Looking at the Caribbean island on which\u00a0Death in Paradise<\/a>\u00a0is set, it\u2019s hard to imagine how anyone works up enough anger to actually murder someone \u2013 when they could be sitting on beautiful beaches enjoying a magnificent sunset, or sipping a rum cocktail at Catherine\u2019s Bar.<\/p>\n But fortunately enough, Saint Marie is deadly enough to produce seven or eight new murder mysteries every season.<\/p>\n Saint Marie does not, of course, exist in real life. The show is shot in Guadeloupe, where the\u00a0Death in Paradise cast<\/a>\u00a0and crew head for each season, including the tenth instalment filmed during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n Talking about the filming location, cast member Ralf Little, who plays Neville Parker, recently told Express.co.uk<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s two narratives about this show and both of them aren\u2019t quite fair. One is that, \u2018Oh it\u2019s a big old jolly because look how beautiful it is.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the other narrative is the exact opposite which is, \u2018Oh you wouldn\u2019t believe how tough it is, it\u2019s a nightmare, it\u2019s really difficult to be hot\u2019,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s neither of those things and both of those things all at the same time. I\u2019m feeling incredibly lucky to be here but it\u2019s a physically demanding show \u2013 there\u2019s no two ways about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive producer Tim Key added he was grateful to the island of Guadeloupe for letting them film there in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI mean, we have nothing without Guadeloupe and without the local teams.<\/p>\n \u201cNot only is the island one of the characters in the show and not only is the town of Deshaies one of the main characters of the show, but about 50 per cent of our crew are from France or Guadeloupe. A lot of them are sort of family to us because we\u2019ve known them for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about where Death in Paradise is filmed, from the \u201cshack\u201d to the police station to the town of Honor\u00e9.<\/p>\n Death in Paradise is set on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie<\/strong>, in the town of Honor\u00e9<\/strong>. This imaginary island is supposed to be about a 10th of the size of neighbouring Guadeloupe.<\/p>\n Saint Marie may be a British Overseas territory, but the island\u2019s history and location means around 30 per cent of its inhabitants are French: it only came under British control in the seventies. The main religions on the island are apparently Catholicism and Voodoo, which means there are some exciting local festivals every year.<\/p>\n The BBC One drama is filmed in Guadeloupe<\/strong>, a butterfly-shaped collection of islands in the Caribbean that stands in for the fictional Saint Marie. It is an overseas region of France, which explains all the French-speaking locals who appear as extras on the show. Bien Sur!<\/p>\n Filming for Death in Paradise season 10 still took place in the area in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The authorities on the Caribbean island reportedly did everything in their power to ensure the shoot could happen.<\/p>\n Executive Producer Tim Key said: \u201cThey could have said to us, \u2018We don\u2019t want you here this year,\u2019 but they didn\u2019t. They did want us there. And they made it possible for us to get there, they wrote us permissions that covered us for all sorts of eventualities \u2013 because everything was so up in the air in terms of what quarantine might or might not be necessary. I can\u2019t oversell our gratitude to Guadeloupe.\u201d<\/p>\n In Death in Paradise we spend most of our time in the town of Honor\u00e9, where DI Neville Parker, played by Ralf Little, heads up Honor\u00e9 Police. Much of the filming takes place in the commune of Deshaies<\/strong>, which doubles for the fictional Honor\u00e9. Deshaies is located on the northwest tip of Basse-Terre Island (the other \u201cwing\u201d of the butterfly is Grande-Terre Island).<\/p>\n Looking back on location scouting for season one of Death in Paradise, the show\u2019s creator Robert Thorogood recalled<\/a> the moment \u201cafter days of exhausting, frustrating and ultimately fruitless searching that we stepped onto the beach at Deshaies for the first time and realised we\u2019d finally found our location for Honor\u00e9. All three of us on the trip had had a sixth sense that this was \u2018the one\u2019 before we even got out of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n Honor\u00e9\u2019s \u201cfarmer\u2019s market\u201d can be constructed for filming when required, and local sites are often used for key scenes \u2013 for example, Death in Paradise\u2019s first Detective Richard Poole (Ben Miller) was killed in the beautiful botanical gardens.