Return to Paradise Series

Crack the case as Return to Paradise premieres Sunday 8 September at 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. Based on the wildly popular Death in Paradise franchise, the six-part original spin-off series combines the DNA of the smash hit show with Australia's iconic coastal landscape and some very Australian characters and cases for brand new mystery and murder.

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The Paraverse's first lead female detective Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson, Dead Lucky, Wake in Fright, Jack Irish) is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return back to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia. 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 back. But with no other job options and a compulsion for solving mysteries, a reluctant Mackenzie joins the team at Dolphin Cove Police Station.

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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.

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Joining Anna Samson and Tai Hara is an exciting ensemble cast including Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso, Nolly), Catherine McClements (Total Control, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries), Celia Ireland (Wentworth, Total Control), Andrea Demetriades (Mother and Son, The Artful Dodger) and Aaron McGrath (Gold Diggers, Preppers). Plus, each episode will also feature a host of special guest stars including Ardal O'Hanlon (Death in Paradise), Natalie Abbott (Aftertaste), Jason Chong (Grey Nomads), Peter O'Brien (Neighbours), Vivienne Awosoga (The Artful Dodger), Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom), Peter Phelps (Home and Away), Deborah Kennedy (A Place to Call Home) and many more.

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