The First NOEL

KRIS MARSHALL and SALLY BRETTON on Christmas in Shipton Abbott

- STEVEN PERKINS

BEYOND PARADISE NEW CHRISTMAS EVE, 9PM, BBC1 DRAMA

Standing beside a beautifully decorated tree in a Christmas market with carol singers serenading us, TV Times is feeling very festive - even though it's August! We've been invited to watch filming for the first seasonal special of BBC1's Beyond Paradise - the hit Death in Paradise spin-off - on location in the Cornish seaside town of Looe, which doubles for the drama's fictional Devon setting of Shipton Abbott.

After shooting a tender scene between DI Humphrey Goodman and his fiancée Martha Lloyd, actors Kris Marshall, 50, and Sally Bretton, 43, who play them, join us for a chat...

Beyond Paradise was an instant hit when it debuted in February. Were you pleased to be gifted a Christmas special?