<\/p>\n Nearby resort\u00a0Langley Fort Royal Hotel is used as a base during filming. For almost six months each year it is home to Death in Paradise\u2019s crew and guest stars and actors, although some of the core cast prefer to live in local villas with their families.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, the hotel has made plenty of guest appearances, too: murder victims have tumbled from convenient balconies, and the beach and the bar have appeared in many scenes throughout the years.<\/p>\n The beach-front shack \u2013 complete with a hungry lizard named Harry \u2013 has long featured in the show. This rickety structure is actually a full-scale set, and is assembled each year on Anse La Perle (or La Perle Beach), one of the most beautiful spots in Guadeloupe with miles of unspoiled sand and palm trees.<\/p>\n Between shoots, the shack is taken down and put in storage so it\u2019s not washed away when the tide comes in during the winter months. These days, it also has to be fenced off during the shoot.<\/p>\n Key explains: \u201cWe\u2019ve had years where we\u2019ve kind of left it to the elements, and then people were having parties in it at weekends, like tourists having parties. We were like, \u2018We have to secure this a little bit more now!\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n The production company takes over a church hall in Deshaies to use as the police station, with the priest\u2019s office becoming the \u201cincident room\u201d.<\/p>\n Detectives often like to grab a drink after work at Catherine\u2019s Bar, where the owner is always on hand with unusual cocktails and life advice (and, for Neville, chicken and chips). These scenes at a real bar located on the town beach at Deshaies.<\/p>\n Show creator Robert Thorogood tells us: \u201cIt\u2019s run by a slightly grumpy woman who, I think, resents having so many tourists come and drink there. Because the last time I was there just to have a cup of coffee, she rolled her eyes.\u201d (If you want to get on her good side, maybe order a full meal.)<\/p>\n During filming for season 10, there was a lot less socialising than usual \u2013 thanks to the pandemic. But in a usual year, it sounds like the place to be. Apart from the heat, that is.<\/p>\n \u201cUntil you\u2019re actually there and you\u2019ve experienced it yourself, you really don\u2019t know,\u201d Ardal O\u2019Hanlon previously said. \u201cThe heat and humidity can be overpowering, especially in the middle of the day: \u201cNothing really prepares you for that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes people think you\u2019re on holiday because you\u2019re filming in Guadeloupe,\u201d said Tobi Bakare, who plays Sergeant JP Hooper. \u201cBut filming on a beach is not that easy \u2013 just so people know!<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re in swimsuits and having a cocktail it\u2019s just perfect being on the beach, but when you\u2019re filming it\u2019s very hard, it\u2019s very long, it\u2019s five months away from family and friends. But the thing is we have so many beautiful beaches and the place is amazing and the crew is like a small family, you get to see year after year. So it\u2019s long, it\u2019s difficult, but it\u2019s very enjoyable.\u201d<\/p>\n Not that it\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0<\/em>hard graft: there\u2019s still time for a dip in the pool or some time on the beach. Bakare added: \u201cIn Guadeloupe there\u2019s so much to do, there\u2019s a waterfalls and volcanoes and all sorts of things there that you can explore. And then on top of that there\u2019s a hotel that has a bar! With alcohol!<\/p>\n \u201cThe people in the country are fantastic as well, they also employ a lot of Guadeloupeans, local people, so the way they will have fun or their past-time will be fishing. So you find yourself fishing in the Caribbean with a local who happens to be on the same crew as you and you think, God this is fantastic\u2026’\u201d<\/p>\n![\""WARNING:\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/21963964-low_res-death-in-paradise-s10-f1e81a9.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"Death\\"\/")
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Where is Death in Paradise filmed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nWhere is the detective\u2019s \u201cshack\u201d on the beach?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nWhere is Honor\u00e9 police station?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Where is Catherine\u2019s Bar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nWhat is it like to film Death in Paradise in Guadeloupe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n