TheBBCwillairReturntoParadise,anewAustralia-setspin-offfromoneoftheUK’smostwatcheddramasDeathinParadise.Filmingnextyear,thesix-partserieswillbeproducedbyBBCStudiosProductionsAustraliawithRedPlanetPicturesfortheABC,inassociationwiththeBBC.
Setintheidyllic,beachsidehamletofDolphinCove,ReturntoParadiseissixgripping,twistingandfiendishlyclevermurdermysteries–allagainstthespectacularbackdropoftheAustraliancoastallandscape.
Australianex-patMackenzieClarkeistheseeminglygoldengirloftheLondonMetropolitanpoliceforce–withanintuitiveapproachtodetectivework,shehasbuiltareputationforbeingabletocrackthemostimpossibleofcases.However,she’ssuddenlyforcedtoupsticksandmovebacktoherchildhoodhomeofDolphinCove,abeautiful,coastalparadise…andMackenzie’sworstnightmare.
Havingescapedherhometownattheearliestopportunitysixyearsago,Mackvowedshe'dnevercomeback,leavingalotofunfinishedbusinessandunansweredquestions.Onherreturnshe’sstillnofanofthetown,andthepeopleofDolphinCovearecertainlynofansofhers.Infacteveryonewouldpreferhernottobethere,includingMackenzieherself.
ButwhenamurdertakesplaceinDolphinCove,Mackcan’thelpbutputherinspireddetectivebrilliancetogooduseanddetermines,despiteherreservations,thatsheneedstomakethebestofit,includingtyingupthelooseendswiththemansheleftatthealtarsixyearsago.