'I watched Beyond Paradise for first time and was left baffled by major plot hole'

Judging from the many millions of viewers tuning in every week, Beyond Paradise is clearly one of the biggest TV shows on screens at the moment. Whilst I love a good detective drama, I've never been that tempted to try the hit BBC show, but with so many people I know admitting it as a guilty pleasure, it was time to take the plunge. Rather than start from the beginning, I decided to watch the newest episode of season three (don't ask me why) and actually found myself pleasantly surprised by what I was watching.

Judging from clips I had previously seen, I thought the show was going to be too light and cheesy for me, but I found myself lost in the plot and saying out loud "I bet it was the dad who did it...



" In the latest episode, poor Martha found herself caught up in the drama after providing a poisoned smoothie to a boat race contestant who then nearly drowned. She was horrified to discover she was a suspect in the case after Humphrey and Esther tried to work out how the laced drink managed to make its way to the beach from the food van. As Martha was seen making the smoothie in her new food van in a flashback, I couldn't help wondering, how on earth is Martha affording all of these new ventures? Is there something I'm missing? Ten Mile Kitchen has clearly been a success, but it seems like such a big expansion in a short space of time.

I've now started the show from the beginning, and realised the cafe had only been open for two years before Martha decided to expand the business into a much posher restaurant space. It just seems unlikely to me that once you take start-up costs into consideration, Martha made enough profit on the cafe to not only upgrade her venue, but to also afford to buy a new food van which would be a five-figure cost, plus any extra expenses to renovate it. Maybe I haven't gotten to an explanation yet, so I'll be happy to take this back, but it would be nice to see Martha suddenly announce a lottery win or a surprise inheritance to explain all of her extra disposable income.

Nevertheless, the show is a strangely addictive watch, and I have found myself binge-watching episodes like there is no tomorrow. Whilst it may not have quite as exciting plots as its Caribbean sister show Death in Paradise, I think it's nice to have something that highlights the beauty of Devon and Cornwall to viewers around the world. Consider me hooked.

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