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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 4 of Series 1.
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 1 Episode 4 cast

Who is in Beyond Paradise Series 1, Episode 4 (also listed as Season 1, Episode 4)? The guest cast is below, followed by the regular Shipton Abbott team.

Table 1: information for Series 1, Episode 4
Guest star	Role
Chris Jenks	Josh Woods
Ingrid Oliver	Cassie Parker
Jamie Bamber	Archie Hughes
John Hollingworth	Andrew Parker
Russell Anthony	Harry Preston
Sirine Saba	Sally Woods

Continuing cast (6)

Guest cast (6)

Chris JenksJosh Woods
Ingrid OliverCassie Parker
Jamie BamberArchie Hughes
John HollingworthAndrew Parker
Russell AnthonyHarry Preston
Sirine SabaSally Woods

Filming-location context

Town and principal production baseLooeLooe provides much of the streetscape, harbour character and coastal atmosphere used for fictional Shipton Abbott.Regional landscapeTamar ValleyThe Tamar Valley supplies riverside, rural and boating landscapes used by the production, including verified Pentillie locations.

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 1, Episode 4
Series	Series 1
Episode	4 of 6
First UK broadcast	24 March 2023
Runtime	58 minutes
Writer	Ian Kershaw
Director	Sandy Johnson
Producer	Lindsay Hughes

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