{"id":506567,"date":"2026-04-01T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506567\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:59:11","slug":"bbc-confirms-death-in-paradise-to-be-replaced-by-two-hit-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506567\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC confirms Death in Paradise to be replaced by two hit shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Death in Paradise is over once again with fans having to wait until December for its Christmas special.<\/p>\n

20:25, 31 Mar 2026Updated 20:30, 31 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

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BBC confirms Death in Paradise replacement will be two hit shows(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

The BBC has confirmed it will broadcast not just one but two popular shows in Death in Paradise<\/a>‘s slot this week.<\/p>\n

Death in Paradise series 15 came to an end last week with DI Mervin Wilson (played by Don Gilet<\/a>) getting acquainted with his cheeky niece Eloise Clarke (Avah Cotterell<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Viewers have since been questioning what will be shown instead in the beloved cosy crime drama’s time slot, with the BBC<\/a> now revealing the return of two programmes.<\/p>\n

This Friday (3 April) will see the comeback of long-running satirical news quiz Have I Got News For You, presented by actor and comedian Roy Wood Jr, at 9pm.<\/p>\n

He will be accompanied by satirist and writer Armando Iannucci, journalist Anushka Asthana, as well as team captains journalist Ian Hislop and comedian Paul Merton.<\/p>\n

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Have I Got News For You with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop will return for a new series this week.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Following Have I Got News For You at 9.30pm, which would typically be halfway through a fresh Death in Paradise episode, comes the debut of sitcom The Young Offenders series five.<\/p>\n

The Irish comedy-drama chronicles the misadventures of teenagers Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy) and Jock O’Keeffee (Chris Walley) who become entangled in petty crimes and unexpected romances.<\/p>\n

The Young Offenders, which is adapted from the 2016 film of the same name, was originally inspired by real-life events, following one of the largest cocaine seizures in Irish history in 2007.<\/p>\n

A small vessel encountered difficulties off the coast of Cork and as two men attempted to stay afloat, a staggering 1.5 tonnes of cocaine was subsequently recovered from the sea.<\/p>\n

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The Young Offenders season five will premiere on Friday, April 3, at 9.30pm on BBC One.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Since its premiere in 2018, fans have been unable to resist lauding the sitcom, with some dubbing it “Irish comedy at its finest”.<\/p>\n

One viewer remarked: “An absolute gem. I loved the film but this is far better.”<\/p>\n

They added: “Give them both a watch you won’t regret it!”<\/p>\n

Another labelled it as “utter genius” before stating: “The best Irish comedy since Father Ted. It’s a must see.”<\/p>\n

Another individual commented: “Hard not to binge! Every episode had me in stitches.”<\/p>\n

They continued: “I’m not usually one for comedy but this show is gold.”<\/p>\n

While another enthusiast contributed: “Just brilliant! What else can be said, loved it.”<\/p>\n

Have I Got News For You returns on Friday, April 3, at 9pm, and The Young Offenders season five premieres at 9.30pm on BBC One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise is over once again with fans having to wait until December for its Christmas special.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,33100,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-506567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-bbc","tag-death-in-paradise","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506567","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=506567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}