Where is Death in Paradise filmed? The Caribbean island behind the BBC show

With perpetual sunshine, aureate swathes and free-flowing bottles of “Etensel” beer, Death successful Paradise injects a virtual dose of vitamin D into gloomy UK winters – and it’s bound to animate your wanderlust.

Thankfully, nan balmy backdrop of Saint Marie island, though fictional successful name, is simply a real-life portion of nan Caribbean unfastened for holidaymakers to apical up their tans, don immoderate flippers and footwear backmost pinch a cocktail connected a superior winter sun getaway.

In 2025, Ralf Little passed nan detective inspector baton to EastEnders prima Don Gilet, who made his debut successful nan domiciled alongside returning regulars Don Warrington and Shantol Jackson.

As bid 15 of nan crime drama welcomes backmost DI Mervin Wilson, present are nan filming locations down complete 100 episodes of nan deadly British-French series.

Where is Death successful Paradise filmed?

Since it first aired successful 2011, nan six islands of Guadeloupe – a French archipelago successful nan Lesser Antilles – person been nan shape for nan paradise filming destination of nan deed BBC show.

Situated betwixt Dominica and Antigua in nan eastbound Caribbean Sea, nan dreamy scenery – terracotta roofs, accepted churches and a broad of wafting palms you spot connected surface – are chiefly filmed connected butterfly-shaped Guadeloupe’s Basse-Terre island, specifically connected its northbound westbound coast.

What filming locations tin you visit?

Deshaies, a vibrant sportfishing colony connected Basse-Terre island, doubles arsenic nan show’s fictional seaside mounting of St Honoré, with Death successful Paradise location tours moving successful highest play for ace fans looking to find much than conscionable sun connected Guadeloupe.

Scenes astatine Catherine Bordey’s – nan barmaid-turned-mayor mother of OG detective Camille Bordey– beachfront barroom and predominant haunt for nan fictional crime team, though primitively changeable astatine Le Kaz edifice further inland, are now filmed astatine Le Madras cajun and creole edifice connected Rue de La Vague Bleue promenade. Visit Catherine’s Bar yourself for a paper of caller seafood and frosty daiquiris.

As for nan show’s melodramatic Honoré Police position and nan centre of astir episodes, nan Presbytery attached to nan religion of St Peter and St Paul successful Deshaies sets nan scene.

Elsewhere nan show’s legendary shack, now location to British detective DI Mervin Wilson, is constructed each play connected Anse de la Perle Beach and The Langley Fort Royal Hotel, wherever nan formed stays from December to May, has besides invited nan cameras successful for a execution aliases 2 complete nan years.

How tin I get there?

From nan UK it takes 2 flights via Paris, France to get to Pointe-à-Pitre Airport, nan main aerial hub successful Guadeloupe. Air France return flights commencement from £658. From location it’s conscionable a 50-minute thrust to Deshaies to unrecorded retired your Death successful Paradise dreams – murder, betrayal and chaos excluded.

Where is Beyond Paradise filmed?

BBC spin-off ‘Beyond Paradise’ follows nan investigations of Kris Marshall’s DI Humphrey Goodman, and though seaside successful location, nan bid is filmed connected a acold little exotic shore.

Beyond Paradise returned to nan fictional Devonshire municipality of Shipton Abbott for play 3 pinch filming taking spot successful nan Cornish sportfishing larboard municipality of Looe.

On-screen destinations see nan Port Eliot Estate, Werrington Park and nan Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Where is Return to Paradise filmed?

Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke, an Australian copper who migrates to London, stars successful nan sun-drenched spin-off Return to Paradise.

Set successful Australia, Anna Samson plays nan starring woman pinch cameras rolling successful ‘Dolphin Cove’ – destinations crossed Sydney and nan Illawarra coastal region.

Death successful Paradise bid 15 airs connected BBC One astatine 9pm connected Fridays.

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