Death in Paradise
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Death in Paradise |
| Original title | Death in Paradise |
| Country of production |
Great Britain , France |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2011 |
| Production company |
Red Planet Pictures, Atlantique Productions |
| length | about 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 72 in 9+ seasons ( List ) |
| genre |
Dramedy , crime series |
| Theme music | You're Wondering Now |
| idea | Robert Thorogood |
| production | Matthew Bird |
| music | Magnus Fiennes |
| First broadcast | October 25, 2011 (UK) on BBC One |
| German-language first broadcast |
May 24, 2012 on FOX |
| occupation | |
Death in Paradise is a British - French television series produced for the BBC and France Télévisions since 2011 . The series is the first work by Robert Thorogood, who was discovered in a script competition. It's a mix of comedy, drama and crime. The shooting takes place almost exclusively in the town of Deshaies in the northwestern part of the French Caribbean island of Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) . The leading roles are currently Ralf Little (since episode 9.05), Aude Legastelois (since episode 8.07), Tobi Bakare (since episode 4.05) and Shyko Amos (since episode 8.02–). In Germany, which has pay TV transmitter FOX secured the premiere broadcasting rights for the series and showed them since May 24, 2012 with the exception of Season 2, the first on ZDFneo was seen. The current 9th season began broadcasting on BBC One on January 9, 2020 .
action
The London investigator Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to the (fictional) Caribbean island of Saint Marie to solve the violent crime committed against one of his local colleagues. The dreamlike Caribbean flair is bothering him, however, and so he is anything but satisfied with his new position as chief investigator. As a meticulous suit wearer, he encounters a Caribbean mentality that is completely alien to him, which repeatedly creates entertaining situations.
After Richard Poole himself is murdered at the beginning of the third season, Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman is entrusted with the investigation, who also succeeds Poole. Typical of Goodman is his clumsiness and the fact that he often either does not have a notepad or a pen available to take notes on what happened.
Goodman turns his back on the Caribbean after a case (double episode 6.05 / 6.06) that brings parts of the team to London. He is replaced by Detective Inspector Mooney, who has already supported the team in London in this case. In the last episode of the sixth season, he decides to work permanently on the island. In the ninth season, Detective Inspector Neville Parker takes over.
The other officers of the "Honoré Police Station" are Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey (up to episode 4.04), Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell (episodes 4.01 to 8.06), Detective Sergeant Madeleine Dumas (from episode 8.07), Sergeant Lily Thomson (only episode 1.01), Officer Dwayne Myers (until episode 7.08), Officer (later Sergeant) Fidel Best (until episode 3.08), Officer JP Hooper (from episode 4.05) and Officer Ruby Patterson (from episode 8.02).
The episodes are each about a closed criminal case (with the exception of the double episodes 6.05 and 6.06 as well as 8.05 and 8.06) and are in the tradition of the classic English Whodunit : the eccentric criminalist gathers the suspects at the climax of the plot and presents the always surprising resolution.
production
For France Télévisions it is the first coproduction of a dramedy series with a foreign broadcaster. Since FTV was enthusiastic about the script, they agreed to a partnership with the British BBC . Filming began in Guadeloupe in spring 2011 . Most of the shooting took place in the Deshaies community . Production took 100 days and cost 3.7 million euros.
Less than a month after the last episode of the first season was broadcast, the production of a second season with eight more episodes was officially announced. On February 12, 2013 the production of a third season was announced, which again consisted of eight episodes. Shortly after the renewal, it was announced that Ben Miller was leaving the series for the third season and will be replaced by Kris Marshall , who will play the new Detective Humphrey Goodman . Shortly before the airing of the season finale of the third season, Death in Paradise was extended for a fourth season in February 2014. In late February 2015, the television series received a fifth season. In February 2016, the series was extended by a sixth and in February 2017 by a seventh season. Before the end of the sixth season, it was announced that Kris Marshall is leaving the series and will be replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon . On February 1, 2018, the BBC announced that the 8th season would be broadcast in 2019. Danny John-Jules will no longer be there. He will have his exit at the end of Season 7 without saying goodbye.
The filming took place for months on location in the Caribbean: In several cases in which actors dropped out of the series, they gave family reasons, such as long separations from their families or their children's schooling.
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization occurs under the dialogue director of Engelbert Nordhausen by the synchronous company Berliner Synchron in Berlin .
