How Many Detectives Have There Been In Death In Paradise? Who Have Been The Inspectors In Death In Paradise?

Death in Paradise follows the efforts of a bumbling, eccentric British/Irish detective – there have been four in total, played by Ben Miller, Kris Marshall, Ardal O’Hanlon and Ralf Little – to solve a murder on the fictitious Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

The Inspectors on Death in Paradise are Charlie Hulme (1:1), Richard Poole (1:1-3:1), Chris Ricketts (1:8 guest character), Humphrey Goodman (3:1-6:6), and Jack Mooney (since 6:5).

Detective Inspector Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is sent from the Metropolitan Police in London to investigate the murder of a British police officer on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

After he finds the murderer, he is ordered by his supervisors to replace the victim and stay on as the detective inspector (DI) of the island, much to his dismay, solving new cases as they appear and being the object of many fish-out-of-water jokes.

At the start of Series 3, Poole is murdered, and clumsy London detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) arrives to investigate the death of his deadpan predecessor.

He then stays on the island permanently as the new detective, after his wife informs him she is leaving him.

In the second half of Series 6, he resigns so he can start a new life in London with his girlfriend Martha Lloyd, after forming a relationship with her while she was staying at Saint Marie on holiday.

Goodman’s replacement on Saint Marie is DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O’Hanlon), a recent widower who is grieving the loss of his wife and who assisted the team on a case in London.