June 3, 2025 • 7 mins
British actor Kris Marshall joined Lisa and Barra to have a chat about the new season of Beyond Paradise. He talked about his time in the show as D.I Humphrey and whether he puts the practices from the show into his real life every now and then plus they also talked about filming in Cornwall. Of course the conversation turned to his role in Love Actually and the fact he lived in Perth about 9 years ago to film a movie.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, we are returning to shipton Abbot for a
thrilling new series of the hugely successful Beyond Paradise and
joining us now do I Humphrey Gordon himself, Chris Marshall,
good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good morning, how are you very very well?
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Now season three available doesn't stream exclusively on brit Box.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
What can you tell us?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Well, you know season three it's it's bigger, it's better,
it's available of bread Box and it's yeah, it's you know,
we've got more puzzles, more drama, more jigsaws with of
course demography. You can watch it with your mom, your dad,
your dog, no, everyone, you know, it's all good. It's yeah,
(00:44):
you know, I love it. You know. I guess when
you hit a third season of a series, everyone feels
a bit more comfortable in their shoes to show what
it is. Yeah, and we're really striving for that. So yeah,
everyone enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
One thing happening in season three there's a wonderful reunion
and this season Abdolph Sailors makes a cameo. You're best
friend from well, a certain movie that you've you've spent
enough time talking about.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Over the years. We won't do that, but that must
have been fun to film.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, it was wonderful. You know, it's sort of an
active thing. Really. You don't see each other for twenty
years and you just pick up where you're left off,
and it's just like old time. Yeah, e strange though
a bit a slightly different. You know, now twenty years on,
I'm playing active inspector. He was playing a psychiatrist and
not to two youngsters and one with a bag of
(01:34):
condoms on his back, you know.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
So sure, Chris, can you believe that it's twenty years
since love? Actually though? That's that's staggered me just when
you said that.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Yeah, well, actually it's twenty three since we saund it.
So yeah, I mean, where's that time gone? You knows?
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Now?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Do you watch other crime shows since becoming a detective
inspector your self? Do you watch other crime shows in
a different live?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I do? Yeah, I mean I'm not a huge watcher
of crime shows at the moment. It's a bit like
it's a bit like a bustman's holiday. It's a bit
like going to work, yes, But you know, I was
hugely influenced by the sort of big crime shows of
the eighties and nineties. You know you're Colombo, you Miss Marple,
(02:26):
the Rockford File, they're all great influence, they're all American.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Brits make the best crime shows there are.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Miss Marvel's American.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Mis Marple's not Rockford Files.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Is yeahs, yeah, I don't know, Yeah I do. I
do watch the occasional detective show I mean, of which
there are many, but yeah, it's.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
There's a few.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, yeah, exactly. It's a bit like you.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Speak a bit more clearly than Columbia, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Chris.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Can I ask you, after playing a detective for so
many years, have you ever used those skills in real life, like,
you know, finding your car keys or who stole your
garden gnome or something you had a crack at solving
crimes in your own community.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Garden nome. I definitely use those skills to try and
but it's better. But I yeah, but I don't really
use you know what. I'm terrible. I'm absolutely awful. I
thank god I've got a script in front of me
because because and you know, I'm not good at losing
stuff as well. I can never find my car keys.
(03:39):
I've got this funny thing with talking of khakis. I've
got this funny keerring where you where you can whistle
for your car keys? Yes, it doesn't work. It doesn't work. Yeah,
so I can't use those skills unfortunately, because I don't
possess them.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
Sounds like, as Dei Humphrey, sounds like you're more an
accidental genius, are you rather than Sherlock Holmes in that show?
Would that be the way to describe it?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Well, I think I think his brilliance is that he disarms.
He decides he's disarming what of arming himself with the truth?
So yeah, I think he's he And I always toy
with the idea of how much he knows and how
early he knows it, and then how how much he's
using that knowledge to unpick the person who's the main antagonist.
