Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise announces guest cast including EastEnders and Sex Education stars

All's not well in paradise.

By Rebecca Sayce

7 Feb 2023

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A slew of stars will be making a trip to Shipton Abbott as part of the guest cast of Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise.

The BBC has revealed the new faces joining the show that is set to air on Friday, February 24, including EastEnders' Davood Ghadami, Sex Education's Chris Jenks, and Doctor Who's Ingrid Oliver.

Meanwhile, Law & Order UK's Jamie Bamber will appear in the show as "a face from Martha's past who looks like he's here to stay".

Ingrid Oliver

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Other guest stars include The Stranger star Jade Harrison, Broadchuch actor Peter de Jersey, His Dark Materials' John Macneill, The Green Green Grass' Ella Kenion, and Chernobyl star Alan Williams.

They are joined by the likes of Phil Daniels, Montserrat Lombard, Yasmine Akram, Rufus Jones, Samantha Spiro, Dan Mersh, David Reed, Jaye Jacobs, and John Hollingworth.

The star-studded guest cast is completed by Edward Rowe, Kerry Howard, Pooky Quesnel, Nina Singh, Annette Badland, Hannah Traylen, Lily Frazer, and Ruth Madoc.

Chris Jenks

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Kris Marshall will reprise his role as DI Humphrey Goodman, with the new series seeing him leave London behind to relocate to the picturesque Shipton Abbott, his fiancée Martha's hometown in Devon.

"The not-so-sleepy town of Shipton Abbott will be rocked by an entire family disappearing without a trace, a woman claiming she was attacked by a suspect from the seventeenth century, the robbery of a highly prized painting, a body bizarrely discovered in a crop circle and a serial arsonist with a seeming distaste for local businesses," the summary teases.

"As Humphrey gets stuck into his new job, he and Martha must also navigate life's ups and downs, as faces from the past, the decisions they make and challenges of setting up life in a new town put their relationship to the ultimate test."

Beyond Paradise debuts on February 24 on BBC One and iPlayer. Death in Paradise series 12 airs on Friday nights on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.