The BBC show Beyond Paradise has proved to be a hit – pulling in almost 8 million viewers each week. But anxious fans fear the show could get axed – and now the BBC has revealed its fate.
Beyond Paradise, fans have reason to be beyond excited – as the hit BBC show has been recommissioned for a third season and a new Christmas special.
The hit cosy crime show is the first spin-off of Death In Paradise and has enjoyed huge ratings during its recent second season. The show stars Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman who has moved to the fictional Devonshire town of Shipton Abbott having moved back to the UK from the Caribbean where Death in Paradise is set.
And it seems 51-year-old Kris could be slipping on a Christmas hat this year as a festive special is set to air in December – with a third season of the show also commissioned to bring new adventures to screens. Fans will have more bizarre crimes to try to unravel as they watch the cast work through a number of new cases as the show will be back following the thrilling conclusion of season two tonight.
Show bosses – who have been thrilled to see 7.5 million viewers tune in to watch the crime drama – have teased there will be laughter and tears in the forthcoming Christmas special and third season. Tim Key, executive producer for Red Planet Pictures who produce the show, says: “The response to series two has been fantastic. So much love goes into the making of the show and we’re delighted that the audience have enjoyed it so much.”
Teasing future episodes, he continued: “We can’t wait to get back to Shipton Abbott for another Christmas special and series to continue the story and learn more about our characters and the town they live in – I can promise that we’ll be making the viewers laugh, cry, laugh a bit more and then baffling them with a series of ingenious puzzles.” And he mysteriously added: There will also be a duck.”
Meanwhile, Director of BBC Drama Lindsay Salt has also teased future episodes, saying: “Beyond Paradise has become such a huge hit with millions of viewers across the UK. It’s a show that is absolutely on a roll, and we’re beyond pleased to bring more fiendishly clever mysteries from the Shipton Abbott team to the BBC.”
Season two of the show saw plenty of twists, turns and heartwarming moments – as DI Humphrey almost tied the knot with Martha Lloyd, played by Sally Retton – while their fostering journey saw them welcome Ryan, played by Isaac Vincent-Norgate, into their home. The mysterious cases of the season saw DI Humphrey and his team investigate a death on a steam train, a local going missing at sea, and a medium predicting an arson attack.
Beyond Paradise is the first spin-off of Death In Paradise – with the original show airing since 2011. Later this year, an Australian set spin-off titled Return To Paradise starring Anna Samson as DI Mackenzie Clarke. Beyond Paradise is internationally distributed by BBC Studios, with series one and two successfully selling to nearly 60 territories worldwide to date. Beyond Paradise is available to watch now on iPlayer in the UK, and on BritBox International in North America, Nordic markets and in South Africa.
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