Return to Paradise on ABC and ABC iview S1E1 – Return to Paradise follows DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson, Dead Lucky, Wake in Fright, Jack Irish) an Australian ex-pat who’s made a name for herself in the London police force, working under former Detective Inspector Jack Mooney (Ardal O’Hanlon, Death in Paradise), for cracking uncrackable murder cases.
When she is framed for staging evidence, Mackenzie returns to Australia, back to the last place she ever wanted to be – her hometown of Dolphin Cove.
Having fled the town six years ago, infamously leaving her ex- fiancée Glenn (Tai Hara, Austin, Colin From Accounts) at the altar, Mackenzie is not welcome here. But with no other job options, and a compulsion for solving the mystery, no matter how challenging, a reluctant Mack joins the team at Dolphin Cove Police Station.
Once a case lands on her desk, she can’t rest until she’s figured it out, and the killer is in handcuffs.
It’s that tenacity and work ethic that might just, over time, help Mackenzie win over her new colleagues, and the people of Dolphin Cove.
Mackenzie Clarke is thrust into her first case when local royalty Stuart Granger washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival. Mackenzie must rely on the residents of Dolphin Cove to help her solve the case. It’s a pity they all hate her…
Return to Paradise is Australia’s original spin-off series of the global smash-hit murder mystery franchise Death in Paradise. Filmed at gorgeous locations across Sydney and the idyllic Illawarra coastal region, the intriguing and entertaining whodunit six-part series has a distinctively Australian flare, while playing homage to the Death in Paradise universe.
Production credit:
Commissioned by the ABC. Produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia, Red Planet Pictures. Created and Executive Produced by Peter Mattessi, James Hall and Robert Thorogood. Producer: Diane Haddon. Executive Producers for BBC Studios Productions Australia are Kylie Washington and Warren Clarke, for Red Planet Pictures are Belinda Campbell and Tim Key and for ABC are Rachel Okine and Brett Sleigh.
Return to Paradise on ABC and ABC iview – Sunday 8 September at 7:30pm
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Return to Paradise on ABC and ABC iview S1E1
