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Beyond Paradise cast: Who stars in the Death In Paradise spin off?

Beyond Paradise stars Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton. (BBC)
Beyond Paradise stars Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton. (BBC)

Death In Paradise is back for a UK-set spin off, Beyond Paradise, which welcomes back one of the detective series' most popular former stars.

The series is set to begin on Friday, 24 February - here's all you need to know about the new series.

Read more: Where is Death In Paradise filmed?

When is Beyond Paradise on TV?

The spin off series to Death In Paradise is set to begin on Friday, 24 February on BBC One.

It will air at 8pm, leading directly into the series finale of Death In Paradise season 12, and continues weekly with hour-long episodes.

Who will star in Beyond Paradise?

Kris Marshall says he loved returning to Humphrey. (BBC)
Kris Marshall says he loved returning to Humphrey. (BBC)

Fans of Death In Paradise will be pleased to know that former show star Kris Marshall will be leading the cast as he returns to his role as DI Humphrey Goodman.

Marshall starred in seasons three to six of the murder mystery show about a UK detective carving out a new career in the Caribbean.

Read more: Kris Marshall says DI Humphrey return is 'like slipping on an old pair of slippers'

Humphrey was last seen at the end of season six deciding to return to England to make a go of life with girlfriend Martha Lloyd, played by Sally Bretton who will also star in Beyond Paradise.

The series will also star Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford and Felicity Montagu as office support Margo Martins.

What is Beyond Paradise about?

Humphrey and Martha are back in the UK. (BBC)
Humphrey and Martha are back in the UK. (BBC)

Viewers will get to see Humphrey and Martha's happy ever after back in the UK.

The couple have moved to Martha's supposedly sleepy hometown of Shipton Abbott where they are temporarily living with Martha's mum while she follows her dream of opening a restaurant and he joins the local police force.

However, Humphrey soon discovers that life in the countryside is not quite as peaceful as he expected, and - just like in the Caribbean - there is more than enough serious crime for him to sink his teeth into.

As with the main series, each episode is a crime story within itself, but this time it is set against the backdrop of Humphrey and Martha trying to make their relationship work back on home soil.

Where was Beyond Paradise filmed?

Beyond Paradise filmed in Devon and Cornwall. (BBC)
Beyond Paradise filmed in Devon and Cornwall. (BBC)

Marshall and co might have had a slightly less sunsoaked experience filming the spin off series, but it was still in a beautiful location.

The drama has filmed around Devon and Cornwall, and is set in the Devonshire countryside.

Like the main series, it will benefit from a stunning coastal location too, set in a seaside town in Devon.

Beyond Paradise begins on Friday, 24 February at 8pm on BBC One.