| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Producer: | Diane Haddon |
| Location: | New South Wales |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | ABC |
| Network2: | BBC One[1] |
| Last Aired2: | present |
Return to Paradise is an Australian-British crime comedy drama television series which aired its first season from 8 September to 13 October 2024 in Australia and began airing on 22 November 2024 in the UK. 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] On 21 November 2024, it was announced that a second series of the show was in development.[3]
Australian-born Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke works for London's Metropolitan Police as the series starts. She returns to her home town of Dolphin Cove to help fix up her mother's house, but ends up temporarily re-joining the local police team to help them solve a murder. When her return to London is delayed by allegations of evidence tampering, she is forced to remain indefinitely. Complicating her new position is the fact that one of her co-workers is her former fiancé whom she left at the altar years earlier, and her boss is her would-be mother-in-law.[4]
Mackenzie Clarke, a DI from the London Metropolitan Police, returns to Dolphin Cove after years of being away in London while she waits to hear what is happening to her career in England after she is accused of evidence tampering and with no clear idea on what she will do next, she is given a chance by Philomena, the police sergeant in charge of the police station. Mackenzie is thrown in to investigate several murders that happen and she uses her skills as a detective to bring the killers to justice.[6]
Mackenzie reunites with several people from her past, including Glenn, her ex that she was set to marry. The two work together as she also works alongside his mother, Philomena.