Beyond Paradise (2023)

Watchseries; We've seen two of these so far, and the people wailing because it's not Death in Paradise should give their heads a wobble. No, it's not the Caribbean, well done, but as the vast majority of British series are set here, so what?

The stories look set to be mysteries, not all murders, and that's fine too. We got used to the barmy spectacle of Midsomer Massacres wiping out half of southern England, the Oxford population being decimated (Morse), and that small West Indies island also having a murder rate slightly worse than the Colombian drugs suburbs.

The show looks like they've got a good cast, with a variety of characters to give the viewers a few funny moments along with the impenetrable crimes, the station has a well-meaning idiot, a nerdy junior detective, an old sourpuss, and Marshall's eccentric DI Humphrey, newly shifted to Devon as his fiancee has moved back home. Sally Bretton gives expert help in that role, and - JOY - the wonderful Barbara Flynn is playing her mother. Flynn can do no wrong - though we have to excuse her that recent ITV Kate & Koji tosh she was in, everyone has bills I suppose?!

I'd have to blast the frankly daft review from one Les Nicholls, moaning that it's not the warm & sunny Caribbean (Happy Valley and Morse weren't either - for just 2 of many?!) but then he thinks it's set in Cornwall, even though Devon has been mentioned zillions of times so far. He also didn't like Marshall in the original, but a recent poll put him and Miller as the joint most popular leads (about 2 thirds of the votes), and the other third about split between Ardal O'Hanlon and the recent chap, the leaden Ralf Little and his Increasingly odd boot polish hair dye. Sorry Les, you're way off beam there too.

This show should catch on, decent plots for the crimes, and a bit of a twist with Humphrey's lady having her ex boyfriend (ex-fiance apparently!) as her new business partner, bailing her out (Jamie Bamber in that role). Given the many series that the original series has had (so far, more to come), the viewers clearly like this type of thing, a little mystery to consider, and sympathetic characters, with a few funny lines thrown in. A further twist is the relative novelty of dropping the 2 detectives into the crime scenes as they work through the plot possibilities, a kind of enhanced flash-back? Seems to work well so far.

We've seen two of these so far, and the people wailing because it's not Death in Paradise should give their heads a wobble. No, it's not the Caribbean, well done, but as the vast majority of British series are set here, so what?

The stories look set to be mysteries, not all murders, and that's fine too. We got used to the barmy spectacle of Midsomer Massacres wiping out half of southern England, the Oxford population being decimated (Morse), and that small West Indies island also having a murder rate slightly worse than the Colombian drugs suburbs.

The show looks like they've got a good cast, with a variety of characters to give the viewers a few funny moments along with the impenetrable crimes, the station has a well-meaning idiot, a nerdy junior detective, an old sourpuss, and Marshall's eccentric DI Humphrey, newly shifted to Devon as his fiancee has moved back home. Sally Bretton gives expert help in that role, and - JOY - the wonderful Barbara Flynn is playing her mother. Flynn can do no wrong - though we have to excuse her that recent ITV Kate & Koji tosh she was in, everyone has bills I suppose?!

I'd have to blast the frankly daft review from one Les Nicholls, moaning that it's not the warm & sunny Caribbean (Happy Valley and Morse weren't either - for just 2 of many?!) but then he thinks it's set in Cornwall, even though Devon has been mentioned zillions of times so far. He also didn't like Marshall in the original, but a recent poll put him and Miller as the joint most popular leads (about 2 thirds of the votes), and the other third about split between Ardal O'Hanlon and the recent chap, the leaden Ralf Little and his Increasingly odd boot polish hair dye. Sorry Les, you're way off beam there too.

This show should catch on, decent plots for the crimes, and a bit of a twist with Humphrey's lady having her ex boyfriend (ex-fiance apparently!) as her new business partner, bailing her out (Jamie Bamber in that role). Given the many series that the original series has had (so far, more to come), the viewers clearly like this type of thing, a little mystery to consider, and sympathetic characters, with a few funny lines thrown in. A further twist is the relative novelty of dropping the 2 detectives into the crime scenes as they work through the plot possibilities, a kind of enhanced flash-back? Seems to work well so far.

Beyond Paradise watchseries. Kris Marshall is back as the best detective 'Death in Paradise' had to offer, now in Devon. His unique detective skills are still shown like his use of scrap pieces of paper and gripping ways of discovering the criminals, using is team to help go through his theories.

The first episode of 'Beyond Paradise' was so much better than the new series of 'Death in Paradise', it focused on the comedy that 'Death in Paradise' used to use. Kris Marshall is a far better and more believable actor than Ralf Little. The programme was of course not perfect, some of the supporting actors were not great, however as it is a comedy it is not as frustrating as 'Death in Paradise's' bad acting because that programme has become far too serious with a lack of jokes. The only things that 'Death in Paradise' has got over 'Beyond Paradise' is the theme tune and Harry the lizard.

I would definitely recommend this programme for a watch with the family in the evening, as a relaxing, humorous and gripping programme.

I really enjoyed the pilot. I'm familiar with Kris Marshall who played the same character DI Humphrey Goodman in "Death in Paradise", the bumbling detective who always solved the case. It's set in Cornwall and reminds me of the series "Doc Martin", which was also set in a coastal village in Cornwall.

Good script with enough twists and turns to keep the story interesting and a logical conclusion. Good cast Salley Bretton, Barbara Flynn, Felicity Montagu and others. Chris Jenks is so funny, he's a regular in "Sex Education" and "Karen Pirie", shame he's only in one episode. Looks like Jamie Bamber joins the series in episode 2m that should be fun.

Humphrey's character has changed a lot since DIP and not for the better - trying to be hip doesn't suit him. I found the plot and some of the acting to be really awkward and while I know it's meant to be a different series to DIP I can't see me sticking with it. The dialogue is awkward and what the heck was that lunch with the farting relative all about. To sum up, I found it tedious, lacking originality with a weak script and many stereotypical characters. DIP had a decent location and a different culture for us to enjoy. BP has a Doc Martin location, a familiar culture and not really much else.

I tried to give this a chance as Humphrey was slightly more like-able than Richard and Neville but so far its been a huge disappointment. Everything from the opening music to the supporting cast to the location lacks all the charm of Death in Paradise. Not sure I'll finish season one... Esther, dud. Kelby, dud. Margo, dud. Martha, dud. Archie, dud (Jamie Bamber was not really like-able in Battlestar Galactica). Not even Barbara Flynn, who I've enjoyed in other shows can save this show...I've read that others have criticized the accents. Not being from the area this is supposed to be set in, I cannot comment accurately but the accents do seem to be forced and inconsistent. Not that more accurate accents would save this show, its just an observation and I have to fill 600 words to submit this review.

Until the ex-fiancé was introduced into the mix. She's that naive to think it's okay and it's strictly a business arrangement and it's going to stay that way. And Humphrey is okay with it. Humphrey is enough of a clueless dork who spends money on another useless boat, that we don't need Archie in the story to cause friction. Humphrey does that on his own well enough. Reverse the roles and let's see if she would be okay with an ex coming into the picture... Was interested in this to see if I would enjoy it as I was a fan of Death In Paradise, but it's more of the same predictable writing. Same old predictable tropes that are still prevalent in the year 2023. I'll pass if the writing doesn't improve.