Officer Dwayne Myers is a fictional character portrayed by Danny John-Jules in the TV series Death in Paradise.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Arriving in Paradise (season 1), they were 51 years old.
They appear in 57 episodes out of a total of 106 aired so far and have accumulated 2028 positive votes.
The character of Officer Dwayne Myers is mainly associated with Officer Fidel Best, DI Humphrey Goodman and DS Florence Cassell.
Episodes57
Arriving in Paradise
episode S1.E1 october 2011An uptight London cop is sent to a remote Caribbean island to solve the murder of a fellow British policeman, found dead in a sealed panic room. To solve the crime, he must contend with sun, sand, surf, and a mysterious woman on the scene.Wicked Wedding Night
episode S1.E2 november 2011Adjusting to his new surroundings as police chief of Saint-Marie, DI Richard Poole searches the island for a decent cup of tea while investigating the strange murder of a bride who was killed with a spear-gun.Predicting Murder
episode S1.E3 november 2011When a voodoo priestess predicts her own murder as well as the man responsible, a skeptical Poole believes the truth lies in an old missing persons case.Missing a Body?
episode S1.E4 november 2011A bloodied woman walks into the police station and confesses to killing her husband. As evidence mounts against her, Poole remains reluctant to charge her with the crime.Spot the Difference
episode S1.E5 november 2011A prisoner escort aboard a ferry goes horribly wrong when the man is stabbed to death while handcuffed to Poole, leaving the detective humiliated and determined to find the killer.An Unhelpful Aid
episode S1.E6 november 2011When DI Richard Poole is struck with tropical fever while Camille is away in Paris, Dwayne and Fidel must contend with Poole's unpleasant replacement in investigating the murder of a local diver.Music of Murder
episode S1.E7 december 2011A comeback concert for a popular band ends abruptly with the death of the lead singer as he is revealed onstage, shot to death. DI Poole must contend with the local music scene (and his fear of snakes) to uncover the killer.Amongst Us
episode S1.E8 december 2011A young woman is found murdered in her home, coins stuffed in her mouth, and initial evidence points to Dwayne. As Richard struggles to uncover the true culprit, he is informed of a possible chance to return home to England.Murder on the Plantation
episode S2.E1 january 2013Poole and the team investigate the baffling murder by machete of a former sugar plantation owner. Meanwhile, Camille contends with her mother's plan to set her up on a blind date.An Unholy Death
episode S2.E2 january 2013Teen-aged postulate Therese is killed in a fire at the island convent, apparently caused by her smoking, the door to her room being locked from the inside. However, Poole suspects foul play when he finds that Therese has been sent a threatening note and clearly knew more than she should. Daryl Dexter, arranging public relations for the convent after the discovery of a holy well that cures the sick, is a prime suspect as Therese discovered he was bribing the 'sick' to claim they had been miraculously cured. Another suspect is Father John, guilty of an indiscretion many years ago at a convent where Therese eventually stayed. Poole uncovers a crime of passion in solving the case though he finds it harder to remove his phobia of nuns.Death in the Clinic
episode S2.E3 january 2013Valerie Dupree is found floating in the pool at Jeremy Cutting's cosmetic clinic. Dr Anna Jones claims she was suicidal after her divorce but Poole suspects she was poisoned by the cup of tea she left half drunk. Fellow patient Jayne Smythe believes Valerie was having an affair with the younger Paul Vincent but Dr Jones admits she was sleeping with him,giving him an alibi. It turns out that Valerie had made an urgent call to a lawyer in France and Poole suspects she was about to sue the clinic for botched surgery caused by Tipping's failing eye sight. But events take another turn when the clinic is exposed as giving criminals new identities - and faces.A Deadly Curse
episode S2.E4 january 2013A team comes to the island looking for the fabled treasure of the pirate Leclerc. Group leader Daniel Morgan is injured in an explosion and another member Ian parks shot dead in Daniel's tent. Poole believes Daniel was the intended victim,especially when he survives another 'accident'. However,learning that Parks seemingly found the treasure and marked it with grid reference PD46 on a map Poole wonders if Daniel killed him and faking the attempts on his life. He changes that view after Daniel is murdered but finds the motive for the double slayings had nothing to do with treasure but that PD 46 was another commodity worth killing for.Death Onboard
