Death in Paradise most certainly does not count as a better show :D It is a fairly standard 'fish out of water' police procedural with the gimmick of being set on a Caribbean island. And it keeps losing its leads because the filming schedule means months away from home.

I only saw Misfits because an online friend in Austria downloaded it to DVD and sent it to me. Which was extremely kind.
Misfits, Being Human and In the Flesh were all aimed at the same niche audience, but only Being Human ever really took off. I actually rate In the Flesh as the best, so if you ever get a chance you might consider trying it.

So they do have some time. But not a lot.
Ah, is this why the third season always tends to be the worst? Because by S3 they have exhausted all the ideas that they had when time pressure wasn't an issue.