Beyond Paradise has unveiled a first look at season 3 and announced a number of guest stars.
The Death in Paradise spin-off, which follows Kris Marshall's DI Humphrey Goodman after relocating to the seaside town of Shipton Abbott, is due to return to screens soon, having begun filming over the summer.
The BBC has now released a few stills from the new episodes, which confirms guest stars including Taskmaster's Hugh Dennis as a local councillor called Arthur Donelan and Jonathan Creek's Caroline Quentin as Lotty Lewes, who is in a farming rivalry with George Ellis (Pirates of the Caribbean's Kevin McNally).
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Also revealed are DI Ray's Steve Oram and Changing Ends' Gabby Best as Cornish policing rivals to Humphrey and DS Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi), and Bella Rei Blue Stevenson as new foster placement Rosie.
Doc Martin's Angela Curran, Showtrial's Abra Thompson, Queenie's Joseph Ollman, Not Going Out's Alexandra Gilbreath, Pheonix Rise's Alicia Charles, Silent Witness' Matthew Gravelle, Dead Hot's Brandon Fellows and Love Actually's Abdul Salis are also on board.
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Additional announcements include Midsomer Murders' Jason Hughes, Star Wars' Silas Carson, Fool Me Once's Syreeta Kumar, Mr Selfridge's Amy Morgan, The White Princess' Oliver Hembrough, Wonka's Murray McArthur and House of the Dragon's Dean Boodaghians-Nolan.
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They all join returning stars Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd, Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins, Jamie Bamber as Archie Hughes, Jade Harrison as CS Charlie Woods, Melina Sinadinou as Zoe Williams, Chizzy Akudolu as Reverend Kate, Chris Jenks as Josh Woods, Eva Feiler as Nurse Lucy, Amalia Vitale as Hannah, and (of course) Selwyn the Duck.
The third season will see the team face a host of baffling cases, including "a body discovered in a river on the county border, a perplexing chocolate box poisoning, a long-standing farming feud, and a spiking incident at sea".
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"Away from the police station, Martha and Humphrey must overcome unexpected hurdles as foster parents, while the reappearance of Martha’s old flame Archie presents an unexpected challenge," the synopsis adds.
"Meanwhile, Esther experiences a surprising twist in her personal life, Anne confronts painful memories following a health scare, and Kelby embarks on a transformative journey of self-discovery."
Beyond Paradise will return soon on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, while the show and Death in Paradise both air on BBC One and stream on BBC iPlayer.
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