The BBC has confirmed that Return to Paradise's third series will take over the time slot of The Celebrity Traitors, which concludes tonight. The first two episodes of the Death in Paradise spin-off will air next Friday, starting at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
James Acaster's Departure
Last night's episode saw James Acaster confirmed as a Traitor. Reflecting on his exit, Acaster said: "I feel pretty good getting to episode nine, and now we've got a proper final on our hands. With three Traitors, it would have been a foregone conclusion that we were going to win."
He added: "Don't get me wrong, I thought it was hilarious at one point that we were just going to walk our way to the final and win the whole thing, but this is much better, isn't it?" Acaster also noted that the idea of winning helped him through the experience, saying: "The idea of doing that got me through the whole experience because you feel as a Traitor sometimes, when you see people have real life reactions that are bigger than the game, you feel bad, and I would have to remind myself they don't have a game without you, literally, if no one's doing this stuff, they can't play, and they all want to play."
He continued: "So you are doing an important job here, so they all have something to do, and when they catch you, they'll be really happy, and they'll like it, and it will feel good to just tell them and see that reaction."
Return to Paradise's Return
The synopsis for the first episode reads: "Resident wedding ruiner Mackenzie Clarke is paying the price for Glenn's absence. With Phil offside and a disastrous first impression made with new pathologist Leo, she's not winning any popularity contests in Dolphin Cove."
It continues: "So when an artist dies on stage in front of an audience during an avant-garde performance piece for the local art fair, Mackenzie is dismayed to find that their main suspect, the victim's muse, has a surprising and complicated connection to her."
The second episode's synopsis states: "Solitary Mackenzie Clarke reckons with the arrival of her uninhibited house guest. When a happy-go-lucky builder dies after falling from the roof of a construction site, she is immediately on the case. Mack knows a bodged-up job when she sees it." It adds: "This was no accident, this was murder. The further Mack digs, the more she uncovers: a history of debt blackmail, illicit trysts and buried secrets."
The entire series of The Celebrity Traitors is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