episode S2.E5 february 2013Camille's friend, singer Aimee, collapses and dies on a boat owned by local entrepreneur Stephen Morrison and his wife Eloise,also a vocalist. Aimee was poisoned and her flat has been ransacked. She was due to leave for a recording contract in Miami and had rowed with Stephen about it whilst Eloise,jealous that Aimee was a better singer,tried to sabotage but not kill her. Poole defies Patterson whose priority is the arrest of a local illegal drinks ring to comfort Camille and catch the murderer. Dwayne and Fidel use spaced out waiter R.J. to help locate the booze supplier to no avail but Poole discovers a link between the drink smugglers and the murderer.A Dash of Sunshine
episode S2.E6 february 2013Wheelchair-bound June Anderson is strangled in the villa she is renting with husband Doug and sister Janice. Though Janice is her beneficiary and has no alibi Poole suspects Doug, a former colleague whom he knows to be corrupt and an alcoholic. Cleaning woman Estelle admits to stealing June's jewels but the net widens when Janice sees one of the two men who own the rental company from which they hired the villa running from the murder scene. An arrest is soon made but Poole suspects that June's murder may be linked to one in England some while earlier and solves the case by proving the connection.A Deadly Storm
episode S2.E7 february 2013As the island prepares for a hurricane the corpse of Leo Downs, a researcher at the university's meteorological unit is found. Though favoured by department head Professor King,other colleagues saw him as a sycophant and a nerd though Amber Collins,ex-girlfriend of Leo's room-mate Damon,was in love with him. Yet all the suspects have alibis according to the time codes on their clocks. Poole discovers that King is advising an oil company planning to drill on the island . Leo's notes are nowhere to be found and a Skype message to his mother shows he was planning something big. Was it big enough to get him killed? After the hurricane has passed Poole at last finds the evidence encoded in Leo's computer which leads him to the killer and their motive.A Deadly Party
episode S2.E8 february 2013A fraudster is murdered, but everyone has an alibi.Death of a Detective
episode S3.E1 january 2014A university reunion party that DI Richard Poole is attending is brought to an abrupt halt when one of the group is murdered with an ice pick.The Wrong Man
episode S3.E2 january 2014Thea Holmes, stand-in for her friend, movie star Lexi Cunningham, is poisoned on the set of a horror movie being made on the island. Whilst Thea served time years earlier for a mugging gone wrong Goodman believes the intended victim was actually Lexi. Screen-writer Arnold Finch openly dislikes her and had looked up poisons online whilst Lexi was about to expose director Carl Collins' affair to his wife. After another suspect seemingly commits suicide the case appears to be closed but Goodman uncovers a deception which leads to the murderer. He also tells Camille that his wife has left him.An Artistic Murder
episode S3.E3 january 2014A gigolo, an old friend of Fidel's, is murdered after an art exhibition.Ye of Little Faith
episode S3.E4 february 2014A party of airline crew is staying at an hotel on the island and stewardess Natasha Thiebert is found dead by poisoning. She had just written a postcard home to describe 'exciting news'. Evidence suggests that pilot Adam Frost, boyfriend of cabin crew member Helen Walker, was in Natasha's room before she died and he admits he had gone to tell her the news of her promotion. Steward Max Leigh was also hoping for that promotion and co-pilot Paul Bevans was in debt to Natasha for money she loaned him to give gambling creditors. Then Adam admits to an affair with Natasha, her true exciting news, and a second search of the room uncovers a poison bottle with his prints on it. Goodman however knows that Adam has been framed and exposes the real murderer.Political Suicide
episode S3.E5 february 2014Jacob Doran, the island's commerce minister, is found shot dead. He has written a suicide note but from the angle of the shot and the missing money from his safe Goodman believes he was murdered though his wife Charlotte, son Drew and secretary Theo find it hard to believe. Doran had recently had an affair with an aide, Lena Bell, which was leaked to the press. Lena is interviewed in the company of her godfather Marlon, who turns out to be the father who deserted Camille when she was six. Whilst Charlotte asks the police to keep her husband's serial adultery from her son Drew reveals that Lena was his girlfriend before her affair with Jacob. Then the police discover that Jacob was involved in arms smuggling - which indirectly leads Goodman to solve the murder.The Early Bird
