Overview
- The festive episode centers on four co-workers who wake to a stranger dead in their villa pool as the team probes a murder weapon later traced to a locked drawer in Swindon.
- Guest stars include Kate Ashfield, Pearl Mackie, Billy Harris, Josie Lawrence, James Baxter, Oriana Charles and Alix Serman.
- Returning cast confirmed for the special are Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson, Shantol Jackson, Ginny Holder, Shaquille Ali‑Yebuah and Élizabeth Bourgine.
- The identity of the 'familiar face' who assists the investigation remains unannounced, with Don Warrington’s Selwyn Patterson notably absent from the published cast list.
- The special will stream on BBC iPlayer and air on BBC One during the festive period with the date to be confirmed, and spin-off Beyond Paradise is also set for a holiday episode featuring Adrian Edmondson, James Lance and Jonny Weldon.