Murder on the Plantation 

Poole and the team investigate the baffling murder by machete of a former sugar plantation owner. Meanwhile, Camille contends with her mother's plan to set her up on a blind date.

Director:

Keith Boak

Writers:

Delinda Jacobs, Robert Thorogood (created by)

Stars:

James Cosmo, David Ajala, Estella Daniels

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
James Cosmo	...	Roger Seymour
David Ajala	...	Louis Nelson
Estella Daniels	...	Kim Neville
Lucian Msamati	...	Dr Johnson
Tom Ward	...	Alex Seymour
Stephanie Beacham	...	Nicole Seymour
Elizabeth Bourgine	...	Catherine Bordey
Sara Martins	...	DS Camille Bordey
Ben Miller	...	DI Richard Poole
Gary Carr	...	Officer Fidel Best
Danny John-Jules	...	Officer Dwayne Myers

Storyline

DI Poole and DS Camille Borday investigate the murder of plantation owner Roger Seymour who is found in his one-time sugar mill. The Seymours were major employers at one time but they had a reputation for not treating their workers very well. Now, Seymour was looking to turn his mill into a museum. He had recently divorced his wife Nicole and both she and their nephew, Alex Seymour, object to his relationship with the pretty young Kim Neville. All of them were within sight of one another when the killing took place, but Poole's discovery of an underground tunnel and a link to events long ago lead him to the killer. Meanwhile, Camille's mother is still trying to find her a man and sets her up on another blind date.

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Plot Keywords:

fish out of water | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

UK Guadeloupe

Language:

English French

Release Date:

8 January 2013 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Domaíne de Séverín, Guadeloupe, Départements d'Outre-Mer, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Région Guadeloupe, Film Commission of Guadeloupe, Red Planet Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Ward (Alex Seymour) & David Ajala (Louis Nelson) also worked together on Silent Witness (1996) as Harry Cunningham & Mark Blakefield respectively.

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Soundtracks

You're Wondering Now (theme music)
(uncredited)
Written by Coxsone Dodd

User Reviews

A great episode

I have to be honest I look at this time in Death in Paradise's history as one of its best spells. After a successful first series, everyone has settled brilliantly into their roles, and the writing just got better and better.

The fact that they were able to attract Stephanie Beacham, James Cosmo and Tom Ward is no accident, over 8 million tuned in to watch it.

I really like the story, as light as it is in parts, it's very well balanced with a much darker side, the topic of slavery in the Carribbean.

Exciting, dramatic and clever, a classic episode. 9/10