episode S3.E6 february 2014A birdwatcher is discovered murdered in the Saint-Marie jungle.The Man with the Golden Gun
episode S3.E7 february 2014DI Goodman and the team spend the night locked in a house with a murderer.Rue Morgue
episode S3.E8 march 2014Former surgeon Emma Redding is found dead in her room at the local retirement home, the door locked from the inside which suggests suicide. However her fiancé Colin Campbell and friends Judith Musgrove and Pam and Jim Chandler all say she was looking forward to the evening's dance. Jim, an old friend, was secretly seeing Emma but explains his reasons whilst Colin had invested money with Judith in a seemingly worthless building scheme which Emma had discovered. Another resident, David Whitton, admits that his daughter died whilst Emma was operating on her. As ever Goodman, having proved that Emma was murdered, unmasks the killer, despite the distraction of a visit from his wife Sally, seeking reconciliation. Goodman, however, decides to stay on the island and confesses to Fidel his attraction to Camille.Stab in the Dark
episode S4.E1 january 2015During the festival of Fete Mouri, the owner of a rum distillery holds a seance to contact the spirit of a murdered servant from the 1850s. When a murder takes place during the seance - with every one holding hands, could the murderer be the spirit?Hidden Secrets
episode S4.E2 january 2015DI Goodman is convinced that there is more to the murder of a surf instructor than meets the eye. Dwayne works hard to impress the new sergeant.Damned If You Do...
episode S4.E3 january 2015The Sainte-Marie Heritage Society is celebrating the island's history with a traditional dinner but the members all end up with food poisoning and in the case of group president Francis Davison it is fatal. Suspects number Francis's teen-aged son Ryan, who argued with his father, club secretary Teresa Gower, who was embezzling funds, Francis's ex-mistress Inke and ex-military man Alan Burke, who left the group after a disagreement with Francis. Goodman must determine who is the killer whilst trying to fight his feelings for Camille.Until Death Do You Part
episode S4.E4 january 2015When a bride to be, Jenny, dies mysteriously on her hen week, Humphrey and the team suspect murder. Meanwhile, Humphrey has a hard decision to make in letting Camille go to Paris.Swimming in Murder
episode S4.E5 february 2015Veteran pop group Flowers of Progress is on the island with manager Cheryl Moore recording a come-back album when lead singer Stevie Smith is electrocuted in a swimming pool. With Camille now in France and Florence made detective sergeant clumsy new officer J.P. Hooper joins the investigation. Despite all the group members having apparent alibis most had a grievance against the victim who, whilst drunk, burned down record producer Vince Thuram's studio twenty years earlier whilst his brother Jim was angry that Stevie had kept an important secret from him. Bizarrely a click beetle not native to the island and a tell-tale puddle help Goodman to solve the case.The Perfect Murder
episode S4.E6 february 2015The day after Saint Marie's beach volleyball team gets through to the final star player Shelly Kennedy is murdered and her body dumped on a beach - all the suspects of course having an alibi. Shelly was about to go to the sport's governing board, supposedly to report fellow player Alison Turner for injuring another team member Jasmine Laymon but Jasmine's domineering father, the team's coach down plays this. Goodman believes that in fact Shelly was killed because she had identified a saboteur working for the rival finalists but first he must break the murderer's alibi and work out how the body was moved in broad daylight.She Was Murdered Twice
episode S4.E7 february 2015Annette Burgess, overbearing boss of a travel company on the island for a team building exercise, is shot in her bed and her phone stolen. Goodman uncovers a secret linking Annette to Dom, the group's youngest member, who has a troubled past. Indeed Dom admits to killing Annette but Goodman discovers that she was already dead before he fired the gun. In fact other group members have cause for grievance, including put upon P.A. Sandra, sister Izzy and Izzy's boyfriend Stuart. One person, however, is not who they claim to be and Goodman works out that this is the killer.Unlike Father, Unlike Son
