Return to Paradise

Synopsis

DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.

First Air Date: 2024-09-08

Last Air Date: 2025-11-07

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Peter Mattessi, James Hall, Robert Thorogood, Fredsters

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Anna Samson as DI Mackenzie Clarke
Lloyd Griffith as DSC Colin Cartwright
Tai Hara as Glenn Strong
Catherine McClements as Senior Sergeant Philomena Strong
Celia Ireland as Reggie Rocco
Aaron L. McGrath as Constable Felix Wilkinson
Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon
Ardal O'Hanlon as DI Jack Mooney
Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni
Geneviève Lemon as Madge Woodburne

Seasons

Series 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: R.I.P. Tide (2024-09-08)

When Dolphin Cove local royalty, Stuart Granger, washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, recently returned ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke is thrust onto the case.
Ep. 2: Dead Last (2024-09-15)

A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.
Ep. 3: Curl Up and Dye (2024-09-22)

Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.
Ep. 4: Killer Climate (2024-09-29)

When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.
Ep. 5: Dead Bowl (2024-10-06)

A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger's gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?
Ep. 6: Oh Mine Papa (2024-10-13)

When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it's up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.