{"id":30698,"date":"2023-03-04T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1795451"},"modified":"2023-03-04T21:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T20:45:01","slug":"beyond-paradise-viewers-divided-over-martha-twist","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/beyond-paradise-viewers-divided-over-martha-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Paradise viewers divided over Martha twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Martha was thrown by a new arrival. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 04 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">A storm is brewing in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-release-date-bbc\/&quot;\">Beyond Paradise<\/a>, after last night\u2019s episode (3rd March) teased a potential love triangle between Matha (Sally Bretton), Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and her <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">former fianc\u00e9 Archie (Jamie Bamber).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Martha, who is still coming to terms with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-episode-2-clip-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">her recent miscarriage<\/a>, was dismayed to discover the loan from the bank had fallen through while her caf\u00e9 is in the middle of construction work ahead of opening night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She received an even bigger blow, however, when she turned to her husband to discuss using their savings on her business, with Humphrey revealing he had spent all of their money on a houseboat without consulting her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Fortunately, Martha soon managed to secure other financial means in the form of <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">vineyard owner and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-archie-jamie-bamber\/&quot;\">her former fianc\u00e9 Archie<\/a>, who offered to be a junior partner in the cafe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">While Martha was over the moon, naturally Humphrey was far from pleased, and was left dealing with feelings of jealousy for the rest of the episode. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Archie\u2019s involvement was also a cause of concern amongst viewers, who took to Twitter to foreshadow doom for Humphrey following Archie\u2019s arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Yeah, Archie is the type of bloke you need to worry about Humphrey. He looks like Jamie Bamber. You&#8217;re in big trouble <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeyondParadise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BeyondParadise<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sarah (@StillNotWitty) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/StillNotWitty\/status\/1631754496882647044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">One user <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/StillNotWitty\/status\/1631754496882647044&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Yeah, Archie is the type of bloke you need to worry about Humphrey. He looks like Jamie Bamber. You\u2019re in big trouble<\/span> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">#BeyondParadise,\u201d while another\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/pollyg81\/status\/1631756186847412224&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">I might be alone here but I\u2019d take a Humphrey over an Archie any day<\/span> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">#BeyondParadise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Other fans were less keen on the new development, with one user <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/JodiePortugal\/status\/1631756217755238403&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">claiming<\/a>\u00a0the arrival of the ex was a \u201ctrope done to death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet read: \u201cI<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u00a0really hope that Archie and Humphrey just become good mates, with no love triangle, no tension and that\u2019s it also because the \u2018ex is better than me and I\u2019m pathetic and insecure, even though professionally I\u2019m at the top of me game\u2019 is a trope done to death<\/span> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">#BeyondParadise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">i really hope that Archie and Humphrey just become good mates, with no love triangle, no tension and that's it <br\/>also because the \"ex is better than me and I'm pathetic and insecure, even though professionally I'm at the top of me game\" is a trope done to death <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeyondParadise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BeyondParadise<\/a><\/p>\u2014 jodie portugal (@JodiePortugal) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JodiePortugal\/status\/1631756217755238403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Another user <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/SisterQuill\/status\/1631767361521950722&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">weighed<\/a> in: \u201cHumphrey, Martha isn\u2019t going to leave you for Archie.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">You spent all the house deposit on a houseboat and she didn\u2019t even lose her temper. No man has ever been so secure in a relationship. <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">#BeyondParadise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Beyond Paradise airs on BBC One and <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b01pvmf6\/death-in-paradise&quot;\"><b>BBC iPlayer<\/b><\/a><b> on Fridays at 8pm. Check out more of our <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\"><b>Drama <\/b><\/a><b>coverage or visit our <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><b>TV Guide<\/b><\/a><b> and <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\"><b>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a><b>to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/a><b>. 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