episode S4.E8 february 2015Jack Harmer, accused of murdering Sabine Mason, is himself shot dead in his prison cell and a car is seen speeding away from the scene. Sabine's widower, a pastor, is seen on CCTV with a gun but cleared when it is proved the gun was never fired. Harmer's pregnant widow Mae took out life insurance on him and enters the frame, along with her former lover, Harmer's brother Paul. Goodman's investigation is interrupted by a visit from his lofty barrister father Martin, who wants him to return to England and make up with his ex-wife.The Complex Murder
episode S5.E1 january 2016As Goodman buys a boat Dan Hagen, wealthy philanthropist and oceanographic leader of a diving party, is shot on board his yacht whilst the four members of his group are all underwater and in each other's sight. Goodman is puzzled by the appearance of a toy soldier next to the corpse and learns, not only that Dan's ex-spouse and current trophy wife are in the party though apparently friends, but that Dan's colleague Sam Blake had argued with him over a professional matter and student Jonathan Taylor was a drug smuggler Dan exposed. Taylor is arrested but ultimately the toy soldier gives Goodman the clue to the way the murder was carried out.One for the Road
episode S5.E2 january 2016Outgoing island governor Caroline Bamber is poisoned after accepting a drink from Commissioner Patterson at her leaving party but Goodman finds an unsigned note in her bag warning that someone was out to kill her. Private secretary Ellery tells Goodman that Caroline was blackmailing president Francois Tromeur over an affair but deputy governor Andy Hamilton and assistant Lucy Preville are also in the frame. Goodman deduces how Caroline was poisoned but has less success finding a girlfriend online.Posing in Murder
episode S5.E3 january 2016A fashion show on the beach takes a murderous turn when a model is found strangled with a scarf backstage, moments after leaving the catwalk.A Personal Murder
episode S5.E4 january 2016When Dwayne gets a disturbing text message from an old friend after his funeral, the friend turns out to not have died of natural causes, and the suspects are all people Dwayne has known for years.Lost Identity
episode S5.E5 february 2016While his dear aunt is visiting, Humphrey and the others have to find the motive behind the murder of a man who has never been to the island before and who was killed within less than a day of arriving.Dishing Up Murder
episode S5.E6 february 2016Chef Robert Holt is stabbed to death following the launch of his restaurant Le Calmar. His phone and money are missing but not an expensive watch and initially robbery is suspected. His partner Anouk, son Matt, sous chef Dexter and pastry chef Kim all claim to have been in their villa at the time and only his brother Gary, a bankrupt and ex-prisoner has no alibi. A street urchin picked up the phone which he says Robert dropped whilst arguing with Matt and indeed Matt, Dexter, Kim and Anouk all claim that the victim was a bully who controlled all their lives. To solve the murder and a possible conspiracy Goodman is much helped by footage illegally filmed by a customer on the opening night of the restaurant.The Blood Red Sea
episode S5.E7 february 2016Hours after salvaging a huge cache of silver coins from the Santa Anna shipwreck and arguing with rival treasure hunter Newton Farrell Tosh Walker is stabbed to death on Newton's boat and his corpse thrown into the sea. Newton is the prime suspect having cleaned out his boat and possessing the murder weapon, in addition to which Tosh rang his wife Naomi to say Newton had stabbed him. The one piece of the puzzle that fails to fit is that at the time of the murder Newton was seen drinking in a local bar. Naomi tells Goodman Tosh suspected her of infidelity whilst his son Sam is exposed as vying with his father for the rights of the company and crew-man Addison stole some of the coins. One of these people would appear to have framed Newton. Goodman must establish who and why.Flames of Love
episode S5.E8 february 2016Tourist Sian Evans is found dead inside a locked bathroom, having apparently shot herself but Goodman does not believe she committed suicide. She was one of several guests staying at local Astor Henri's hostel, along with boyfriend Griff Morgan, middle-aged writer Perrie Chapman and young Leo Richards. Goodman discovers that Sian had had a fling with Leo and bought ecstasy tablets from Astor, as well as discovering errant wife Perrie's secret. Customarily he assembles all the suspects to denounce Sian's murderer before attending officer JP's wedding and reacquainting himself with visiting former girlfriend Martha.Erupting in Murder
