{"id":48343,"date":"2024-03-22T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2012011"},"modified":"2024-03-22T20:15:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:15:35","slug":"who-was-dave-thacker-beyond-paradise-dedication-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-was-dave-thacker-beyond-paradise-dedication-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Dave Thacker? Beyond Paradise dedication explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Season 2’s steam train episode was described as “an ode” to the crew member by actor Zahra Ahmadi. <\/p>

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

Published: Friday, 22 March 2024 at 17:00 PM<\/p>

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Beyond Paradise returns to our screeners for season 2<\/a>, with Humphrey and his trusty team once again tasked with solving a range of puzzling cases, including a murder on a vintage steam train<\/a> in the opening episode.<\/p>\n

The crime takes place during a rehearsal for the Shipton Abbott Players\u2019 latest production, which happens to be a murder mystery, of all things.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the train exits a tunnel, one of the cast is found dead in a carriage, which is shocking in and of itself. But with <\/span>DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and Detective Sergeant Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi) also onboard when it takes place, both the press and the detectives\u2019 bosses at the local HQ become more animated than usual.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beyond Paradise\u2019s Kris Marshall defends show: \u2018It\u2019s hard to bring together\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n
Beyond Paradise\u2019s Kris Marshall shares personal connection to fostering storyline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Numerous people were responsible for bringing the steam train episode to life, one of whom was Dave Thacker, described as a \u201cfriend\u201d of the production in a tribute which appears before the credits.<\/p>\n
Who was Dave Thacker?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Thacker worked in the sound department as a recordist and boom operator. He died from cancer in October 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt comes with a heavy heart to inform you our friend Dave has been battling cancer over the past 7 months,\u201d reads a statement posted on a JustGiving page<\/a> set up for his family before his death. \u201c<\/span>Sadly the cancer has taken its toll and Dave won\u2019t be returning to work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Speaking about Thacker\u2019s contribution to Beyond Paradise, Ahmadi said: <\/span>\u201cHe was very present in that steam train episode. He worked with us a lot, so that\u2019s a really special one that stays with us.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI can still picture him now, on the train, working. And it was a tricky situation to work in with all the crew and cast on it. Thats a really special one because that\u2019s the last complete episode he did with us. And he was on the whole first season with us as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
She added: \u201cIt\u2019s an ode to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
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