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Return to Paradise returned for a brand new series tonight (Image: BBC)<\/p>\nReturn to Paradise made its highly-anticipated return to BBC One on Friday (October 31) but fans were left distracted by one thingReturn to Paradise returned for a brand new series tonight (Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Return to Paradise were left distracted just moments into the new series as they all said the same thing.<\/p>\n
The much-adored spin-off of Death in Paradise<\/a> made its eagerly-awaited comeback on BBC<\/a> One tonight (October 31), with detective Mackenzie Clarke (played by Anna Samson) relocating back to her native Dolphin Cove in Australia<\/a> after a six-year stint in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n Accused of evidence tampering, she grudgingly heads back Down Under, where she’s met with a chilly welcome, having previously jilted her fiance\u0301, forensic pathologist Glenn Strong (Tai Hara), at the altar.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, DI Jack Mooney also reappears, taking on the role of boss to the show’s first female detective.<\/p>\n The first episode, which aired on Friday (October 31) night, kicked off with Jack and Mackenzie on a call, during which she informs her superior that she won’t be returning to London, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jack quickly probes why she missed her flight back, and after a bit of sleuthing, he soon deduces that love is the reason for her stay.<\/p>\n In addition to her detective duties, Mackenzie is compelled to confront ex-fiance\u0301 Glenn following his startling admission that he still harbours feelings for her, despite his impending nuptials to Daisy.<\/p>\n However, things rapidly spiral as Mackenzie attempts to dodge her ex; they unexpectedly cross paths on the beach, but in a chilling twist, the former lovers discover a scientist, who had been working at a shark research lab, lifeless on a runaway boat.<\/p>\n DI Clarke immediately switches into detective mode, suspecting that the death is a carefully orchestrated murder.<\/p>\n She doesn’t hesitate to seize the opportunity, but as anticipated, everyone on the island quickly questions why she didn’t depart for London.<\/p>\n Despite the unfolding drama, viewers were delighted to see actor Ardal O’Hanlon<\/a> return as detective Jack Mooney. Sharing their excitement on X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>, one viewer exclaimed: “OH MY GOD IT’S JACK!!! #ReturnToParadise.”<\/p>\n Another posted: “Great to see Jack again. We need more of him #ReturnToParadise.” A third chimed in: “Jack…………………..YAY #returntoparadise.”<\/p>\n An enthusiastic fan declared: “JACK CAMEO #ReturnToParadise.” Another remarked: “‘sorry breaking up here’ as he stands still , jack is so funny #returntoparadise.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, another added: “Do the credits mean we get even more DI Jack Mooney this series?! #ReturnToParadise.”<\/p>\n You can catch up on Return to Paradise on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Return to Paradise made its highly-anticipated return to BBC One on Friday (October 31) but fans were left…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[83343,33100,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-237055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-ardal-ohanlon","9":"tag-death-in-paradise","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Detective](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Detective-Mackenzie-Clarke.jpg\")
Detective Mackenzie Clarke(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n![\"DI](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_DI-Jack-Mooney.jpg\")
Fans were please to see DI Jack Mooney back on our TV screens(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n