episode S6.E1 january 2017The death of a scientist at the site of a live volcano proves a difficult case to crack for Humphrey and his team.The Secret of the Flame Tree
episode S6.E2 january 2017Florence finds herself emotionally involved in a case when a former schoolmate is found dead at the foot of a cliff.The Impossible Murder
episode S6.E3 january 2017Humphrey's plan to swap the daily grind for a romantic weekend with partner Martha backfires when the owner of the Hotel Cecile is murdered while running the dinner service. Unable to leave his work at the office, Humphrey gets to work.Stumped in Murder
episode S6.E4 january 2017Saint Marie's Cricket Club's triumphant win over local rivals in a friendly testimonial match is soon overshadowed when the club Chairman is found shot dead in the middle of the cricket pitch.Man Overboard: Part 1
episode S6.E5 february 2017Humphrey and his team discover a man who has supposedly been killed by the boom on his sailing boat, but Humphrey thinks it might be murder.Man Overboard: Part 2
episode S6.E6 february 2017The team have to solve the murder of their prime suspect after being sent to London. Humphrey decides to take a step forwards in life.In the Footsteps of a Killer
episode S6.E7 february 2017In DI Jack Mooney's first official case in paradise, a tourist claims to alibi a woman convicted for murder seven years ago, the team are forced to reopen the case.Murder in the Polls
episode S6.E8 february 2017The Saint Marie mayoral elections are thrown into disarray when one of the candidates is stabbed to death in the polling booth while casting his vote.Murder from Above
episode S7.E1 january 2018It's the first full case for DI Jack Mooney on the island, and he's convinced a woman's apparent suicide is murder.The Stakes Are High
episode S7.E2 january 2018Four poker players compete for a $3m prize, one of them is murdered.Written in Murder
episode S7.E3 january 2018DI Mooney has to investigate the death of Frank O'Toole, an author whose best days were behind him.The Healer
episode S7.E4 january 2018Pastor Steadman King, a faith healer returns to the Island after decades; unfortunately his joyous return is cut short when one of his clients dies during a service.Murder on the Day of the Dead
episode S7.E5 february 2018The island is celebrating its Day of the Dead, which literally lives up to its name when Daisy Anderson, organizer of a charity auction at the local yacht club, is murdered after sending a frantic message to her husband Finn. She had had a brief affair with club member Adam Warner, about which Finn knew, and was filing for divorce, as well as discovering a fraud perpetrated by club treasurer Charlotte Hamilton. However all three have alibis. Jack is mystified by the appearance of a butterfly which should be in hibernation on Daisy's body but it gives him a clue to solving her murder.Meditated in Murder
episode S7.E6 february 2018A spiritual leader is strangled at an exclusive resort, and seemingly only one of the guests could have killed him.Dark Memories
episode S7.E7 february 2018Café owner and petty crook Eugene Jones is found dead and JP's old school-mate, bad boy Cordell Thomas, who worked for him confesses that he killed him during a fight. Jack, however, is not convinced, drawing attention to a peanut clutched in the dead man's fist. Valuables stolen from ex-con Charlie Blake are found at Eugene's house whilst Eugene's sister Celeste also had a grievance with him. Despite a confession from one of the suspects the peanut proves to be the clue to solving the murder.Melodies of Murder
episode S7.E8 february 2018Reggae band Leon and the Ragers reform to play on the island but guitarist Billy Springer is found dead in a locked room having contacted Commissioner Patterson to give him information about the unsolved murder of his wife Jasmine thirty years earlier. Jasmine's disapproval of he husband's drunken life-style caused the group to split, leaving to the other three members being suspects in both murders. Jack works out which one, with only the clue of a bent, rusty fork to help him.Christmas Special
episode S11.E0 december 2021A wealthy shipping magnate is found dead at a Christmas party. Things get stranger when a man in London receives a mysterious Christmas card connected to the victim's death.
- Arriving in Paradise
- Wicked Wedding Night
- Predicting Murder
- Missing a Body?
