DEATH in Paradise's spin-off show has been confirmed, and its star, Kris Marshall, has revealed an "exciting" update.

The spin-off – titled Beyond Paradise – will see Kris return to our screens as the much-loved DI Humphrey Goodman.

He played the role in the BBC series between 2014 and 2017, and it's recently been confirmed that he and co-star Sally Bretton will be back.

Sally played Martha, who was Humphrey's girlfriend, and the couple departed the Carribean in 2017.

The new series is set to be filmed in the UK rather than overseas, and now Kris, 49, has revealed some details about what's to come.

Speaking to Radio Times, he said: "We start shooting in a couple of weeks," adding that he is "extremely excited."

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The actor continued: "It’s carrying on from where we left Humphrey Goodman and Martha, with their new bucolic south-western lifestyle.

"The classic Death in Paradise way of wrapping up the show is spun on its head a bit – not every episode is a murder – so more sheep rustling and stuff like that!"

He added: "It puts an English Riviera spin on the show people know and love. Who needs the Caribbean?"

His interview seemed to suggest Humphrey and Martha are still very much an item, and will likely be solving crime over in the English countryside.

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Kris recently spoke on The One Show, and confirmed that the pair were still boyfriend and girlfriend.

He revealed: "We’re basically following Humphrey and his girlfriend Martha’s journey as they move in with the mother-in-law down in the South West.

"His new role is as the detective inspector of the local constabulary and it's lots of fun.”

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