BBC Beyond Paradise star Kris Marshall ‘lets slip’ Christmas special details
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise star Kris Marshall appeared on ITV's This Morning on Monday where he teased the upcoming BBC Christmas special
Kris Marshall, the lead in Beyond Paradise, has shared some exciting insights into the show’s forthcoming Christmas special.
The actor, also known for his role in Love Actually, discussed the popular BBC detective series on This Morning with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard.
The spin-off sees Kris’ character, Humphrey Goodman, taking on the role of DI in the tranquil Devon town of Shipton Abbott after departing from the idyllic Saint Marie.
During his interview, host Cat asked: “What can you tell us because I’ve got to be very careful what I say otherwise I give too much away!”, teasing the special is a bit scary with ghosts to which co-host Ben Shephard warned: “No spoilers!”
This prompted Kris to admit: “You couldn’t be any worse than me at spoilers, I’m the worst, so I’ll just sit here and tell you what it’s all about…”Teasing details, he revealed: “It’s a ghost story really, a Christmas festive haunting, which is the kind of case that butters Humphrey Goodman’s parsnips, if you know what I mean? His Christmas parsnips!
“Obviously, he’s got until Christmas to solve the case, it’s fun, it’s got a bit of Dickens about it, it’s very Christmassy and festive, it’s also quite whacky as well!”
He added: “We go back inside, unique to the show, we go inside his head to solve the crime, he knows what’s going on but anyone who comes with him inside his head doesn’t know what’s going on.
“They go back into the crime, revisit the crime and the people doing the crime have no idea what’s going on so it’s a little bit Scooby-Doo! I love it, it’s very unique to the show and adds its own spiciness to it!”
Elsewhere during the chat, Kris revealed that he had just wrapped filming for series three last week which will air in 2025.
The actor originally played the role of DI Humphrey Goodman in Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise from 2014 to 2017. And he reprised the loveable character in Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise spin-off, Beyond Paradise, which launched in 2023.
The Beyond Paradise Christmas 2024 special will air on Friday 27th December at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
