Every Series 1 episode in broadcast order, followed by a spoiler-controlled story overview, production-area index and coverage summary.
Humphrey begins work with the Shipton Abbott team when an unusual assault presents a puzzle that does not behave like an ordinary crime. The opener establishes his sideways approach while Martha starts a new chapter in Cornwall.
12 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 1 details →A family appears to have disappeared in the middle of its routine, leaving the police to decide whether absence itself is the clue. Martha’s café plans also bring an important figure from her past back into view.
9 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 2 details →The disappearance of a valuable painting gives Humphrey and Esther an elegant theft puzzle built around timing and overlooked detail. Pressure continues to build around Martha’s new venture.
6 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 3 details →A death discovered in a crop circle gives the team a case where the striking setting may be as misleading as it is memorable. Humphrey tests physical evidence against the stories people tell.
6 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 4 details →A series of fires with a storybook pattern challenges the team to separate theatrical clues from practical opportunity. Important decisions also await Humphrey and Martha.
7 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 5 details →A burglary appears impossible because the obvious suspect is already in a police cell. Humphrey reconstructs what could have happened while personal choices reach a turning point.
13 guest credits · writer and director recorded
Open Episode 6 details →The regular cast — Kris Marshall (DI Humphrey Goodman), Sally Bretton (Martha Lloyd), Zahra Ahmadi (DS Esther Williams), Dylan Llewellyn (PC Kelby Hartford), Felicity Montagu (Margo Martins), Barbara Flynn (Anne Lloyd) — appears throughout. These are the guest stars, episode by episode.
| Episode | Guest cast |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 24 February 2023 | Anne Lester (Nan), Chris Jenks (Josh Woods), Dan Mersh (Peter Meadows), David Reed (Sam), Davood Ghadami (Ben Tyler), Eva Feiler (Nurse Lucy Thompson), Jade Willis (Fireman), Montserrat Lombard (Gwen Tyler), Nina Singh (Sarah Dodds), Peter de Jersey (Patrick Wiley), Samantha Spiro (Yvonne Wiley), Yasmine Akram (Carol Meadows) |
| Episode 2 3 March 2023 | Dan Ball (Christopher Bromley), Edward Rowe (Matthew Colbert), Ella Kenion (Dorothy Trowman), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), Jaye Jacobs (Laura Colbert), Joe Bone (Gavin Dixon), John Macneill (Adam Avery), Phil Daniels (Marvellous Harris), Ruth Madoc (Rosie Colbert) |
| Episode 3 10 March 2023 | Annette Badland (Isla Jay), Jade Harrison (Chief Superintendent Charlie Woods), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), Pooky Quesnel (Louise Fitzallan), Rufus Jones (Terence Witham), Taylor Uttley (Aaron Cole) |
| Episode 4 24 March 2023 | Chris Jenks (Josh Woods), Ingrid Oliver (Cassie Parker), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), John Hollingworth (Andrew Parker), Russell Anthony (Harry Preston), Sirine Saba (Sally Woods) |
| Episode 5 31 March 2023 | Jade Harrison (Chief Superintendent Charlie Woods), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), Kerry Howard (Cleo Davenport), Marcia Warren (Floella Jones), Michelle Bonnard (Susie Griffin), Molly Mullins (Danni Davenport), Simon Harrison (Lucas Fairly) |
| Episode 6 7 April 2023 | Alan Williams (Derek), Carlyss Peer (Lucy Elliot), Don Warrington (Commissioner Selwyn Patterson), Elisabeth Bourgine (Catherine Bordey), Hannah Traylen (Hayley Collins), Jade Harrison (Chief Superintendent Charlie Woods), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), Lily Frazer (Kate Nolan), Ralf Little (DI Neville Parker), Shantol Jackson (DS Naomi Thomas), Spencer Jones (Atticus Styles), Stacey Guthrie (Neighbour), Tahj Miles (Officer Marlon Pryce) |
Humphrey and Martha establish a new life around Shipton Abbott while the police team learns how to work with Humphrey’s unconventional methods. Martha’s café ambitions and Archie’s return connect the domestic story to the wider community.
The opening series establishes Looe’s harbour, streets and civic landmarks as the visual foundation of fictional Shipton Abbott.
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