Death in Devon. DI Humphrey Goodman relocates from tropical Saint Marie to sleepy Shipton Abbott, cracking cases and hoping for happily ever after with fiancée Martha. |
||
Ratings: | TVMaze: 6.8/10 | |
Released: | February 24, 2023 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama Crime Mystery | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | Red Planet Pictures BBC One | |
Cast: | Barbara Flynn Kris Marshall Felicity Montagu Sally Bretton Dylan Llewellyn Zahra Ahmadi | |
Crew: | Andrew Jones Alex Jones Tony Jordan Tommy Bulfin Ian Fisher Belinda Campbell Tim Key Stephen Nye Diederick Santer Tom Hines Lindsay Hughes 20 more Reemah Sakaan Danielle Scott-Haughton Robert Thorogood Howard Burden Alan Levy Lee Sheward Jamie Edgell Mike O'Regan Helen Tucker James Hey Kris Marshall Sacha Green Poppy Gordon Clark Magnus Fiennes John Blackwell Simon Walton James Moss Lara Newman Henry Simmons Chris Iliffe | |
Lovable, clumsy but shrewd Det. Humphrey, who left Ste. Marie Island (in “Death in Paradise”) a few years ago to follow his ladylove back to London has now gotten his own spinoff show here, called “Beyond Paradise.” He’s joined a small police force in a town called Shipton Abbott, where he impresses all there, in both good and not-so-good ways. He’s still with the ladylove, now his fiancée, and they want to build a life here in England, but away from the bustle of London. They have big plans on several fronts.
I like Humphrey a lot, and I’m more than happy to see this character go forward in his own show. The locale is pretty and picturesque, as was the island in his previous show (which I am continuing to watch.) Another bit of fun: every now and then, the music score gets clever and gives us a few bars of the island’s theme song, which you’d miss unless you knew what to listen for. Happy viewing!