BBC Death in Paradise spin-off gets major update and fans are delighted

Beyond Paradise has delivered thrilling news about the upcoming series, sending fans into raptures.

The British crime drama, which spun off from Death in Paradise, features Kris Marshalland Sally Bretton in leading roles.

The show debuted in 2023, and viewers are eagerly anticipating information about the fourth series, which is expected to broadcast early next year.

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Production has now kicked off, with the BBC programme posting a photograph of a clapperboard on Instagram.

The message stated, "We're back in Shipton Abbott! Filming has begun this week on the brand-new series of #BeyondParadise," reports the Express. "Expect plenty of puzzling twists and turns as the team gears up for another series full of mystery, humour, and heart on the sunny shores of Devon and Cornwall."

Supporters have been celebrating the announcement, with one commenting, "So exciting! " while another declared, " Excellent news!" A third chimed in, " Can't wait!"

This follows after devotees discovered that Kris would be returning to his character as Detective Humphrey Goodman, as production for the BBC Series seemed to have started.

One individual posted to a Facebook fan group devoted to the programme and uploaded a notice reading "BP Unit" alongside the message "Back filming in Cornwall.

"The sign is at St Mellion Golf Club; it's where they store their filming trailers and lorries," one person responded.

Another enthusiast posted a separate photograph from the production firm that notified locals when shooting would occur.

It had been stated that filming for the fourth season of Beyond Paradise will commence in July and conclude in November, taking place "in and around East and West Looe".

Details regarding the plot for the upcoming season remain under wraps; however, the third season concluded on a poignant note.

The finale saw Humphrey and Martha Lloyd (Sally) bid farewell to their foster daughter Rosie, after grappling with their own fertility issues.

Kris recently opened up about his evolving role, having first graced the screen in the third season of Death in Paradise, stating: "I'm still finding stuff with Humphrey."

He continued: "And I think as long as that goes on and as long as Humphrey evolves [that's good] because when I started playing Humphrey it was 11 years ago so the character has to grow with me as I get older.

"As I get more mature -I'm not getting mature- he has to grow with me as I get older. He has to evolve because now I'm in my fifties so I can't play the same character that Humphrey was when he was 40, which is when I started.

"As long as the character keeps evolving to fit the [person] that plays him, as long as there's not too much discrepancy between the two, then that's fine. I think if ever I thought that I was becoming too old to play that then I would say 'that's enough'."

Beyond Paradise can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.