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Spoiler-safe: the culprit, solution and final deduction stay hidden.

The case in focus

The episode is built as a fair-play television puzzle: an arresting opening problem, conflicting accounts and a chain of physical details that gradually becomes more useful than first impressions.

Episode-specific notes

This is regular episode 3 of Series 4.
Looe and the featured filming locations are in Cornwall; on screen they represent Shipton Abbott, a fictional town described as being in Devon.

Beyond Paradise Series 4 Episode 3 cast

Who is in Beyond Paradise Series 4, Episode 3 (also listed as Season 4, Episode 3)? The guest cast is below, followed by the regular Shipton Abbott team.

Table 1: information for Series 4, Episode 3
Guest star	Role
Alec Nicholls	Bob Turner
Elliot Janks	Craig
Eva Feiler	Nurse Lucy Thompson
Gina Bramhill	Amelia
Phil Daniels	Marvellous Harris
Rebecca Night	Holly
Tom McCall	Matthew
Vincent Franklin	James Smith

Continuing cast (6)

Guest cast (8)

Alec NichollsBob Turner
Elliot JanksCraig
Eva FeilerNurse Lucy Thompson
Gina BramhillAmelia
Phil DanielsMarvellous Harris
Rebecca NightHolly
Tom McCallMatthew
Vincent FranklinJames Smith

Filming-location context

Town and principal production baseLooeLooe provides much of the streetscape, harbour character and coastal atmosphere used for fictional Shipton Abbott.Working harbour and town crossingLooe Harbour and bridgeHarbour views, quays and the bridge help form the visual geography of Shipton Abbott.

These are relevant production-area guides; they do not claim that every scene used each place.

Episode facts, production credits and sources

Table 2: information for Series 4, Episode 3
Series	Series 4
Episode	3 of 6
First UK broadcast	10 April 2026
Runtime	58 minutes
Writer	Richard Zajdlic
Director	Fiona Walton
Producer	Lindsay Hughes

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