A new TV series starting on BBC One tomorrow (Friday Feb 24), may well change the fortunes of a small Cornwall town struggling, like much of the country, with the repercussions of the cost-of-living crisis. The people of Looe are certainly hoping that the 'Doc Martin effect' — which turned Port Isaac in the north of the county a must-visit location — will visit its magic on their coastal idyll after Beyond Paradise is broadcast.
The spin-off of Death in Paradise moves the action from the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie (in reality, Guadeloupe) to the fictional Devon seaside town of Shipton Abbot, which is actually the very real Cornish town of Looe, according to an article published on Cornwall Live.
Actor Kris Marshall reprises his role of DI Humphrey Goodman for the highly-anticipated series, which was filmed in and around Looe last September. The cast also includes Sally Bretton (Not Going Out, The Office, Death in Paradise), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls, Big Boys), Zahra Ahmadi (EastEnders, Doctor Who), Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge) and Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia) as well as Cornwall-based actors such as John Macneill, Stacey Guthrie and Edward 'Kernow King' Rowe.
