Death in Paradise's Kris Marshall reveals the spin-off will be different in one huge way

"The show is spun on its head…"

By Emma Tinson

9 Aug 2022

Death in Paradise star Kris Marshall is soon set to reprise his role as DI Humphrey Goodman in the upcoming spin-off series Beyond Paradise.

Away from the Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, Beyond Paradise will be set in the British countryside as Humphrey and his fiancée Martha (played by Sally Bretton) navigate their new life together.

However, Marshall has revealed the new show will have one major difference to the original series.

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Sharing his excitement for the spin-off, Marshall explained the plot structure will differ to the main show as not every episode will feature a murder.

"It's carrying on from where we left Humphrey Goodman and Martha, with their new bucolic south-western lifestyle," he told Radio Times. "The classic Death in Paradise way of wrapping up the show is spun on its head a bit – not every episode is a murder – so more sheep rustling and stuff like that!

"It puts an English Riviera spin on the show people know and love. Who needs the Caribbean?"

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The actor recently teased some details about Beyond Paradise to Digital Spy and praised the show's writer Tony Jordan.

"Tony Jordan's done a beautiful job on the two or three scripts I've seen," Marshall enthused. "It's exactly what you hope for in terms of if you're a fan of Death in Paradise."

Filming on the spin-off series has already begun and the BBC has confirmed several famous faces in the cast.

Marshall and Bretton will reprise their roles, leading the cast as Humphrey and Martha.

Meanwhile, the series will also star former EastEnders star Zahra Ahmadi, Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewellyn and Bridget Jones's Diary actress Felicity Montagu.

Death in Paradise airs on BBC One.