINGTON), Ruby (SHYKO AMOS), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON), Florence (JOSEPHINE JOBERT), JP (TOBI BAKARE), Catherine (ELIZABETH BOURGINE) in a scene from episode 6 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
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Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (DON WARRINGTON), Ruby (SHYKO AMOS), DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON), Florence (JOSEPHINE JOBERT), JP (TOBI BAKARE), Catherine (ELIZABETH BOURGINE) in a scene from episode 6 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 7: Friday Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Saint Marie mourns when radio legend Dezzie Dixon is murdered live on air, and Jack must unravel a complex mystery to find the culprit.

Madeline (AUDE LEGASTELOIS) in a scene from episode 7 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
Courtesy of BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Denis Guyenon
Madeline (AUDE LEGASTELOIS) in a scene from episode 7 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

Episode 8: Friday Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - When a storm hits Saint Marie the Police Station becomes a crime scene. A man is found dead, locked inside, but how did he get in there - and how did the killer escape without touching any of the locks?

DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON), Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (DON WARRINGTON)in a scene from episode 8 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.
Courtesy of BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Denis Guyenon
DI Jack Mooney (ARDAL O’HANLON), Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (DON WARRINGTON)in a scene from episode 8 of Season 8 of DEATH IN PARADISE.

This series is available for purchase on YouTube and Amazon Video.

Credits:

A Red Planet Pictures production for the BBC. Produced with the support of the Guadeloupe Regional Council.