Beyond Paradise gets its very first Christmas Special in 2023, and much-loved Vicar of Dibley actor James Fleet joins the cast.
As the countdown to Christmas begins, residents of Shipton Abbott are left stunned as a string of bizarre burglaries happen overnight. When DI Humphrey Goodman and DS Esther Williams investigate the break-ins, it soon becomes clear that these are no usual smash-and-grab cases…
With a lack of evidence to go on except a mysterious pile of ash at each location, the team are stumped! To make matters worse, the beloved station are at risk of facing closure, with HQ breathing down their necks…
Here’s everything you need to know about the cast of the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2023.
The Beyond Paradise Christmas cast: James Fleet stars as Ernest
James Fleet portrays Ernest in the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. Of course, film fans will know the 71-year-old as bumbling but well-meaning Tom in the 1994 romcom Four Weddings and a Funeral.
He’s also famous for playing The Vicar of Dibley’s dim-witted but kind-hearted Hugo Horton. Staffordshire-born James played the role between 1994 and 2020, opposite Dawn French.
Actor James has been on our screens ever since 1979, when he played Ian in the TV series The Omega Factor. He popped up in episodes of Grange Hill, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Boon, and The Bill.
He’s known for playing William Smith in Underworld, Ashley Parkerwell in Spark, and Frank Robertson in Brotherly Love. In 2000, he portrayed Hilary Tipping in the legal comedy Chambers.
James played Frederick Dorrit in the TV adaptation of Little Dorrit. He even spent some time on the cobbles playing Robbie Sloane in Coronation Street in 2010. Other notable roles include Carter in Partners in Crime, Reverend Wakefield in Outlander, and Chris Lowe in Unforgotten.
More recently, he’s played Reverend Stephen Bellasis in Belgravia, and King George III in Bridgerton. Also, Judge Fang in Dodger, and Colonel Merrick in All Creatures Great and Small.
He’s been in dozens of films, including The Phantom of the Opera, Sense and Sensibility, Kevin & Perry Go Large, The Lost King, and Operation Mincemeat.
Actress Amalia Vitale stars as Hannah
Amalia Vitale, 35, plays Hannah in the cast of the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special on BBC One.
Some viewers might recognise her voice, more than her face, though… She is famous for voicing Lu-La, Me-Ma, and others in Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. Amalia is also known for voicing several characters in the animation Dragons: Rescue Riders, and Roots & Fruits.
She’s been on our screens ever since 2012, when she appeared in the short film She’s Gone. In 2014, she popped up in an episode of Casualty as Zed Ponzini. She later played Ida Romano in Midsomer Murders. Amalia has also portrayed Suzy Flett in Endeavour, Annie the Punk in Trying, and Ganush in Willow.
She’s appeared in the films Christmas Eve, and Making It.
The Beyond Paradise Christmas cast: Kulvinder Ghir stars
Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir, 58, appears in two of the biggest Christmas episodes in 2023. First he appears in the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special on Christmas Eve, and then he pops up in the Christmas Day special of Call the Midwife too!
Kenya-born Kulvinder is probably best known as one of the cast members in sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. He performed alongside Sanjeev Bhaskar’
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