Every Death in Paradise crossover
Beyond Paradise Series 1, Episode 6 · 7 April 2023
Beyond Paradise goes to Saint Marie. Unsettled about his future with Martha, Humphrey takes a holiday on Saint Marie. He finds Harry the lizard waiting at his old shack and catches up with Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington) and Catherine Bordey (Elizabeth Bourgine). He also meets the current team: DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little), DS Naomi Thomas (Shantol Jackson) and Officer Marlon Pryce (Tahj Miles). Martha then follows him to the island.
Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2025 · 21 December 2025
Death in Paradise comes to Shipton Abbott. Don Warrington's Commissioner Selwyn Patterson arrives as a surprise best man at Humphrey and Martha's wedding. It was Marshall's first on-screen reunion with Warrington since leaving Death in Paradise in 2017.
Characters shared by both shows
- Humphrey Goodman and Martha Lloyd both started in Death in Paradise (2014-2017 and 2016-2017).
- Zahra Ahmadi (Esther) and Barbara Flynn (Anne) both had earlier Death in Paradise guest roles as different characters.
Death in Paradise Series 12 ended on 24 February 2023, the same night Beyond Paradise launched, but that episode is not a crossover. No source found records a Beyond Paradise character appearing in a regular Death in Paradise episode.
Humphrey’s Death in Paradise years
Humphrey Goodman arrived in Death in Paradise at the start of Series 3, first seen in the episode 'Death of a Detective' on 14 January 2014. He was flown out from London to Saint Marie after the murder of DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller). Using leads Poole had left behind, he cracked the case, joking that his predecessor had effectively solved his own murder.
Martha Lloyd, a woman he had known from a London shop he used to visit, turned up on Saint Marie at the end of Series 5 and the pair began a relationship. When she went back to London for a restaurant job, they drifted apart, until a two-part case ('Man Overboard', February 2017) took Humphrey to England. There the couple reconciled and he resigned so he could stay in London with her. DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O'Hanlon), the team's London liaison during the 'Man Overboard' case and a recent widower, was put forward by Humphrey and took over on Saint Marie.
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Return to Paradise: the Australian spin-off
Anna Samson as DI Mackenzie 'Mack' Clarke, an Australian detective returning home after working for London's Metropolitan Police. The series is set in Dolphin Cove, a beachside town in New South Wales and filmed around Sydney and the Illawarra coast of New South Wales; recognisable spots include Sea Cliff Bridge, Thirroul, Wombarra Bowling Club, Stanwell Park and Coledale Beach. (Dangar Island was NOT confirmed by any source found.)
Series 1: ABC from 8 September 2024; BBC One from 22 November 2024. Series 2: BBC One from 31 October 2025 (international premiere), ABC from 15 November 2025; included Ardal O'Hanlon as Jack Mooney. Series 3 (six episodes) began filming in late March 2026, adding Kerry Armstrong as Mack's mother; due on ABC and BBC One later in 2026, no date confirmed as of 13 October 2026.
Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise: FAQs
Is Beyond Paradise a spin-off of Death in Paradise?
Yes. Beyond Paradise follows DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), who led the Saint Marie police in Death in Paradise from 2014 to 2017, after he leaves the Caribbean and settles in Martha Lloyd’s Devon home town of Shipton Abbott. It launched on BBC One on 24 February 2023.
Have Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise crossed over?
Twice so far. In the Beyond Paradise Series 1 finale (7 April 2023) Humphrey returns to Saint Marie and meets DI Neville Parker’s team, and in the 2025 Christmas special Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington) arrives in Shipton Abbott as a surprise best man at Humphrey and Martha’s wedding.
When did Humphrey leave Death in Paradise?
Humphrey's last regular episode was Series 6, Episode 6, 'Man Overboard - Part Two', shown on 9 February 2017. A case brought him back to London, where he and Martha Lloyd patched things up, and he resigned so he could stay with her. DI Jack Mooney, played by Ardal O'Hanlon, took over on Saint Marie.
Why did Kris Marshall leave Death in Paradise?
Kris Marshall has said he stepped away for family reasons: Death in Paradise films for months at a time in Guadeloupe, a long way from home. On screen, the character left for love, choosing a life in London with Martha Lloyd, which set up the move to Shipton Abbott in Beyond Paradise.
Is Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise again?
Not as a regular. The two shows have crossed over instead: in the Beyond Paradise Series 1 finale (April 2023) Humphrey takes a break on Saint Marie and meets Neville Parker's team, and in the 2025 Beyond Paradise Christmas special Commissioner Patterson comes to Devon for his wedding. No regular Death in Paradise return had been announced as of October 2026.
Who replaced Humphrey in Death in Paradise?
DI Jack Mooney, played by Ardal O'Hanlon, replaced him. Mooney first met the team as their London contact during the two-part 'Man Overboard' story in 2017, then went to Saint Marie as a temporary stand-in and stayed on. He led the team until the end of Series 9, when Ralf Little's DI Neville Parker took over.
Is Martha Lloyd in Death in Paradise?
Yes, briefly. Martha turns up on Saint Marie in the Series 5 finale, 'Flames of Love' (February 2016), and appears in five episodes across Series 5 and 6. Her romance with Humphrey is the reason he leaves the island in February 2017, which in turn sets up Beyond Paradise.
Where is Return to Paradise filmed?
The Australian Death in Paradise spin-off is set in the fictional seaside town of Dolphin Cove but filmed in New South Wales, around Sydney and along the Illawarra coast south of the city. Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted Sea Cliff Bridge, Thirroul village, Stanwell Park and Coledale Beach among the backdrops.
Who is the detective in Return to Paradise?
Anna Samson plays DI Mackenzie 'Mack' Clarke, an Australian officer who has built a career with the Metropolitan Police in London before returning to her home town on the New South Wales coast. She has led all three series, with Lloyd Griffith as her colleague Colin Cartwright, and Death in Paradise's Ardal O'Hanlon guested in Series 2.
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