![Lining up for "Return to Paradise" season 2 [From left to right]: Colin Cartwright (played by Lloyd Griffith), Glenn Strong (Tai Hara), Mackenzie “Mack” Clarke (Anna Samson), Frankie (Dart), Reggie Rocco (Celia Ireland), Felix Wilkinson (Aaron L. McGrath) and Philomena Strong (Catherine McClements)](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/66205377/834e7eda819e2e72fe2cd9ba34566999789de050f9d2c03729e7de2f6109addd)
Overview
- Season 2 begins at 8pm on Friday 31 October on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
- Ardal O’Hanlon reprises DI Jack Mooney with brief but expanded scenes that move his role beyond past phone calls.
- Anna Samson describes Mooney as a caring mentor with a near‑magical influence on Mackenzie Clarke’s choices.
- New season credits include Tai Hara, Lloyd Griffith, Catherine McClements, Celia Ireland, Aaron L McGrath and Andrea Demetriades.
- The new run promises perplexing cases, including a lone sailor’s chemical poisoning and a rock band probed after a member is found dead.