(04:34):
So I don't know. I don't know how much he
knows a toy but doesn't always have Over the last
twelve years I played the character, and I sort of
I don't know how much I should know when I
should know it, because whether that makes him cynical, I
don't know. So I sort of play with that a
little bit. But I think I think he knows early on.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, it's film you're filming south as Cornwall. I mean
that must be tough.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
What a beautiful but I haven't been there, but it's
it is so high up on my bucket list or
whatever they say of places you want to go.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It just looks like such a beautiful part of the world.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, it's gorgeous. You know, it's some you know a
lot of people don't really think of the beautiful beaches
and blue sea and good stuff. But that's that's kind
of what Devon and Cornwall is. It's you know, it's
right at the two last counties of the peninsula in
the southwest of the UK, so we stick right out
(05:36):
into the Atlantic Ocean and yeah the sea is cold.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Yeah not a shark.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Yeah yeah, but I love myself. I always have, so
spend a lot of time also on the West coast
of Australia and East.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
You made a movie here.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, I made a movie in Perth about nine years ago,
a few less man. Yeah. Yes, I have a cousin
who lives in city beach. Hellas so amazing.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
If we don't do a bad beach.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Here, no I know I would. I lived in Codderslow,
South codders Low as well, so yeah, yeah, I used
to you know, I used to run along the boardwalk
there pasta but where the snake signs yeah, brilliant.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
A lot more chances to wear linen over here too,
which you wouldn't get in Cornwall. I'd reckon as well,
my friend, Hey, how many times a week do people
yell out hey, you're the bloke from Love? Actually?
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Do you got that much?
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Can I ask you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
That I did? I did tell him not to push
that too much. Actually he didn't.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
It's pretty omni present in my life. It's not explaining
it to my kids as well. People are asking why
he has a large appendage or if he has a lot.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
From that show. My son idolizes you the way with
your accent. He wants to go to America and use
his accent, just like Chris Marshall did in Love.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Actually know what it's It's a it's a cliche because
it's true.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
There are worse things you could be famous for, Chris,
but Beyond Paradise season three, also famous for available to
stream now exclusively.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
I have BritBox. I put you onto BritBox, Pard, I've
got it box. We'll be straight on to that lovely
to chat to you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Chris amazing to chat to you. Have a great day
going you too,
All right, we are returning to shipton Abbot for a
thrilling new series of the hugely successful Beyond Paradise and
joining us now do I Humphrey Gordon himself, Chris Marshall,
good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good morning, how are you very very well?
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Now season three available doesn't stream exclusively on brit Box.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
What can you tell us?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Well, you know season three it's it's bigger, it's better,
it's available of bread Box and it's yeah, it's you know,
we've got more puzzles, more drama, more jigsaws with of
course demography. You can watch it with your mom, your dad,
your dog, no, everyone, you know, it's all good. It's yeah,
(00:44):
you know, I love it. You know. I guess when
you hit a third season of a series, everyone feels
a bit more comfortable in their shoes to show what
it is. Yeah, and we're really striving for that. So yeah,
everyone enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
One thing happening in season three there's a wonderful reunion
and this season Abdolph Sailors makes a cameo. You're best
friend from well, a certain movie that you've you've spent
enough time talking about.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Over the years. We won't do that, but that must
have been fun to film.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, it was wonderful. You know, it's sort of an
active thing. Really. You don't see each other for twenty
years and you just pick up where you're left off,
and it's just like old time. Yeah, e strange though
a bit a slightly different. You know, now twenty years on,
I'm playing active inspector. He was playing a psychiatrist and
not to two youngsters and one with a bag of
(01:34):
condoms on his back, you know.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
So sure, Chris, can you believe that it's twenty years
since love? Actually though? That's that's staggered me just when
you said that.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Yeah, well, actually it's twenty three since we saund it.
So yeah, I mean, where's that time gone? You knows?
