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Death in Paradise Returns With Shakespearean Whodunnit in Series 15, Episode 5

The Tempest staging on Saint Marie introduces a cyanide puzzle with Tim McMullan headlining.

Overview

  • A lead actor collapses during a beach performance of The Tempest after drinking red wine later found to contain a lethal dose of cyanide.
  • Detectives face a key anomaly because two other performers drank from the same bottle yet were unharmed.
  • Tim McMullan guest-stars as director Richard Dempster, revisiting Prospero after previously playing the role at London’s Globe.
  • The episode’s guest cast also includes Phoebe Sparrow, Samuel Edward-Cook, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Paul G Raymond.
  • BBC teases added personal stakes for the team, including tensions involving Sergeant Mattie Fletcher and news about DI Mervin Wilson’s family.