BBC One has released the very first trailer for brand new Death in Paradise spin-off series Beyond Paradise.
Fan favourites DI Humphrey Goodman and Martha Lloyd are coming back to our screens but, this time, there’ll be sinking their toes into different sand.
Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton are reprising their roles as the characters who left Saint Marie in 2017.
The spin-off series sees them take on a new adventure in Shipton Abbott, Martha’s hometown, near the beautiful Devonshire coast.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new spin-off, including the start date and trailer!
Beyond Paradise start date – what’s the plot?
Beyond Paradise reintroduces us to DI Humphrey Goodman, who we first met in Death in Paradise in 2014.
Fans of the BBC One show will know that the character left Saint Marie in 2017, for a new life with Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton).
Having settled in London, the pair are now embarking on a new adventure in Martha’s hometown of Shipton Abbott.
We see Humphrey join the local police force, as Martha sets out to pursue her dream of running her own restaurant.
Humphrey quickly makes an impression on his new eclectic team: DS Esther Williams, PC Kelby Hartford and Margo Martins.
Each week, the team are faced with a host of baffling cases and the squad witnesses a new approach to police work.
Humphrey will be faced with an entire family disappearing without a trace, a woman claiming she was attacked by a suspect from the seventeenth century, and a serial arsonist with a distaste for local businesses, to name a few!
As Humphrey gets stuck into his new job, he and Martha have to navigate life’s ups and downs as they face the challenges of setting up life in a new town.
The BBC teases “faces and decisions” from their past will feature in the show.
Squeal!
What happened to Humphrey and Martha on Death in Paradise?
Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman joined in the third series of Death of Paradise to investigate the death of Detective Inspector Richard Poole.
But in series five, he met up with old friend Martha Lloyd in Saint Marie and he was clearly smitten with her. Sound familiar DI Neville?!
In series six, Humphrey declared his love for Martha and decided to move back to London to be with her.
Viewers loved the romance between the pair…
So it’s no surprise that BBC One commissioned a spin-off series!
Beyond Paradise start date: How many episodes are there?
There will be six episodes in total of Beyond Paradise.
Every episode will be an hour long.
When is the Beyond Paradise start date?
BBC One has confirmed that Beyond Paradise will start on Friday, February 24, 2023.
It will air on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
So the series will replace the usual Death in Paradise Friday night slot.
Beyond Paradise cast – who stars in the BBC Death in Paradise spin-off?
As well as Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton as the lead characters DI Humphrey Goodman and Martha Lloyd, there are some other very familiar faces in the cast.
Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewellyn stars as PC Kelby Hartford.
Former EastEnders star Zahra Ahmadi plays DS Esther Williams.
The Durrells actress Barbara Flynn also features as Martha’s mum Anne Lloyd.
Meanwhile, Alan Partridge fans will know actress Felicity Montagu very well as the long-suffering Lynn Benfield.
She portrays office support Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise.
The first-look trailer also shows a sneak peak at guest star Phil Daniels.
We also know that there are some amazing guest cast, too, including Rufus Jones, Annette Badland, Pooky Quesnel, Jamie Bamber, Jaye Jacobs, Davood Ghadami, Samantha Spiro, and the late Ruth Madoc.
Where is Beyond Paradise filmed?
Filming took place in south-west England in the second half of 2022.
The cast have been spotted filming in Cornwall.
Bath-born actor Kris Marshall was seen filming near a bridge in Looe town centre, and other locations nearby.
Other scenes were filmed in the Bere Ferrers and Weir Quay area of the Tamar Valley.
Of course, most of the filming was done in Devon, where the series is set.
However the town of Shipton Abbott is fictional.
What does the Beyond Paradise trailer reveal?
The first-look teaser trailer shows DI Humphrey Goodman apparently interviewing a local, played by Phil Daniels.
His character appears to be a fisherman, and he says to DI Goodman: “You’re the new fella at Shipton Station everybody’s talking about.”
In turn, Kris Marshall’s character, replies: “Yes, so what are they saying?”
Phil Daniel’s character Marvellous Harris simply replies: “A bit odd.”
Well, that told him!
Goodman later tells his new partner DS Esther Williams that he’s moved to Shipton Abbott because his fiancée Martha was born there.
We also hear Goodman saying he “just likes old-fashioned policing” (with a touch of the usual chaos).
The trailer confirms everything we hoped about the new series – it’s exactly like Death in Paradise, but in a different location!
Fans are already reacting to the trailer, with one typing: “I’m looking forward to Beyond Paradise, it looks great.
“I’m so glad to see Kris Marshall back.”
Another said: “I’m so excited for this.”
A third wrote: “It looks like fun, but the fish out of water trope and the support cast and island setting was the key to appeal and a success of Death in Paradise.
“Bring Back Danny J!!”
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Beyond Paradise will start on BBC One on Friday, February 24, 2023.
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