Return to Paradise (2024 TV series)

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Return to Paradise
Genre Crime drama
Created by
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Mattessi
  • James Hall
  • Robert Thorogood
ProducerDi Haddon
Production locationAustralia
Production companies
  • Red Planet Pictures
  • BBC Studios Australia
Original release
Network
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Return to Paradise is Australian-British crime drama television series which is set to air on 8 September 2024. It is the second spin-off series of long-running crime series Death in Paradise and is led by Anna Samson as DI Mackenzie Clarke. [2] It was announced that the series would go to air from 8 September 2024 on ABC. [3]

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Plot

Mackenzie Clarke returns to her home town of Dolphin Cove when she is accused of tampering with evidence back in London. Mackenzie returns to solve a murder and when the past catches up with her she must fix what she broke all those years ago. [4]

Cast

The cast were announced at the same time as the announcement of the series, with Anna Samson revealed as the lead. Actress Celia Ireland was announced to return to television in this series after a multi-year absence. [5]

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References

  1. "Cameras roll Down Under on new drama Return To Paradise". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. "Australian Death in Paradise spin-off Return to Paradise to premiere on ABC and i-view in 2024". www.bbc.co.uk. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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