Barbara Flynn says she makes jewellery for Beyond Paradise, and the pieces end up on screen with her as part of Anne Lloyd's look. The 77-year-old actor says the arrangement began when the show's designer asked what she thought about jewellery. It turned a personal craft into part of the costume department's workflow.
Barbara Flynn Jewellery and the first series
"Well yes, I started making jewellery about 2000 because I wanted to wear something to a party and I couldn't find anything," Flynn said on Morning Live. She added, "My father dabbled a bit in some silverware so I did make something and people liked it." After that, she said, "Then I found gemstones and that opened up a whole different world for me."
Flynn runs Barbara Flynn Jewellery, which works with high quality gemstones, minerals and precious metals. She has also shown her creations at artisan boutiques across Cornwall and sells pieces directly through social media. That means the jewellery she wears in Beyond Paradise sits at the intersection of character styling and a working business, not a one-off costume choice.
Anne Lloyd on screen
Barbara Flynn is best known for portraying Anne Lloyd, the mother of Martha Lloyd, played by Sally Bretton. She appears in the cosy crime drama alongside Kris Marshall, and she said the jewellery tie-in started early: "So when we were getting ready to do the first series, the lovely designer said 'What do you think about jewellery Barbara?'"
"I said 'Well, I make jewellery so I could offer you anything that you'd like me to wear with the outfits that you've chosen.'" Flynn said. "And so it started from there." She added, "I make or I have made or own everything that I wear in the show."
Costume department choice
The setup gives Beyond Paradise a rare bit of production detail: the actor playing Anne Lloyd is also helping supply part of the character's look. For viewers, that is the useful takeaway from the story — what appears on screen is not just wardrobe selected for her, but pieces tied directly to Flynn's own craft and stock.
It also keeps the show visually consistent with the person wearing it. Flynn's jewellery work started around 2000, long before this screen arrangement, and the collaboration now folds a separate business into the costume side of the series without changing the role audiences know her for.
Morning Live and Beyond Paradise
Flynn's remarks on Morning Live put the detail in plain view: the jewellery is hers, the costume department uses it, and she wears it in the drama. For anyone following Beyond Paradise, that is the clearest practical change in how to read Anne Lloyd's look on screen. It is also the kind of behind-the-scenes detail that makes a long-running actor feel more like part of the production engine than a name in the cast list.