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Now?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Do you watch other crime shows since becoming a detective
inspector your self? Do you watch other crime shows in
a different live?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I do? Yeah, I mean I'm not a huge watcher
of crime shows at the moment. It's a bit like
it's a bit like a bustman's holiday. It's a bit
like going to work, yes, But you know, I was
hugely influenced by the sort of big crime shows of
the eighties and nineties. You know you're Colombo, you Miss Marple,
(02:26):
the Rockford File, they're all great influence, they're all American.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Brits make the best crime shows there are.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Miss Marvel's American.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Mis Marple's not Rockford Files.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Is yeahs, yeah, I don't know, Yeah I do. I
do watch the occasional detective show I mean, of which
there are many, but yeah, it's.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
There's a few.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, yeah, exactly. It's a bit like you.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Speak a bit more clearly than Columbia, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Chris.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Can I ask you, after playing a detective for so
many years, have you ever used those skills in real life, like,
you know, finding your car keys or who stole your
garden gnome or something you had a crack at solving
crimes in your own community.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Garden nome. I definitely use those skills to try and
but it's better. But I yeah, but I don't really
use you know what. I'm terrible. I'm absolutely awful. I
thank god I've got a script in front of me
because because and you know, I'm not good at losing
stuff as well. I can never find my car keys.
(03:39):
I've got this funny thing with talking of khakis. I've
got this funny keerring where you where you can whistle
for your car keys? Yes, it doesn't work. It doesn't work. Yeah,
so I can't use those skills unfortunately, because I don't
possess them.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
Sounds like, as Dei Humphrey, sounds like you're more an
accidental genius, are you rather than Sherlock Holmes in that show?
Would that be the way to describe it?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Well, I think I think his brilliance is that he disarms.
He decides he's disarming what of arming himself with the truth?
So yeah, I think he's he And I always toy
with the idea of how much he knows and how
early he knows it, and then how how much he's
using that knowledge to unpick the person who's the main antagonist.
(04:34):
So I don't know. I don't know how much he
knows a toy but doesn't always have Over the last
twelve years I played the character, and I sort of
I don't know how much I should know when I
should know it, because whether that makes him cynical, I
don't know. So I sort of play with that a
little bit. But I think I think he knows early on.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, it's film you're filming south as Cornwall. I mean
that must be tough.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
What a beautiful but I haven't been there, but it's
it is so high up on my bucket list or
whatever they say of places you want to go.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It just looks like such a beautiful part of the world.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, it's gorgeous. You know, it's some you know a
lot of people don't really think of the beautiful beaches
and blue sea and good stuff. But that's that's kind
of what Devon and Cornwall is. It's you know, it's
right at the two last counties of the peninsula in
the southwest of the UK, so we stick right out
(05:36):
into the Atlantic Ocean and yeah the sea is cold.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Yeah not a shark.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Yeah yeah, but I love myself. I always have, so
spend a lot of time also on the West coast
of Australia and East.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
You made a movie here.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, I made a movie in Perth about nine years ago,
a few less man. Yeah. Yes, I have a cousin
who lives in city beach. Hellas so amazing.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
If we don't do a bad beach.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Here, no I know I would. I lived in Codderslow,
South codders Low as well, so yeah, yeah, I used
to you know, I used to run along the boardwalk
there pasta but where the snake signs yeah, brilliant.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
A lot more chances to wear linen over here too,
which you wouldn't get in Cornwall. I'd reckon as well,
my friend, Hey, how many times a week do people
yell out hey, you're the bloke from Love? Actually?
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Do you got that much?
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Can I ask you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
That I did? I did tell him not to push
that too much. Actually he didn't.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
It's pretty omni present in my life. It's not explaining
it to my kids as well. People are asking why
he has a large appendage or if he has a lot.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
From that show. My son idolizes you the way with
your accent. He wants to go to America and use
his accent, just like Chris Marshall did in Love.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Actually know what it's It's a it's a cliche because
it's true.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
There are worse things you could be famous for, Chris,
but Beyond Paradise season three, also famous for available to
stream now exclusively.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
I have BritBox. I put you onto BritBox, Pard, I've
got it box. We'll be straight on to that lovely
to chat to you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Chris amazing to chat to you. Have a great day
going you too,
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