- Spot the Difference
- An Unhelpful Aid
- Music of Murder
- Amongst Us
- Murder on the Plantation
- An Unholy Death
- Death in the Clinic
- A Deadly Curse
- Death Onboard
- A Dash of Sunshine
- A Deadly Storm
- A Deadly Party
- Death of a Detective
- The Wrong Man
- An Artistic Murder
- Ye of Little Faith
- Political Suicide
- The Early Bird
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- Rue Morgue
- Stab in the Dark
- Hidden Secrets
- Damned If You Do...
- Until Death Do You Part
- Swimming in Murder
- The Perfect Murder
- She Was Murdered Twice
- Unlike Father, Unlike Son
- The Complex Murder
- One for the Road
- Posing in Murder
- A Personal Murder
- Lost Identity
- Dishing Up Murder
- The Blood Red Sea
- Flames of Love
- Erupting in Murder
- The Secret of the Flame Tree
- The Impossible Murder
- Stumped in Murder
- Man Overboard: Part 1
- Man Overboard: Part 2
- In the Footsteps of a Killer
- Murder in the Polls
- Murder from Above
- The Stakes Are High
- Written in Murder
- The Healer
- Murder on the Day of the Dead
- Meditated in Murder
- Dark Memories
- Melodies of Murder
- Christmas Special
Best moments10
- When Dwayne gets a disturbing text message from an old friend after his funeral, the friend turns out to not have died of natural causes, and the suspects are all people Dwayne has known for years.
- Humphrey and his team discover a man who has supposedly been killed by the boom on his sailing boat, but Humphrey thinks it might be murder.
- A birdwatcher is discovered murdered in the Saint-Marie jungle.
- Four poker players compete for a $3m prize, one of them is murdered.
- Chef Robert Holt is stabbed to death following the launch of his restaurant Le Calmar. His phone and money are missing but not an expensive watch and initially robbery is suspected. His partner Anouk, son Matt, sous chef Dexter and pastry chef Kim all claim to have been in their villa at the time and only his brother Gary, a bankrupt and ex-prisoner has no alibi. A street urchin picked up the phone which he says Robert dropped whilst arguing with Matt and indeed Matt, Dexter, Kim and Anouk all claim that the victim was a bully who controlled all their lives. To solve the murder and a possible conspiracy Goodman is much helped by footage illegally filmed by a customer on the opening night of the restaurant.
- Reggae band Leon and the Ragers reform to play on the island but guitarist Billy Springer is found dead in a locked room having contacted Commissioner Patterson to give him information about the unsolved murder of his wife Jasmine thirty years earlier. Jasmine's disapproval of he husband's drunken life-style caused the group to split, leaving to the other three members being suspects in both murders. Jack works out which one, with only the clue of a bent, rusty fork to help him.
- The island is celebrating its Day of the Dead, which literally lives up to its name when Daisy Anderson, organizer of a charity auction at the local yacht club, is murdered after sending a frantic message to her husband Finn. She had had a brief affair with club member Adam Warner, about which Finn knew, and was filing for divorce, as well as discovering a fraud perpetrated by club treasurer Charlotte Hamilton. However all three have alibis. Jack is mystified by the appearance of a butterfly which should be in hibernation on Daisy's body but it gives him a clue to solving her murder.
- Pastor Steadman King, a faith healer returns to the Island after decades; unfortunately his joyous return is cut short when one of his clients dies during a service.
- DI Goodman is convinced that there is more to the murder of a surf instructor than meets the eye. Dwayne works hard to impress the new sergeant.
- Jacob Doran, the island's commerce minister, is found shot dead. He has written a suicide note but from the angle of the shot and the missing money from his safe Goodman believes he was murdered though his wife Charlotte, son Drew and secretary Theo find it hard to believe. Doran had recently had an affair with an aide, Lena Bell, which was leaked to the press. Lena is interviewed in the company of her godfather Marlon, who turns out to be the father who deserted Camille when she was six. Whilst Charlotte asks the police to keep her husband's serial adultery from her son Drew reveals that Lena was his girlfriend before her affair with Jacob. Then the police discover that Jacob was involved in arms smuggling - which indirectly leads Goodman to solve the murder.
- A Personal Murder
- Man Overboard: Part 1
- The Early Bird
- The Stakes Are High
- Dishing Up Murder
- Melodies of Murder
- Murder on the Day of the Dead
- The Healer
- Hidden Secrets
- Political Suicide