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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 2 of Series 3.
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 3 Episode 2 cast

Who is in Beyond Paradise Series 3, Episode 2 (also listed as Season 3, Episode 2)? The guest cast is below, followed by the regular Shipton Abbott team.

Table 1: information for Series 3, Episode 2
Guest star	Role
Abra Thompson	Emily Buswell
Alexandra Gilbreath	Jane Buswell
Bella Rei Blue Stevenson	Rosie
Hannah Howland	Abigail Marsh
Joseph Ollman	Danny
Kem Hassan	Mark Weston

Continuing cast (6)

Guest cast (6)

Abra ThompsonEmily Buswell
Alexandra GilbreathJane Buswell
Bella Rei Blue StevensonRosie
Hannah HowlandAbigail Marsh
Joseph OllmanDanny
Kem HassanMark Weston

Filming-location context

Town and principal production baseLooeLooe provides much of the streetscape, harbour character and coastal atmosphere used for fictional Shipton Abbott.Civic buildingLooe GuildhallThe Guildhall is associated with Shipton Abbott's police-station exterior in published location guides.

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 3, Episode 2
Series	Series 3
Episode	2 of 6
First UK broadcast	4 April 2025
Runtime	58 minutes
Writer	Tony Jordan
Director	Leon Lopez
Producer	Lindsay Hughes

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