{"id":499435,"date":"2026-03-28T03:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/499435\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T03:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:57:17","slug":"bbc-beyond-paradise-viewers-say-the-same-thing-as-season-four-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/499435\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Beyond Paradise viewers say the same thing as season four returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The popular BBC programme returned with a &#8220;brilliant&#8221; first episode<\/p>\n<p>21:11, 27 Mar 2026Updated 21:52, 27 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beyond Paradise returned to screens with a long-awaited fourth series\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_screencapture-bbc-co-uk-iplayer-live-bbcone-2026-03-27-20_55_27.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Beyond Paradise returned to screens with a long-awaited fourth series\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Beyond Paradise returned to screens with a long-awaited fourth series(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Beyond Paradise viewers said the same thing after the BBC show returned after a year away from screens. The British crime drama is a spin-off of the long-running series Death in Paradise and fans have been patiently awaiting a fourth season of the show. Beyond Paradise finally returned to screens tonight, following the hour-long Christmas special last year set in the fictional Devonshire town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"The popular BBC programme Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/tv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The popular BBC programme <\/a>follows DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), who left the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to start a new life in the Devonshire town of Shipton Abbott with<a aria-label=\" his partner, Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton).Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/tv\/beyond-paradise-christmas-special-2025-33066955\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> his partner, Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton).<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The final episode of series three <a aria-label=\"was an emotional rollercoaster. Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/tv\/bbc-beyond-paradise-exit-confirmed-31567654\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">was an emotional rollercoaster. <\/a>Viewers watched Humphrey and Martha bid a sweet farewell to their foster daughter Rosie (Bella Rei Blue Stevenson).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Series four continues to tell the personal story of Humphrey and his partner Martha after their wedding. It also follows Detective Inspector Goodman and his colleagues as they<a aria-label=\" solve a series of bizarre crimes.Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/tv\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> solve a series of bizarre crimes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DI Humphrey Goodman is back solving more crimes\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_screencapture-bbc-co-uk-iplayer-live-bbcone-2026-03-27-20_57_32.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"DI Humphrey Goodman is back solving more crimes\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">DI Humphrey Goodman is back solving more crimes(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After a rather <a aria-label=\"chaotic start to the season aLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">chaotic start to the season a<\/a>s Humphrey and Martha were stranded on their boat, fans took to social media to share just how much they have missed the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> viewers said the same thing after the hilarious start. On X, one said: &#8220;Finally new series of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/beyondparadise?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#beyondparadise<\/a><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeyondPOfficial\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">@BeyondPOfficia<\/a>l. Oh have I missed you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A second said: &#8220;I&#8217;VE MISSED YOU GUYS!!!&#8221; While a third added: &#8220;Yes <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/beyondparadise?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#beyondparadise<\/a> is back! [round of applause emoji]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fourth said: &#8220;Brilliant opening.&#8221; And a fifth said: &#8220;Only Humphrey [laughing emoji].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A sixth wrote: &#8220;What a brilliant opening episode to season four.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">More said &#8220;<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BeyondParadise?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#BeyondParadise<\/a> is back and then <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DeathinParadise?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#DeathinParadise<\/a> what a Friday night&#8221;, &#8220;Had one of the most stressful days today, but <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BeyondParadise?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">#BeyondParadise<\/a> is back tonight, and that\u2019s just the thing I need&#8221;, and &#8220;Does anyone else clap when the music begins?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Series four of Beyond Paradise contains six episodes which will air on Friday nights at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Beyond Paradise airs on BBC One and iPlayer<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest TV and showbiz stories, head to the Liverpool ECHO website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Join the Liverpool ECHO Breaking News and Top Stories WhatsApp community to receive the latest news straight to your phone <a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/join-liverpool-echos-whatsapp-community-26664885\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The popular BBC programme returned with a &#8220;brilliant&#8221; first episode 21:11, 27 Mar 2026Updated 21:52, 27 Mar 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-499435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-bbc","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}