I’m a Celeb star joins cast of Beyond Paradise as first look at Christmas special is revealed
FANS of Beyond Paradise will spot a familiar face in the new Christmas special, as a star from I’m A Celeb joins the cast.
The TV favourite returns to Shipton Abbott as two festive cases keep Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman busy.
The series will pick up where season two of Beyond Paradise left off, which saw Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and Martha (Sally Bretton) miss getting married but it seems things could get moving once again.
The BBC has teased the plot for the festive special as it writes: “When recently widowed Bob Holland (Mark Heap) is ordered to leave his home by a vision of his late wife Linda (Rosalind Adler), he is thrown into emotional turmoil, a vivid reminder of his harrowing grief.
“Deeply disturbed by this series of troubling events, he turns to his friend Anne (Barbara Flynn) for comfort, who shares his encounters with the Shipton Abbott police team.
“Unsure whether Bob’s ghostly visions are a manifestation of grief or something more sinister, Humphrey and Esther (Zahra Ahmadi) get to work unravelling the mystery.”
It added that I’m A Celeb star Seann Walsh will join the cast this year too as it continued: “Bob’s daughter Fiona (Tamla Kari) and her husband, a maverick inventor Colin (Seann Walsh), appear stumped and concerned when deliberating who could be behind this ghostly apparition.
“Is Bob simply struggling with the pain of the first Christmas without his wife, or is there a darker force at play?
“Meanwhile, Kelby (Dylan Llewellyn) and Margo (Felicity Montagu) are on the case after a break-in at the church leaves the nativity scene incomplete.
“With the Christmas service fast approaching, and CS Charlie Woods (Jade Harrison) due to attend, can Kelby solve the mystery of the missing Virgin Mary and impress the Chief Superintendent?
“Away from the station, Humphrey and Martha’s (Sally Bretton) fostering journey continues as they open their home to introverted teenager Jaiden (Austin Taylor) over the festive period.
“Struggling to connect, and with Humphrey otherwise occupied at work, Martha feels out of her depth.
“Can she overcome her self-doubt and find a way to bond with Jaiden? And will he open up and let her in before the holidays arrive?”
Whilst when the festive special will air hasn’t been 100% confirmed, it’s thought it could follow the same as last year and air on BBC One at 9pm on Christmas Eve.
Beyond Paradise airs this Christmas on BBC One.
The cast of Beyond Paradise
Who are the stars of Beyond Paradise?
Main Cast
- Kris Marshall – DI Humphrey Goodman
- Sally Bretton – Martha Lloyd
- Zahra Ahmadi – DS Esther Williams
- Dylan Llewellyn – PC Kelby Hartford
- Felicity Montagu – Margo Martins
- Barbara Flynn – Anne Lloyd
Death In Paradise crossover cast
- Don Warrington – Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
- Élizabeth Bourgine – Catherine Bordey
- Ralf Little – DI Neville Parker
- Shantol Jackson – DS Naomi Thomas
- Tahj Miles – Officer Marlon Pryce