Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Shyko Amos | ... | Officer Ruby Patterson | |
Tobi Bakare | ... | Officer J.P. Hooper | |
Elliot Cowan | ... | Aaron McCormack | |
Amanda Hale | ... | Vanessa McCormack | |
Nell Hudson | ... | Tabitha Brown | |
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Aude Legastelois | ... | DS Madeleine Dumas (as Aude Legastelois-Bidé) |
Ardal O'Hanlon | ... | DI Jack Mooney | |
Don Warrington | ... | Commissioner Selwyn Patterson | |
Samuel West | ... | Donald McCormack | |
Adrian Edmondson | ... | Charles Crabtree | |
Alex Gaumond | ... | Oscar Samuel | |
Nina Wadia | ... | Anna Masani |
Local airline boss Aaron McCormack's wife Vanessa is fatally stabbed in their villa by a man in a traditional devil mask during the Caribbean New Year's Eve masquerade, leaving the message 'La vengeance ...' in her lipstick. The second part 'est complète' is found at the home of Aaron's estranged brother Donald, who inherit the family rum firm but ran it into debt and survives a superficial stabbing by the same devil thanks to the arrival of Aaron's gambler accountant Charles Crabtree, who stole the cash he was to invest for Vanesa, who realized Aaron's affair with PA Tabitha Brown is serious. Lush prime suspect Oscar Samuel, whom both brothers recently fired, is cleared by observant Jack, who develops a mutual romantic interest in tourist witness Anna Masani and links the cases in a diabolically misleading way. Written by KGF Vissers
I don't think I've ever seen an episode of Death in Paradise begin with such a bang, it was like something from a horror film, a new direction for the often light mystery series.
That mask was gruesome looking, the horror undertones worked terrifically well here. Moments of silliness were at a minimum.
I thought Madeline was excellent, she has settled in incredibly well after starting off in somewhat prickly style. A terrific character. A great cast, Elliot Cowan, Ade Edmondson and Samuel West were great.
I've looked forward to this so much, it's been much publicised with the departure of Ardal, and they delivered, if it carries on in this form we're in for a treat.
I loved it, a very good mystery. 9/10