{"id":502839,"date":"2026-03-30T04:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502839\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:03:15","slug":"itv-grace-season-6-episode-1-cast-as-grantchester-actor-joins-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502839\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Grace season 6, episode 1 cast as Grantchester actor joins line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Simm returns as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace in the Brighton-set detective drama based on Peter James’s best-selling novels, alongside a string of guest stars\"Grace<\/p>\n

Grace is returning for its sixth season(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

The ITV detective series adapted from Peter James’s bestselling novels returns this week.<\/p>\n

Series six of Grace<\/a>, which is both set and filmed in Brighton, sees John Simm return as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, alongside Richie Campbell as DI Glenn Branson and Zo\u00eb Tapper as Cleo Morey.<\/p>\n

John will be familiar to audiences from his performances in Life on Mars, Mad Dogs, The Village, Intruders, The Catch and Doctor Who, in which he portrayed The Master. Richie is recognised from Top Boy, Liar and Wisting, while Zo\u00eb has appeared in Survivors, Mr Selfridge and I, Jack Wright.<\/p>\n

The returning cast also includes Laura Elphinstone as DS Bella Moy, Brad Morrison as DC Nick Nicholl and Juliette Motamed as DC Vee Wilde. As per tradition, guest stars from programmes including Grantchester, Holby City and The Bill will join the main ensemble each episode.<\/p>\n

Here are the guest stars appearing in series 6, episode one, entitled Left You Dead, according to The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rishi Nair plays Neel\"Rishi<\/p>\n

Rishi Nair plays Neel Siddiqui<\/p>\n

Rishi portrays Brighton property developer Neel. Audiences will know Rishi from his role opposite Robson Green in the ITV<\/a> crime drama Grantchester.<\/p>\n

In Grantchester, Rishi plays Alphy Kottaram, having assumed the reverend role from Tom Brittney in 2024. Before Grantchester, Rishi gained recognition for portraying Sami Maalik on Hollyoaks.<\/p>\n

His credits also include Count Abdulla and The Marlow Murder Club.<\/p>\n

Ali Khan plays Jayden<\/p>\n

Ali has gained recognition for Everyone Else Burns, portraying Joshua, and Showtrial, as Mani Malik-Cohen. His credits also include appearances in A Haunting in Venice and Red Rose.<\/p>\n

Hannah McClean plays Rebecca\"Hannah<\/p>\n

Hannah McClean as Rebecca (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

The Irish actress will be familiar to audiences for her portrayal of Jen Robinson in the BBC<\/a> drama Blue Lights. Her other work includes The Running Man and Malpractice.<\/p>\n

Tamla Kari plays Eden<\/p>\n

Tamla has become known for her role as Constance in The Musketeers, Rachel Thompson in Cuckoo and Danielle Fisher in The Job Lot. Her recent appearances include The Ipcress File, D.I. Ray and Sister Boniface Mysteries.<\/p>\n

Gurjeet Singh plays Devan\"Gurjeet<\/p>\n

Gurjeet Singh as Devan(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Gurjeet featured in Ackley Bridge as Naveed Haider from 2017 to 2019. His other credits include The Bay, Mrs Sidhu Investigates and Hotel Portofino.<\/p>\n

Anthony Howell plays Fergus<\/p>\n

Anthony has become widely recognised for his portrayal of Paul Milner in Foyle’s War, with additional roles in This England and most recently as Lord Will Grafton in A Thousand Blows. Anthony has also built a substantial reputation for his voiceover contributions.<\/p>\n

Jamie Kenna plays Cillian\"Rishi<\/p>\n

Rishi Nair as Neel Siddique and Jamie Kenna as Cillian<\/p>\n

Jamie has earned recognition for his role as Phil Whittaker in Coronation Street, and also appeared as Ser Alfred Broome in HBO’s House of The Dragon. His television work spans The Crown, Grantchester and Brassic, alongside the film Green Street.<\/p>\n

Sara Powell plays Cynthia<\/p>\n

Sara Powell is recognised for her portrayal of Rachel Barker in Holby Blue and Sally Reid in London’s Burning. Her credits also include appearances in Damned, The House Across the Street, The Killing Kind, Too Good to Be True and In the Room.<\/p>\n

What is Left You Dead about?\"John<\/p>\n

John Simm as DS Roy Grace, Laura Elphinstone as DS Bella Boy and Richie Campbell as DS Branson<\/p>\n

A synopsis reads: “The aftermath of ACC Cassian Pewe\u2019s betrayal hangs heavily over East Sussex Police, as several months on, Grace\u2019s team is in the midst of an anti-corruption enquiry while Roy (John Simm) wrestles with whether to trust Cassian\u2019s intel about Sandy\u2019s murder and the threat to Bruno\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

“His team is plunged into a case filled with secrets after Eden (Tamla Kari), the wife of Brighton property developer, Neel, is reported missing by her distraught husband. A terrifying voicemail left on her best friend\u2019s phone suggests Eden may have been taken against her will and signs at the couple\u2019s house point to a disturbance.<\/p>\n

When Neel (Rishi Nair) reveals he\u2019s recently been threatened by a local crook in connection with his housing development, Roy believes this to be the cause, but an emerging trail of evidence soon points to something more sinister, and Grace delves into Neel and Eden\u2019s life to understand what happened that night. Roy must unravel what is real and what is false in a tangled case where everyone has something to hide.”<\/p>\n

Grace returns on Sunday, March 29, at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Simm returns as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace in the Brighton-set detective drama based on Peter James’s best-selling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,347,391,58343,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-502839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-tv","tag-tv-drama","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}