Beyond Paradise aired its series four finale on Friday night, 1 May, leaving viewers emotional as Detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton) bid a heartfelt farewell to Zoe (Melina Sinadinou), daughter of Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi), who set off on her travels. The Shipton Abbott community gathered for a moving send-off, where Martha gave Zoe a compass, a cherished family keepsake.
During the episode, fans feared Humphrey might leave after being forced to make one of his team redundant. However, his mother-in-law Anne Lloyd (Barbara Flynn) intervened with a clever plan. She confronted Humphrey's boss, James Smith (Vincent Franklin), brandishing compromising photographs that revealed a clandestine relationship between Smith and DI Heston Morley.
With photographic proof in hand, Humphrey was reinstated and no job losses occurred, providing a happy ending for the beloved police team. But viewers took to X (formerly Twitter) to demand longer series, with many noting that Death in Paradise typically runs for eight episodes per series, while Beyond Paradise has only six.
One fan wrote: 'I really wish #BeyondParadise and #ReturnToParadise were 8 episodes like #DeathInParadise as we could watch so much more.' Another said: 'Time for my Friday comfort show #BeyondParadise only wish they made more than 6 episodes series.' A third questioned: 'I wonder BBC only commissioned 6 episodes of Beyond Paradise when Death in Paradise has 8 episodes????'
The calls for more episodes were echoed by many, with one viewer insisting: 'There needs to be more eps than 6!' Another added: 'Six eps just isn't enough.' A fan concluded: 'Exactly! Death in Paradise is 8 per series, so Beyond should be too.'
