Where is Death in Paradise filmed?

Many of the filming locations for the
tropical murder mystery series have become tourist hotspots

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“We’re delighted to be returning to Saint Marie for more fun and
intrigue – as well as some big surprises,” producer Tim Key has
promised of the latest series.

The hit television show is filmed in Guadeloupe, a French
overseas territory in the middle of the Caribbean, which has become
increasingly popular with tourists since the show first aired in
2011.

“It’s a joy to work on a show that is so loved by its audience
and we can’t wait to head back to Guadeloupe,” Key said earlier
this year.

Much of the filming takes place in the small town of Deshaies,
located on the north-west coast of Basse-Terre Island, one of two
islands that make up the territory.

Basse-Terre is “toweringly, rampantly green and heart-stoppingly
beautiful, with jungle that tumbles down the mountain into
steep-sided coves of sugary orange sand”, The Daily Telegraph says.

According to the Radio Times, the production company takes over
the town’s church hall in Deshaies to use as the police station,
with the priest’s office becoming the “incident room”.  

But it is the location of DI Mooney’s shack, set on the idyllic
Le Perle Beach, that has most impressed viewers. It is “one of the
most beautiful spots on the island, with its miles of unspoilt
beach fringed by palm trees”, the website reports.

Location manager James Chambers says working in a tropical
paradise has obvious advantages.

“It’s a change from working in London where every scene has been
used a million times before,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “The
beaches are a cinch – and then there are the benefits of the
sunshine, the sea and working so close to nature.”