{"id":42448,"date":"2023-12-24T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1948999"},"modified":"2023-12-25T01:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T00:09:31","slug":"beyond-paradise-christmas-special-reveals-character-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/beyond-paradise-christmas-special-reveals-character-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Paradise Christmas special reveals character exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The festive episode delivered an update on a key character from season 1. <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 24 December 2023 at 22:00 PM<\/p>

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Humphrey and Martha\u2019s journey in the first season of Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise was far from smooth-sailing.<\/p>\n

In the first episode, Martha suffered a miscarriage, with the fallout from that tragic development almost destroying their relationship. And if that wasn\u2019t quite enough to contend with, there was Archie, Martha\u2019s ex-boyfriend, who was still madly in love with her.<\/p>\n

He initially entered the frame as her wine supplier but before long, he had become a partner in her new business, with the pair spending increasingly more time together across the episodes.<\/p>\n

Speaking previously with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press about the dynamic between Martha and Archie, actor Jamie Bamber<\/a> claimed that his character was a better fit for her than Humphrey: \u201cShe\u2019d have a much better life with Archie. He\u2019s a man of means, he\u2019s infatuated by her. I\u2019m a bit partisan here, but yeah, I don\u2019t see what she sees in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Martha felt differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell me you haven\u2019t wondered whether there was still something there,\u201d he said to her. \u201cStop lying to yourself. I know you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Archie then leaned in for a kiss, but she pushed him away before slapping him across the cheek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jamie Bamber and Sally Bretton in Beyond Paradise.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ Red Panet Pictures \/ Craig Hardie<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While there are some knock-backs you can bounce back from, that certainly wasn\u2019t one of them, and in the Christmas special<\/a>, it was revealed that Archie is no longer a partner in the business.<\/p>\n

And, crucially, Humphrey and Martha are now more solid than ever, rising from the ashes like a pair of golden phoenixes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re winning?\u201d he asked his wife-to-be during a particularly cute exchange.<\/p>\n

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