‘Beyond Paradise‘ will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for its second series on Friday 22nd March 2024 it has been announced.
The new series will consist of six new episodes, which will premiere weekly on Fridays at 8pm. Along with the launch date, the BBC has revealed the guest case for the new series, which is made for the BBC by Red Planet Pictures in a co-commission with BritBox International.
The new series will see the return of Shipton Abbott’s much-loved residents, including Kris Marshall (DI Humphrey Goodman), Sally Bretton (Martha Lloyd), Zahra Ahmadi (DS Esther Williams), Dylan Llewellyn (PC Kelby Hartford), Barbara Flynn (Anne Lloyd) and Felicity Montagu (Margo Martins).
Guest stars venturing to the South West coast include Peter Davison (‘All Creatures Great and Small’), Kevin Bishop (‘The Kevin Bishop Show’), Adam Fogerty (‘The Gallows Pole’), Emma Fielding (‘Van der Valk’), Dan Renton Skinner (‘Shooting Stars’), Paul Bradley (‘Holby City’), Peter Landi (‘Ted Lasso’), Abi Clarke (‘The Emily Atack Show’), Emily Lloyd-Saini (‘Juice’), Danny Webb (‘Alien 3’), Nicholas Woodeson (Skyfall), Malcolm Storry (‘Doc Martin’), Carolyn Pickles (‘Broadchurch’), Jeff Rawle (‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’), Jayde Adams (‘Ruby Speaking’), Souad Faress (‘Game of Thrones’), Charlie Baker (‘Back’) and more.
Also returning are Jade Harison as CS Charlie Woods, Melina Sinadinou as Zoe, Eva Feiler as Lucy, Isaac Vincent-Norgate as Ryan, Amelia Vitale as Hannah, and last but not least, Selwyn the Duck!
Shipton Abbott continues to keep DI Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling new crime each episode. From a death on a steam train to a missing teacher, the team have their work cut out. Even more so with Police HQ’s threat of the local station house closure hanging over them – the pressure is on to get results.
Meanwhile, Humphrey and Martha’s journey to find their own version of a family continues as they explore the possibility of fostering. Martha’s mother Anne throws herself into the world of online dating, and a well-meant gesture from Esther’s daughter Zoe threatens to uncover a long-held secret…
Filmed in and around the idyllic British counties of Devon and Cornwall, series two of ‘Beyond Paradise’ delivers more heart-warming relationship stories and puzzling crime capers. The series is created by Robert Thorogood and Tony Jordan.
Series one of ‘Beyond Paradise’ was the UK’s most watched new drama of last year across all channels and streamers.
