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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 1 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.

Beyond Paradise Series 4 Episode 1 cast

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

Table 1: information for Series 4, Episode 1
Guest star	Role
Alex Macqueen	Anthony Westley
Andrea Lowe	Helen Linder
Michael Cochrane	Kenneth Linder
Nimmy March	Bethan Hughes
Omar Ibrahim	Eddie
Sandra Hale	Jill
Vincent Franklin	James Smith
Wayne Cater	Dafydd Bevan

Continuing cast (6)

Guest cast (8)

Alex MacqueenAnthony Westley
Andrea LoweHelen Linder
Michael CochraneKenneth Linder
Nimmy MarchBethan Hughes
Omar IbrahimEddie
Sandra HaleJill
Vincent FranklinJames Smith
Wayne CaterDafydd Bevan

Filming-location context

Town and principal production baseLooeLooe provides much of the streetscape, harbour character and coastal atmosphere used for fictional Shipton Abbott.Historic estate and stable yardPort EliotPort Eliot states that its Sir John Soane-designed stable yard hosted Beyond Paradise filming.

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 4, Episode 1
Series	Series 4
Episode	1 of 6
First UK broadcast	27 March 2026
Runtime	58 minutes
Writer	Tony Jordan
Director	Fiona Walton
Producer	Lindsay Hughes

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