About the character
Marvellous Harris is a distinctive returning member of the wider Shipton Abbott community. His repeat credits make him part of the town’s continuing fabric rather than a single-case guest.
Place in the series
Marvellous Harris appears across Series 1 and Series 4. The table below keeps every currently verified regular-episode credit together without revealing a culprit or case solution.
Verified appearances
| Series | Episode | First UK broadcast | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | 2 | 3 March 2023 | A vanished household |
| Series 4 | 3 | 10 April 2026 | A Morris event emergency |
| Series 4 | 6 | 1 May 2026 | Fire at the pirate festival |
About Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels is an English actor and singer who trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. He became an icon of British film as Jimmy Cooper, the restless mod at the heart of Quadrophenia (1979), and appeared the same year in Scum. He later voiced Fetcher the rat in Chicken Run (2000) and starred in Still Crazy (1998). In music he is famous for his spoken vocal on Blur's 1994 hit Parklife. His television work includes Kevin Wicks in EastEnders (2006-2008), DCS Frank Paterson in New Tricks, Ted Trotter in Rock & Chips, Charlie Thursday in Endeavour (2018-2023) and Maester Gerardys in House of the Dragon. He has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, notably in This House. In Beyond Paradise he has played Marvellous Harris across two episodes.
Phil Daniels TV shows and films
- Quadrophenia (1979, Jimmy Cooper)
- Scum (1979, Richards)
- Chicken Run (2000, Fetcher, voice)
- EastEnders (2006-2008, Kevin Wicks)
- Endeavour (2018-2023, Charlie Thursday)
- House of the Dragon (2022-, Maester Gerardys)
- Beyond Paradise (Marvellous Harris)