{"id":50275,"date":"2024-04-25T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2031028"},"modified":"2024-04-25T22:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:34:48","slug":"beyond-paradise-preview-teases-the-future-of-police-station-under-threat","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/beyond-paradise-preview-teases-the-future-of-police-station-under-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Paradise preview teases the future of police station under threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;They might be about to close us down&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Abby Robinson\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/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>Shipton Abbott police station has long been threatened with closure in Beyond Paradise and in the season 2 finale, its fate looks set to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip shared exclusively with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Esther, Margo and Kelby gather to discuss the station review, which has now been completed and will be taken into consideration by the powers that be, who are toying with moving the team to a more centralised base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, what do you think?\u201d asks Esther, eyeing the documents anxiously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about what\u2019s here,\u201d replies Margo bluntly. \u201cIt\u2019s about how they interpret it. It\u2019ll say whatever they want it to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you think they\u2019ve already made their minds up?\u201d adds a dejected Esther.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t you?\u201d she responds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-peter-davison-exit-comment\/\">Peter Davison\u2019s swift exit in Beyond Paradise was a wasted opportunity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/return-to-paradise-bbc-filming-cast-newsupdate\/\">Death in Paradise\u2019s Australian spin-off confirms cast as filming begins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kelby senses an opportunity to pay his crush (and boss) CS Charlie Woods a visit by offering to deliver the report personally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey might be about to close us down and all you can think about is drooling over the chief super again?\u201d asks Esther.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the clip below.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"c4752bfad99eeb4ec437224dbf9d70e956ae9106\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"c4752bfad99eeb4ec437224dbf9d70e956ae9106\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-preview-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p>Speaking previously to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press about the police station\u2019s future, Kris Marshall described the threat facing their community hub as \u201cexistential, as is common with many, many areas of life and business these days\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cEverything is on a one-way track to being homogenised and centralised, and so that obviously removes the soul of community policing, which is something that\u2019s close to Humphrey\u2019s heart,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd because of that, the station house, their mini, quirky station house, is directly under threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow that resolves itself, we\u2019ll just have to find out.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The Beyond Paradise season 2 finale airs on<\/strong><strong> BBC One and iPlayer on Friday 26th April.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. 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