Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 2025 hosts

Red Nose Day 2025 – comedy sketches tonight

It’s the annual Comic Relief fundraiser tonight on BBC One, with the usual mix of comedy, live performances and surprises.  This year Red Nose Day is celebrating 40 years of going big, giving big, and feeling good together. The presenting line-up are Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Alison Hammond, Rylan Clark and Alesha Dixon. … >

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Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Kris Marshall and Zahra Ahmadi for the RND 2025 Not Going Out/Beryond Paradise crossover sketch

Red Nose Day 2025 – Not Going Out meets Beyond Paradise

But does this make Lee Mack’s sitcom part of the Paraverse?  There’s a fine tradition of bonkers stetches for Comic Relief, and this year appears to be no different. The BBC have confirmed that two of biggest shows are crossing over for Red Nose Day 2025 as Not Going Out will encounter Beyond Paradise. At … >

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Beyond Paradise Series 3 - Kris Marshall & Hugh Dennis

Beyond Paradise Series 3 – first images and guest cast revealed

It’s time to look away from St Marie, and towards Shipton Abbott for more cases with DI Humphrey Goodman.  As Death in Paradise series 14 has passed the halfway mark, the BBC are keen to remind us that there’s another Paraverse show waiting in the wings. Now into its third series, Beyond Paradise follows former … >

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Beyond Paradise Christmas 2024

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2024

While St. Marie adjusts to a new lead detective, Beyond Paradise has its own Christmas Special too. Don Gilet has just kicked off his tenure as DI Mervyn, leading the team in Death in Paradise. However, back in Blighty, there’s another Paraverse Christmas Special for the West Country-set Beyond Paradise. The spin off which follows the … >

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Cozy Crime dramas

Cozy Crime dramas returning in 2025

Sometimes you just want to sit down and switch off as you enjoy a favourite cozy crime show — here’s some returning (we think!) in 2025 The interest in cozy crime shows never seems to wane. There seems to be one on at sometime or other every day of the week on broadcast channels, and that’s where we … >

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Death in Paradise - Don Gilet as DI Mervin Watson

Death in Paradise – first look at Don Gilet as the new Inspector

St. Marie welcomes Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson in the Death in Paradise Christmas Special.  As the nights draw in and the weather becomes chilly, eyes turn towards warmer climes. Yes, it’s that time of year where we start to look forward to solving crime in exotic locations. The drama begins this month with the … >

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Beyond Paradise series 2 cast: Anne Lloyd (Barbara Flynn), Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton), Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), Zahra Ahmadi (DS Esther Williams), Margo Martins (Felicity Montagu), PC Kelby Hartford (Dylan Llewellyn)

Beyond Paradise Series 3 and Christmas Special confirmed

Investigations in Shipton Abbot have concluded for now, but Humphrey and his team will be back for more. As Series 2 of Beyond Paradise drew to a heart-warming, if suitably unconventional close, the BBC instantly confirmed the show’s future. Fans of the investigations of DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and his team, as well as … >

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Six returning shows 2024

Six returning shows we’re looking forward to in 2024

There’s plenty that’s new to television in 2024, but also lots of returning shows vying for our attention.  Here’s a quick rundown of six shows that we will be setting the series link button for… Death in Paradise / Beyond Paradise There’s two for one here, as Death in Paradise and its UK based spin-off … >

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