Fans of BBC's Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise will be delighted to learn that filming has begun on both the first Christmas special and the second series of the smash hit drama.
The first season, starring Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman, made its debut on BBC One and iPlayer earlier this year and followed Goodman and his fiancée Martha Lloyd, played by Sally Bretton, after their nail-biting will-they-won’t-they romance reached its emotional finale in Saint Marie in 2017.
And following the end of the season, which saw the Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise world's collide, fans will be eager to see what’s next for Humphrey and Martha following their make-or-break trip to Saint Marie.
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The Christmas special episode and second series will see the return of Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins.
The BBC said: "Filmed in picturesque locations around South-West England in Devon and Cornwall, the new series features the same joyful escapism, humour and mind-boggling cases fans have come to adore since series one. Shipton Abbott’s new detective inspector will be tasked with solving a shocking crime on a steam train, an arson attack predicted by a medium and the baffling disappearance of the local fishing legend."
Kris Marshall said: "I'm beyond excited to have begun filming the second series of Beyond Paradise. 'Shipton Abbott' is such a wonderful location to call home for a while and it's a delight to join up with my fellow police team for another batch of weird and wonderful cases, and to see what's in store for Humphrey and Martha in the next chapter of their lives."
While Sally Bretton added: "Series one of Beyond Paradise was such a joy to be a part of and I'm ecstatic to have returned to what already feels like a second home in Shipton Abbott. I can't wait for audiences to see what we have planned - the second series is set to be brilliant!" For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
