Return to Paradise is officially a spin-off of Death in Paradise. But unlike the first spin-off Beyond Paradise, which follows past Saint Marie favorite DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), this Aussie version isn't about a character from Death in Paradise. Indeed, other than a quick cameo by Ardal O Hanlon as former DIP lead DI Jack Mooney, it's a bit of a stretch to call this a spin-off!
However, once Anna Samson appears on the screen as DI Mackenzie Clarke you forget all this and suddenly you feel like you truly are in the so-called "Paraverse". Anna told us she believes her character is like DI Richard Poole, Death in Paradise's first and I think best detective. Mackenzie has that awkward brilliance Poole displayed while struggling to deal with social situations.
