The Good Ship Murder - Alexandria - 3:00 pm Friday, March 6 on 5

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.

Matthew Wolfenden (Actor) .. Nathan Dymond

Born: May 05, 1980 in Halifax

Best Known For: Playing David Metcalfe in Emmerdale.

Early-life: Matthew was born in Halifax on May 5, 1980. He was a member of the British gymnastics squad until the age of 16. A back injury forced him to retire from the sport.

Career: Wolfenden's first acting job was as an extra on Emmerdale. After unsuccessfully auditioning for the role of Eli Dingle in the soap, he landed the role of David Metcalfe. He made his first appearance in his new role on November 26, 2006 and continues to star in the soap. In 2007, Wolfenden finished ninth on the second series of Soapstar Superstar. In 2012, he won Dancing on Ice with professional ice skater Nina Ulanova.

Quote: On being nominated for a sexiest male award: 'It's very flattering and a little bit embarrassing at the same time!'

Trivia: Wolfenden was nominated for a British Soap Award in 2012 in the sexiest male category.

Siobhan Athwal (Actor) .. Lisa Charnock

Sam Newton (Actor) .. Eddie Bridges

Sharif Afifi (Actor) .. Lateef

Hayat Kamille (Actor) .. Layla Mahmood

Suzanne Cowie (Writer)

Steve Hughes (Director)

Jonathan Phillips (Series producer)

Andy Morgan (Executive producer)

The Good Ship Murder: Alexandria

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Friday, March 6 on 5 (5)

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Alexandria
Season 2, Episode 5

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