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<\/p>\nThe Love Actually actor is returning for the fourth season of his BBC spin-off show<\/p>\n
Kris Marshall and Zahra Ahmadi in Beyond Paradise(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Beyond Paradise star Kris Marshall has confirmed his co-star\u2019s off-screen exit in a major update about his hit BBC<\/a> series.<\/p>\n Premiering back in 2023, the series <\/a>is a spin-off of the long-running series Death in Paradise. Love Actually actor Kris stars in it as Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, who was the lead of Death in Paradise 3-6.<\/p>\n Get MEN Premium now for just \u00a31 HERE<\/a> \u2013 or get involved in our WhatsApp group by clicking HERE<\/a>. And don’t miss out on our brilliant selection of newsletters HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n After leaving Saint Marie to be with Sally Bretton\u2019s Martha Lloyd, Humphrey joins the the small local police force in his partner’s hometown of Shipton Abbott, near the Devon coast. Once there he began working with the likes of Detective Sergeant Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi), PC Kelby Hartford (Dylan Llewellyn), and office support worker Margo Martins (Felicity Montagu).<\/p>\n Despite the change of scenery it didn\u2019t take long for Humphrey to me with new locals coming to him with their local sinister superstitions, bringing a whole new approach to his police work.<\/p>\n The Death in Paradise spin-off returns on Friday, March 27, on BBC One, with its first episode since its Christmas<\/a> special. The fourth season\u2019s opening will see Humphrey having to dismiss a member of staff from the station.<\/p>\n On top of this, Humphrey will have to learn how to handle his new superior after finding out that his former boss, CS Charlie Woods (played by Jade Harrison), has transferred to a different division.<\/p>\n Beyond Paradise is back with its latest season(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n Having his say on Insomnia actress Jade\u2019s exit, Kris <\/a>said: \u201c”I mean, there always has to be some kind of challenge for Humphrey in terms of, because, like I said, you know, otherwise he just wanders around.<\/p>\n “I mean, it’s that paradox, isn’t it, about TV detectives, they’re sort of fish out of water, they don’t really like rules, and yet they exist in one of the most sort of institutional, authoritarian hierarchies, the police force.<\/p>\n “He hates any kind of authority, he hates rules, he hates being told what he has to do, and so it’s thrust upon him, and it literally comes knocking on his door as it does. You know, he really detests that, really dislikes it, and he doesn’t like the pressure.”<\/p>\n![\"Esther](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Esther-was-missing-from-the-Beyond-Paradise-promo.jpg\")
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