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Guide coverage
- Case: spoiler-free summary checked
- Broadcast: date and runtime recorded
- Cast: 11 guest credits linked
- Places: Cornwall production context linked; no unsourced scene-by-scene claims
- Ending: culprit and final deduction withheld
Episode context
Humphrey and Martha finally marry. Commissioner Selwyn Patterson flies in as a surprise best man, while the team also deals with an elderly man carrying a photo of Humphrey and a prankster's victim stuck in a snowman costume.
Folk band Bellowhead, who play the Beyond Paradise theme tune, make an on-screen appearance in this special.
This feature-length festive episode belongs in the Christmas Specials collection rather than a numbered series. It continues the lives and work of the Shipton Abbott team.
Broadcast facts
| First UK broadcast | 21 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Approximate runtime | 60 minutes |
| Broadcaster | BBC One |
| Production company | Red Planet Pictures |
Trivia and continuity
- The special follows Series 3 and precedes Series 4.
- It aired on BBC One on 21 December 2025.
- Commissioner Selwyn Patterson provides a confirmed Paradise-franchise crossover.
Regular cast
Guest stars
Guest names and roles are linked to the published TVMaze episode-credit record and remain separate from the regular ensemble. A portrait appears only when a clearly permitted local image is recorded.
Filming-location context
Looe is in Cornwall. It and the wider South East Cornwall production area provide much of the screen geography for Shipton Abbott, the fictional town described in the drama as being in Devon.