Beyond Paradise is a BBC crime drama television series that first aired in 2023. It is a spin-off of Death in Paradise and stars Kris Marshall. Main Cast Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Humphrey’s fiancée Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins, office support worker Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd, Martha’s mother Synopsis Beyond Paradise follows Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman who left Saint Marie to be with Martha Lloyd when she returned to London; he continued as a detective with the Metropolitan police. Becoming engaged, they move to Martha's hometown of Shipton Abbott, near the beautiful Devonshire coast. Martha has a dream of running her own restaurant and Humphrey joins the local police force. He quickly makes an impression on the local officers: Detective Sergeant Esther Williams, PC Kelby Hartford and office support worker Margo Martins, bringing a whole new approach to police work. Martha's father had also recently died and she wished to support her mother Anne. Production Casting Kris Marshall was one of the most popular detectives to feature on Death in Paradise and the producers knew he resonated with audiences around the world. He has an on screen presence and is an amazing actor and the producers felt audiences wanted to know what happened to Humphrey and Martha. Sally Bretton also reprised her role from Death in Paradise. Zahra Ahmadi and Barbara Flynn had both previously appeared in episodes of Death in Paradise playing different characters. Location The series is set in the fictional town of Shipton Abbott, South Devon. A number of locations were considered, but the producers settled on the West Country as they felt that Devon hadn’t been used very often in TV drama. They decided to film in the Cornish town of Looe because it had a thriving community with fishing businesses. The fictional town is set slightly back from the coast so different storylines could be developed. Episodes Series overview Series 1 (2023) References External links Beyond Paradise at BBC 2023 British television series debuts 2020s British crime drama television series 2020s British mystery television series BBC television dramas BBC crime television shows English-language television shows Television shows set in Devon