Death In Paradise Christmas Special | Preview (BBC One)

The office Christmas party of a lifetime takes a dark turn when four co-workers wake up with the hangover from hell to find a stranger shot dead in the pool of their villa.

DI Mervin Wilson and the team identify the murder weapon, but they’re left baffled after discovering that it was locked in a drawer when the shooting took place... thousands of miles away from the crime scene - in Swindon! How is that possible?

And why did the victim have the name of one of Santa’s reindeer inked on his palm? The suspects all claim to have never met the victim. But can they be trusted? As the team are led deeper into a web of secrets and criminality, it becomes clear that they will need all the help they can get to solve this baffling case.

Perhaps an old colleague spending Christmas in the UK can be tempted to lend a hand. Meanwhile, Saint Marie’s festivities are gearing up. The annual nativity is afoot, and Mervin has a part to play. But the DI has other things on his mind.

Months back, he reached out to his newly discovered brother but still hasn't received a response. Can Mervin resolve his family situation and get into the festive spirit for the sake of his team and the island?

Josie Lawrence (Outside Edge), Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who), James Baxter (Waterloo Road), Billy Harris (Ted Lasso), Oriana Charles and Alix Serman will be joining Don Gilet (DI Mervin Wilson), Shantol Jackson (DS Naomi Thomas), Ginny Holder (Officer Darlene Curtis), Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (Officer Sebastian Rose) and Élizabeth Bourgine (Catherine Bordey) for Christmas in the Caribbean as they head to Saint Marie and Swindon…

Death In Paradise Christmas Special airs Sunday 29th December at 8:30pm on BBC One.