A new festive episode of Death in Paradise will be airing on the BBC very soon, with the team needing to solve another complex case.
After an office Christmas party on Saint Marie, a group of co-workers discovers a stranger dead in the pool of their villa.
However, any hope of an easy wrap-up is foiled when the murder weapon is found to have been locked away in a drawer thousands of miles away from where the event happened.
A synopsis of the episode on the Radio Times states: "The office Christmas party of a lifetime takes a dark turn when four co-workers wake up to find a stranger dead in the pool of their villa.
"DI Mervin Wilson and the team identify the murder weapon, but are left baffled when they find it was locked in a drawer when the murder took place - thousands of miles away from the crime scene.
"Meanwhile, Mervin anxiously waits to hear back from his newly discovered brother, which prevents him from getting into the festive spirit and embracing Saint Marie's Christmas celebrations."
The 2025 Christmas Special will also mark the first episode in which Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (played by Don Warington) is not involved, after he decided not to take his job back.
Speaking about this, Don Gilet said: "It's a very interesting thing to think about, that one of the characters that's the beating heart of this whole thing, that has been there from day dot... may not be there anymore.
"He's the closest thing to a father figure [that Mervin's had], and then to think he's back to feeling almost like an orphan again...that the guy that's behind keeping him there, that understands him, may not be around anymore, it's a great thing to play."
BBC Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2025 full cast
- Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson
- Shantol Jackson as DS Naomi Thomas
- Ginny Holder as Officer Darlene Curtis
- Shaquille Ali-Yebuah as Officer Sebastian Rose
- Élizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey
- Josie Lawrence as Marjorie Dodds
- Kate Ashfield as Helen Dugdale
- Pearl Mackie as Karen Hickson
- James Baxter as Gavin Bradbury
- Billy Harris as Neil Dugdale
- Oriana Charles as Darrian St Jules
- Alix Serman as Ashley Simms
When will the BBC Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2025 be on TV?
Death in Paradise's 2025 Christmas Special will air at 8.30pm on BBC One on Sunday, December 28.
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