Kris Marshall to star in Death in Paradise spin-off series

Kris Marshall is to star in a ‘Death in Paradise’ spin-off series.

The 49-year-old actor played DI Humphrey Goodman in the BBC detective drama from 2014 to 2017 before he was replaced by Ardal O’Hanlan, and he will reprise his role in ‘Beyond Paradise’.

The show will follow the story of what happened to Humphrey after he fell in love with tourist Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton) and left the fictional Lesser Antilles island of Saint Marie to move to the British countryside with her.

Filming for ‘Beyond Paradise’, which has been co-commissioned by BBC One and BritBox and will be produced by Red Planet Pictures, will commence in the UK later this year, will full casting to be announced in due course.

Speaking about reprising his role, Kris said: “I had the best time playing Humphrey out in Guadeloupe and whilst I was delighted that he got his happy ending with Martha, I always wanted to know what happened next.

“So it’s a joy to be putting his crumpled jacket back on and seeing how life has panned out for him back in the UK.

“Working with Sally is a dream, and I can’t wait to continue Humphrey and Martha’s story and solve a few seemingly impossible mysteries along the way.”

Tim Key, Executive Producer for Red Planet Pictures, added: “We always knew there were more Humphrey Goodman tales to be told and with the brilliant Tony Jordan leading the writing team, bringing all the 'Death in Paradise' spirit, humour and joy to this brand new, original series, we can’t wait to get started.

"While Humphrey is used to contending with fiendishly clever puzzles, the biggest challenge of all is navigating his private life and finding out what happens beyond the ‘happy ever after’. We’re delighted to be working with Kris and Sally again and creating a little bit of Paradise in the UK.”