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Beyond Paradise Christmas special 2023: Release date and latest news

We're heading back to Shipton Abbott.

Humphrey Marshall (KRIS MARSHALL) and Martha Lloyd (SALLY BRETTON) gathered together, surrounded by people and Christmas decorations

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Published: Sunday, 24 December 2023 at 1:20 pm

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The BBC is taking viewers back to Shipton Abbott for Beyond Paradise's first Christmas episode.

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The festive episode features all of your favourite characters, alongside some shiny new guest stars, as the team investigate a string of unusual burglaries in Shipton Abbott, which helps them discover the "true meaning of Christmas".

With the special episode fast approaching, read on for everything you need to know about when you can watch the Beyond Paradise Christmas special, and what to expect.

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2023 release date: When can I watch it?

You can watch the Beyond Paradise Christmas special on Christmas Eve (Sunday 24th December) at 9pm on BBC One.

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special cast: Who's in it?

Humphrey Goodman (KRIS MARSHALL), Anne Lloyd (BARBARA FLYNN) and Margo Martins (FELICITY MONTAGU) gathered in festive surroundings

Humphrey, Anne Lloyd and Margo in the Beyond Paradise Christmas special.

All of the following main cast will be back on our screens for the festive episode:

Chris Jenks (Josh Woods), Jade Harrison (CS Charlie Woods) and Eva Feiler (nurse Lucy) will also return.

The guest stars are as follows:

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special plot: What will happen?

(L-R) Zoe Williams (MELINA SINADINOU), Esther Williams (ZAHRA AHMADI), Humphrey Goodman (KRIS MARSHALL) and Martha Lloyd (SALLY BRETTON) gathered in festive surroundings

Beyond Paradise Christmas special.

While preparing for Christmas, Shipton Abbott is hit by a spate of "bizarre burglaries". But as the team dig deeper, they uncover an "unexpected connection" that makes them all "reconsider the true meaning" of the festive period.

Elsewhere, Kelby has his hands full with a "cheeky young shoplifter", and "Humphrey feels the pressure when CS Charlie Woods continues to question why their beloved local police station should remain open".

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And if that isn't quite enough action for one episode, "a chance encounter gives Martha food for thought about the future", and Esther's teenage daughter Zoe (Melina Sinadinou) is "less than impressed when she is made to work in Santa's Grotto".

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Abby Robinson is the Drama Editor for Radio Times, covering TV drama and comedy titles. She previously worked at Digital Spy as a TV writer, and as a content writer at Mumsnet. She possesses a postgraduate diploma and a degree in English Studies.

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