The Good Ship Murder - Alicante - 9:30 pm Saturday, December 27 on 5 HD

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Alicante
Season 3, Episode 1

After the ship docks in the Spanish resort of Alicante, Donna, claiming a life-changing illness, boards with her friend Bernie. As the festive voyage begins, Donna charms fellow passenger Gary and visits a remote monastery, where she meets a mysterious priest and an enigmatic nun, but the holiday cheer is lost when Bernie is found dead. Meanwhile, the recently sacked Jack is lying low, but the murder draws Kate back to him and, with Jamil's help, the two might finally rekindle their romance. Mystery, starring Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward

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Cast & Crew

Catherine Tyldesley (Actor) .. Kate Woods

Shayne Ward (Actor) .. Jack Grayling

Zak Douglas (Actor) .. Jamil Al-Rashid

Geoffrey Breton (Actor) .. Piers de Vreese

Ross Adams (Actor) .. Colin Smallwood

Kiza Deen (Actor) .. Frankie Johnson

James Barriscale (Actor) .. Captain Marlowe

Yuna Shin (Actor) .. Dr Sharon Tan

Steve Hughes (Producer)

Jonathan Phillips (Series producer)

Andy Morgan (Executive producer)

Paul Matthew Thompson (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Catherine Tyldesley (Actor) .. Kate Woods

Born: September 17, 1983 in Salford

Best Known For: Playing Eva Price in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born in Salford on September 17, 1983, Catherine studied acting at the Birmingham School of Acting. She made her TV debut in a 2006 episode of No Angels. A year later, she played the lead role in Liverpool-set BBC One drama Lilies.

Career: Other roles followed in The Street, Florence Nightingale, Doctors, Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983, Scallywagga, Shameless, The Royal, and Trollied. Between August and October 2010, she portrayed prison guard Abi Peterson in Emmerdale. Her first taste of life on Coronation Street came in 2006 when she played a midwife for one episode. Five years later she returned to the famous cobbles as recurring character Eva Price, a role she continues to play.

Quote: On working on Coronation Street: "Every day I feel so grateful and so lucky. I'm a huge, huge fan of the show and always have been."

Trivia: Tyldesley has modelled clothes for House of Fraser.

Shayne Ward (Actor) .. Jack Grayling

Born: October 16, 1984 in Tameside, Greater Manchester

Best Known For: Winning The X Factor.

Early-life: Shayne Thomas Ward was born on October 16, 1984 in Tameside, Greater Manchester to Irish Traveller parents who had settled in England. He entered talent show Popstars: The Rivals when he was 18 and reached the final 30 contestants. Before taking part in The X Factor, he performed at pubs, clubs and weddings with a band called Destiny.

Career: Ward won the second season of The X Factor in 2005, launching his music career. He released his first single, That's My Goal, the same year and released his self-titled debut album in 2006. His follow-up, Breathless, was released in 2007 and this third album, Obsession, came out in 2010. Ward went on to star in West End musical Rock of Ages as Stacee Jaxx and then played the Artilleryman in the final arena tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. In 2015, he released his fourth album, Closer, and began playing Aidan Connor on Coronation Street.

Quote: "I love a challenge, and I think it's when people least expect you to do something that you often do your best."

Trivia: He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards in 2016 for his work in Coronation Street.