Beyond Paradise star Barbara Flynn, who portrays Anne Lloyd, has shared her fears of losing her job after a filming injury, while also paying tribute to a guest performer following his departure from the BBC programme.
Fourth Series Conclusion
The fourth series of Beyond Paradise concluded earlier this year and featured Anne Lloyd stepping in to prevent Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) from being dismissed from his position. The instalment also witnessed Zoe Williams departing Shipton Abbott to embark on her travels. Newcomer Mr James Smith (Vincent Franklin) was additionally exposed by Anne for conducting an affair with a DI from Heston Morley station.
Barbara Flynn on Love Your Weekend
Anne, who featured on a repeat of Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh today, also said she feared she would lose her job after a week of filming. During the repeat instalment, Anne spoke with Alan about the series and how she considers it a joy to go to work.
"It is lovely," Barbara remarked before commending the programme's writers. "Tony Jordan and Tim Key are an amazing pair. Death in Paradise has such a huge following around the world, and I think it is just something pleasant."
She added, "I said to Sally (Bretton) once, because most of my scenes are with her, who I absolutely adore, I said, 'Look, Sal, here we are sitting on a bench on a beach.' We are at work, and we were doing yoga on a beach, and it was a complete delight."
Injury and Recovery
She continued by revealing that she fractured her ankle after a week of shooting, which made filming scenes difficult. She added, "The rest of it was filmed of me from wheelchairs and crutches. I thought I'd lost a job after the first week, but they said, 'No, no Barbara, we will wheel you up and down'."
Working with Vincent Franklin
Anne also previously discussed what it was like to film alongside newcomer Vincent in series four, characterising the performer as funny. She told Reach PLC, "We got on incredibly well. He's a funny man, and we had enormous fun off-screen as well as on. He was a lovely addition and a bit of a mystery, and that it's going to all end in...not tears, but chaos or something."
She added, "And, of course, because Anne decides to get much more involved than that, then there's a real, there's a real kind of shift."
Collaboration with Kris Marshall
When addressing what collaborating with Kris Marshall's character more closely was like, Barbara continued, "Well, they all find it difficult having Anne in the station. I mean, Humphrey is as polite as he could be. He was never rude, but he's so in his head, and so Anne is constantly bemused by him, but at the same time, very fond."
Kris also expressed his enjoyment working with Vincent, who portrayed his adversary, describing him as a genius actor.
Beyond Paradise is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
