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Guide coverage
- Case: spoiler-free summary checked
- Broadcast: date and runtime recorded
- Cast: 11 guest credits linked
- Places: Cornwall production context linked; no unsourced scene-by-scene claims
- Ending: culprit and final deduction withheld
Episode context
The couple foster a teenager, Jaiden, over Christmas, and Humphrey investigates what appears to be a ghost haunting a family friend of Anne's.
This feature-length festive episode belongs in the Christmas Specials collection rather than a numbered series. It continues the lives and work of the Shipton Abbott team.
Broadcast facts
| First UK broadcast | 27 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Approximate runtime | 60 minutes |
| Broadcaster | BBC One |
| Production company | Red Planet Pictures |
Trivia and continuity
- The second Christmas special sits between Series 2 and Series 3.
- It first aired on BBC One on 27 December 2024.
- Its haunting premise is presented here without revealing the explanation.
Regular cast
Guest stars
Guest names and roles are linked to the published TVMaze episode-credit record and remain separate from the regular ensemble. A portrait appears only when a clearly permitted local image is recorded.
Filming-location context
Looe is in Cornwall. It and the wider South East Cornwall production area provide much of the screen geography for Shipton Abbott, the fictional town described in the drama as being in Devon.