Current leading roles
| Role name | actor | consequences | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner Selwyn Patterson | Don Warrington | 1.01– | Axel Lutter |
| Catherine Bordey | Elizabeth Bourgine | 1.02– | Sabine Arnhold |
| Officer JP Hooper | Tobi Bakare | 4.05– | Julien Haggége |
| Officer Ruby Patterson | Shyko Amos | 8.02– | Anja Stadlober |
| Detective Sergeant Madeleine Dumas | Aude dyslexic | 8.07– | |
| Detective Inspector Neville Parker | Ralf Little | 9.05– |
Recurring roles
| Role name | actor | consequences | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosey Fabrice since ep.5.08 Rosey Hooper |
Fola Evans-Akingbola | 5.03, 5.05, 5.06, 5.08 |
|
| Martha Lloyd | Sally Bretton | 5.08, 6.01 6.03, 6.04 6.06 |
Esra Vural |
| Siobhan Mooney | Grace Stone | 6.06–7.01 / 8.08 | Kristina Tietz |
| Patrice Campbell | Leemore Marrett Jr. | 8.01-8.06 |
Former leading roles
| Role name | actor | consequences | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detective Inspector Richard Poole | Ben Miller | 1.01-3.01 | Frank Röth |
| Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey | Sara Martins | 1.01-4.04 |
Sanam Afrashteh (seasons 1–2), Mareile Moeller (seasons 3–4) |
| Officer / Sergeant Fidel Best | Gary Carr | 1.01-3.08 | Leonhard Mahlich |
| Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman | Kris Marshall | 3.01-6.06 | Nic Romm |
| Officer Dwayne Myers | Danny John-Jules | 1.01-7.08 | Jan Spitzer |
| Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell | Joséphine Jobert | 4.01-8.06 | Nora Kunzendorf |
| Detective Inspector Jack Mooney | Ardal O'Hanlon | 6.05–9.04 | Rainer Doering |
Episode list
DVD publications
United Kingdom
- Season 1 was released on October 8, 2012
- Season 2 was released on March 4, 2013
- Season 3 was released on March 10, 2014
- Season 4 was released on March 2, 2015
- Season 5 was released on February 29, 2016
- Season 6 was released on February 27, 2017
- Season 7 was released on February 26, 2018
Germany, Austria
- Season 1 was released on August 21, 2012
- Season 2 was released on July 22, 2013
- Season 3 was released on September 12, 2014
- Season 4 was released on September 9, 2016
- Season 5 was released on November 11, 2016
- Season 6 was released on July 21, 2017
- Season 7 was released on April 5, 2019
- Season 8 was released on September 26, 2019
Web links
- Death in Paradise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- BBC One Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC version, the international editions have been shortened by around seven to ten minutes
- ^ Death in Paradise . Fox Channel . Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Christian Junklewitz: Death In Paradise: Review of the pilot episode . Serienjunkies.de . October 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- Jump up ↑ Death in Paradise - Humphrey Goodman - BBC One. In: co.uk. BBC, accessed December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Article on faz.net , accessed on August 19, 2012
- ↑ Behind the Scenes: Death in Paradise, BBC1 . Broadcastnow.co.uk . October 20, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Robert Thorogood receives Film France "En Route to France" . Atlantique Productions . Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ Behind BBC Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson announces range of new commissions reflecting the unique strengths of BBC One drama . BBC . January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ Axel Schmitt: Death In Paradise: BBC extends the crime series by season 3 . Serienjunkies.de . February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Rainer Idesheim: Death In Paradise: Kris Marshall replaces Ben Miller as the leading actor . Serienjunkies.de . April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Adam Arndt: Death in Paradise: BBC One commissions 4th season . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ Death In Paradise Reneward . In: Facebook . February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Ben Lee: Death in Paradise will be back for a sixth series on BBC One . In: DigitalSpy.com . February 24, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ Kris Marshall leaving, Ardal O'Hanlon joining the BBC's 'Death in Paradise' . In: UPI . ( upi.com ).
- ↑ Ardal O'Hanlon taking over lead role in 'Death in Paradise' Season 7 . In: CultBox . February 3, 2017 ( co.uk ).
- ↑ Death in Paradise: A Lead Actor Doesn't Return for Season 8. In: serial junkies. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Kris Marshall says goodbye to Death in Paradise - and explains why he had to leave. In: Radio Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Eleanor Bley Griffiths: How, when and why is Danny John-Jules leaving Death in Paradise? In: Radio Times. April 26, 2018, accessed November 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Death in Paradise. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Julia Holmes: International cast announced for ambitious new drama series Death In Paradise for BBC ONE and France Télévisions . BBC . April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Death in Paradise - BBC One. In: co.uk. BBC, accessed December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Death in Paradise @deathinparadise: Death In Paradise - Series 7. In: https://twitter.com/deathinparadise . February 26, 2018, accessed February 26, 2018 .
