Detective Inspector Jack Mooney is a fictional character on the British–French crime drama television series Death in Paradise, portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon.
Jack Mooney | |
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Death in Paradise character | |
First appearance | Man Overboard – Part One (Series 6, Episode 5) |
Last appearance | Pirates of the Murder Scene (Series 9, Episode 4) |
Portrayed by | Ardal O'Hanlon |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Detective Inspector |
Children | Siobhan Mooney |
Nationality | Irish |
Mooney is portrayed as "friendly" and "unassuming", and an underestimated "genius detective".[1] Ed Power for The Independent described the character of Mooney as a rarity amongst modern portrayals of detectives on television in that his "personal life is not a distracting mess".[2]
Mooney first appears in Man Overboard – Part One (Series 6, Episode 5), as a liaison officer assigned to DI Humphrey Goodman.[3]
A subplot follows Mooney's daughter Siobhan leaving the island for university in the United Kingdom.[4]
Another subplot follows Mooney's romance with Anna (portrayed by Nina Wadia), a newly divorced traveller visiting Saint Marie.[5]
Mooney's last appearance is in Pirates of the Murder Scene (Series 9, Episode 4), when he decides to return home to London with his daughter Siobhan.[6]
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