Death in Paradise is a British and French crime drama created by Robert Thorogood. The show is set in the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, and is filmed in Guadeloupe. The series focuses on a detective inspector (DI) from the UK (United Kingdom) and his police team solving murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island. Don Warrington portrays police commissioner Selwyn Patterson and Élizabeth Bourgine portrays bar-owner and, later, Mayor Catherine Bordey. Both actors have portrayed these characters since the first series and have appeared in almost every episode since.