Beyond Paradise series 2 filming - Kris Marshall & a clapperboard

Beyond Paradise Series 2 – filming begins

DI Humphrey Goodman and the Beyond Paradise team return to Shipton Abbott for Series 2.  The BBC have announced the start of filming on the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special plus six more hour-long episodes. The show, a spinoff of Death in Paradise, films in the South-West and takes place in the fictional Shipton Abbott. It … >

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Beyond Paradise - Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and Martha (Sally Bretton)

Beyond Paradise – the creator and stars speak

The Death in Paradise spin-off kicks off this Friday, 24th February.  New adventures await DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) as he trades the Caribbean sunshine for the Devonshire coast in Beyond Paradise. However, despite the idyllic surroundings, his new beat of Shipton Abbott contains plenty to keep the detective busy. Across the six-part run, there’s … >

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‘Hooten and the Lady’ review: Episode 5 is ideal Friday night escapist fun

This week’s adventure came to interrupt Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker (Ophelia Lovibond) amid crucial decisions surrounding her upcoming nuptials; while Alex has been making plans, her stalwart colleague Ella (Jessica Hynes) has gone and got herself kidnapped by bandits. Working to a forty-eight hour time limit, in which she had to both relieve the British Museum … >

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Cast announced for BBC One’s Barbara Windsor life story drama ‘Babs’

BBC One has revealed the cast for EastEnders writer Tony Jordan’s new one-off film about the life of Barbara Windsor. The 90-minute drama “will tell the heart-warming story of Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match.” Jaime Winstone and Samantha Spiro will play Barbara Windsor alongside two child actors. Dame Barbara Windsor will also be … >

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