<P> The back - story appears to be a blend of two real - world islands near to Guadeloupe, with size and location aligning with Marie - Galante and history and language aligning with Dominica . </P> <P> In the TV show, the fictional Saint Marie island has a volcano, rainforest, sugar plantations, a fishing harbour, an airport, a university, a convent, approximately 100 public beaches and a Crown Court . It also has its own newspaper, The Saint Marie Times . Honoré, the main town, has a leisure / commercial marina, market, bars, and restaurants as well as the police station . The neighbouring town to Honoré is named as Port Royal . Saint Marie's main economic ties are to Guadeloupe, the UK, and France . The island's main religions are Catholicism and Voodoo, with several religious festivals featuring in the programme, including the Saint Ursula Festival (in reality, a major festival of the Virgin Islands) and some Voodoo festivals . </P> <P> Episode 3.7 is largely set on an islet just off Saint Marie; it is privately owned and relatively small . This episode was actually filmed on the island of Kahouanne, around 1.2 miles (1.9 km) off the north - west coast of Guadeloupe where the series is normally filmed . It can often be seen in the background from a beach on Saint Marie . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> Series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Poole </Td> <Td> Ben Miller </Td> <Td> DI </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Camille Bordey </Td> <Td> Sara Martins </Td> <Td> DS </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwayne Myers </Td> <Td> Danny John - Jules </Td> <Td> Officer </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fidel Best </Td> <Td> Gary Carr </Td> <Td> Officer / Sergeant </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Selwyn Patterson </Td> <Td> Don Warrington </Td> <Td> Commissioner </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Catherine Bordey </Td> <Td> Élizabeth Bourgine </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Humphrey Goodman </Td> <Td> Kris Marshall </Td> <Td> DI </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florence Cassel </Td> <Td> Joséphine Jobert </Td> <Td> Sergeant / DS </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> JP Hooper </Td> <Td> Tobi Bakare </Td> <Td> Officer </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martha Lloyd </Td> <Td> Sally Bretton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Mooney </Td> <Td> Ardal O'Hanlon </Td> <Td> DI </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Main </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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