Death in Paradise Christmas special to arrive on iPlayer early

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 18:38 · Archive

Death in Paradise's 2026 Christmas special will be available on BBC iPlayer on 27 November, weeks before its television broadcast.

Death in Paradise's 2026 Christmas special will premiere on BBC iPlayer on 27 November, several weeks ahead of its television broadcast around the festive season. This is the first time a Christmas episode of the series has been released early in advance of its TV air date.

The crime-comedy series, which has aired since 2011, has featured a festive special every year since 2021. The upcoming episode will see DI Mervin Wilson, played by Don Gilet, and his team investigate a murder on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. According to the synopsis, the patriarch of one of Britain's most famous families—the Pendleford dynasty—is murdered on their private island, with the police team having to uncover family tensions, rivalries and buried secrets to find the killer.

The series is filmed on the French archipelago of Guadeloupe, mainly in the village of Deshaies, which stands in for the town of Honoré.

How it is being reported

• Christmas special of hit BBC show set to drop on iPlayer early in surprise moveDeath in Paradise's latest Christmas special for 2026 is set to release on BBC iPlayer early in a surprise moveOxfordshire Guardian · 5 Nov, 12:17
• Christmas special of hit BBC show set to drop on iPlayer early in surprise moveDeath in Paradise's latest Christmas special for 2026 is set to release on BBC iPlayer early in a surprise moveOxford Mail · 5 Nov, 12:17

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