{"id":49930,"date":"2025-09-29T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/49930\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:02:10","slug":"jo-martins-death-in-paradise-style-cosy-crime-show-reveals-new-guest-stars-in-first-look-at-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/49930\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Martin’s Death in Paradise-style cosy crime show reveals new guest stars in first look at return"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marlow Murder Club<\/a> has revealed a first look at its upcoming third season. The cosy crime drama will return to our screens next year as DI Tanika Malik (Natalie Drew), retired archaeologist Judith Potts (Samantha Bond), dog walker Suzie Harris (Jo Martin) and vicar’s wife Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) tackle new mysteries around the town. <\/p>\n

“From the sudden death of the town’s beloved mayor – the nicest man in Marlow – to a celebrity chef found dead at the launch of his cookbook with half the town in attendance, the team will be working under the watchful eye of the Marlow community,” teases the synopsis.<\/p>\n

“They’ll also be called to action at a university reunion in an eerie manor house where in a surprising twist, Becks finds herself amongst the suspects. Could this case threaten our amateur sleuths’ roles as civilian advisors?” <\/p>\n

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The six-part season will feature three murders, which will unfold across two episodes each. The series leads will be joined by a host of new guest stars<\/a> for each respective mystery. <\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a>‘ Nigel Harman (Marcus), Peter Davison (Geoffrey), After the Flood’s Jacqueline Boatswain (Debbie), Sarah Alexander (Sophia), Tony Gardner (Terrence) and Happy Valley’s Jason Merrells (Paul) will appear in episodes one and two. <\/p>\n

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Episodes three and four will welcome comedian Harry Enfield as Hector; while Cherie Lunghi, Adrian Lukis and The Crown’s Alastair Mackenzie will star as Marian, Matthew and Ferdy in episodes five and six. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the upcoming instalment will also see some familiar faces as Hugh Quarshie (Professor Darius Gifford), Phill Langhorne (DC Brendan Perry), Holli Dempsey (DC Alice Hackett) and Tijan Sarr (DC Jason Kennedy) reprise their roles. <\/p>\n

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The Marlow Murder Club<\/a> is based on Robert Thorogood<\/a>‘s book series of the same name, with season three adapted from the third novel Queen of Poisons. <\/p>\n

Thorogood, who also serves as executive producer, co-wrote episodes one and two alongside Daniel Rusteau. <\/p>\n

The writer also created the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise and co-created its spin-off shows Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise.<\/p>\n

The Marlow Murder Club seasons 1 and 2 are available on U now. Season 3 will arrive in 2026 on U and U&DRAMA.<\/p>\n

The new edition of Living Legends is here! Buy Gaga in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<\/p>\n

\"Lettermark\"<\/p>\n

Divya is a freelance writer with experience in entertainment and lifestyle news. Described as a “telly addict” since childhood, Divya was able to translate her interests into a BJTC-accredited, Honours degree in Journalism and Media. After working in communications and marketing, Divya joined Digital Spy<\/a>\u00a0as a Freelance News Reporter. She has also written for various publications including\u00a0Metro<\/a>,\u00a0Asian World News\u00a0and\u00a0TwitCelebGossip;\u00a0as well as interviews, features and reviews on her own blog. Divya prides herself on her TV,\u00a0film<\/a>\u00a0and showbiz knowledge, always offering (not so) fun facts to her long-suffering friends and family. From\u00a0soaps<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0superheroes<\/a>, Divya is the go-to person for tailored recommendations\u00a0and up to date information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marlow Murder Club has revealed a first look at its upcoming third season. The cosy crime drama…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2115,43355,2117,156,2116,111,139,69,43354,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-49930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-c1a36595-a03f-4feb-ae41-b4582e54c940","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-locale-gb","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-shorttitle-the-marlow-murder-club-shares-season-3-guest-stars","17":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}