Spoiler-free case notes
A fire at a pirate-festival exhibition and a treasure map create a finale full of theatrical clues. The team separates performance from evidence.
Episode facts and production credits
| Series | Series 4 |
|---|---|
| Episode | 6 of 6 |
| First UK broadcast | 1 May 2026 |
| Approximate runtime | 58 minutes |
| Mystery format | Fire at the pirate festival |
| Broadcaster | BBC One |
| Production company | Red Planet Pictures |
| Writer | Awaiting end-credit verification |
| Director | Awaiting end-credit verification |
| Producer | Series production credit awaiting episode-level check |
Unverified names are deliberately left blank rather than copied from an unsourced list.
What makes this case distinctive
The visible damage creates urgency, but the more revealing clues concern preparation and opportunity. Notice how practical systems and local relationships narrow the apparently wide field of possibilities.
Why watch this episode?
A series finale that balances fire at the pirate festival with the continuing lives of the Shipton Abbott team.
Regular cast
The continuing Shipton Abbott ensemble is listed separately from actors appearing for this case.
Kris Marshall
An English actor known for comedy and drama, Marshall first played Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise before leading Beyond Paradise.
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Sally Bretton
An English actor whose television work includes Martha Lloyd in the Paradise dramas and Lucy Adams in the long-running comedy Not Going Out.
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Zahra Ahmadi
A British actor whose screen work spans drama and comedy, including Esther Williams in Beyond Paradise and roles in The Bay and EastEnders.
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Dylan Llewellyn
A British actor known for ensemble comedy and drama, including PC Kelby Hartford in Beyond Paradise, James Maguire in Derry Girls and Jack in Big Boys.
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Felicity Montagu
An English actor with extensive television, film and theatre work, including Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise and Lynn Benfield in the Alan Partridge comedies.
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Barbara Flynn
An English actor whose long television career includes Anne Lloyd in Beyond Paradise and prominent roles in Cracker, The Beiderbecke Trilogy and Cranford.
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Jamie Bamber
A British-American actor whose television work includes Archie Hughes in Beyond Paradise, Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica and Matt Devlin in Law & Order: UK.
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These episode-specific credits are kept apart from the continuing cast.
Guest cast and role names are sourced from published episode-credit records. Each internal profile keeps the credit, source and related case files together.
Trivia and things to notice
- This is regular episode 6 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.
Explore the production area
Looe
Looe provides much of the streetscape, harbour character and coastal atmosphere used for fictional Shipton Abbott.
Open the location guide →Banjo Pier
The distinctive pier and adjacent waterfront contribute to Looe's onscreen coastal identity.
Open the location guide →Verification boundary: these are relevant production-area guides, not a claim that every scene in this episode used each location.
Sources and further reading
The case description is an original spoiler-safe summary prepared for Coastal Clues.