When Beyond Paradise began airing earlier this year, it showed that it didn't need sun and sand to be a popular spin-off of Death in Paradise. Now the UK-set show gets its own yuletide serving, with the first Beyond Paradise Christmas Special going out on Christmas Eve.
You can watch the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special for FREE in the UK on the BBC iPlayer streaming service. But don't worry if you're on holiday while it's on, because you can watch Beyond Paradise on iPlayer from anywhere with a VPN.
Time: 9 pm UK / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT / 8 am AEDT (Mon)
UK: BBC iPlayer (free with TV licence)
US: BritBox
AU: BBC First/Foxtel
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
Kris Marshall's (My Family) DI Humphrey Goodman never got a seasonal special in the parent series, but there's a binge of bizarre burglaries (where items are left rather than taken!) plaguing Shipton Abbott in the lead-up to Christmas and it's up to Humphrey and DS Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi) to work out who's responsible.
"With four open cases counting against them, and police HQ breathing down their necks, the team are up against it," says the BBC's synopsis. "But when the team make a breakthrough with an unexpected connection to 1973, it’s a bittersweet discovery that makes them reconsider the true meaning of Christmas."
And if things are going pear-shaped at work, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to deduce that the path of true love won't be running smoothly at home for Humphrey, either. Things seem to be back on track with Martha (Sally Bretton) after their emotional reunion in Saint Marie, but if the goofy gumshoe can divine a way of putting his foot in it, then — let's face it — he probably will...
It all sounds like classic Christmas Eve fare. So here's how to watch the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special from anywhere in the world and for free — we've got all the streaming information you'll need below.
How to watch Beyond Paradise Christmas Special in the UK
How to watch Beyond Paradise Holiday Special in the US
Just like the first season earlier in the year, the Beyond Paradise holiday special can be streamed on BritBox from Christmas Eve (December 24) in the US.
How to watch Beyond Paradise Christmas Special in Australia
The Beyond Paradise Christmas Special is going out on BBC First in Australia. So if you have Foxtel, you'll be able to watch it at 7.30 pm AEDT on Christmas Day (December 25).
Subscribers to a Fetch TV Ultimate or Variety Pack will also be able to stream it on demand.
How to watch Beyond Paradise Christmas Special from anywhere with a VPN
You can watch Beyond Paradise on any of the streaming services above by using a VPN — no matter where you are in the world.
Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.
Our favorite VPN is ExpressVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at ExpressVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
What is the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special release date?
The 60-minute Beyond Paradise Christmas Special airs on BBC One in the UK at 9 pm on Christmas Eve 2023. It will also be available to stream on the network's BBC iPlayer website and apps.
It will land on BritBox on December 24 in the US, and on BBC First at 7.30 pm AEDT on Christmas Day in Australia.
All you need to know about Beyond Paradise Christmas Special
What is the cast of Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2023?
- Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman
- Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd
- Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams
- Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford
- Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins
- Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd
- James Fleet
- Isaac Vincent-Norgate
- Amalia Vitale
- Kulvinder Ghir
- Sheila Reid
Will there be series 2 of Beyond Paradise?
There's excellent news for fans of the show, as Beyond Paradise season 2 has been commissioned by the BBC.
No start date has yet been confirmed, but we'd expect it to be around February 2024 (a year after the original series started).
How many episodes of Beyond Paradise have been made?
The Beyond Paradise Christmas Special is the seventh episode of the series to be broadcast, after the first series in 2023 comprised six episodes.
Season 2 — which has already been commissioned and will go out in 2024 — will also have six episodes.
Where is Beyond Paradise filmed and does Shipton Abbot exist?
Shipton Abbot is a fictional coastal town in Devon. In fact, the actual filming location is Looe in neighbouring county Cornwall.
