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The Good Ship Murder is a British television crime drama series created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Mike Benson, set on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship. It follows a retired detective-turned cabaret singer solving murders on board. It stars Shayne Ward and Catherine Tyldesley. The series began broadcast on Channel 5 on 13 October 2023. The programme was renewed for two more series and a Christmas special in 2024.
Synopsis
Former police detective Jack Grayling finds his old life intruding on his job as a cruise ship singer, when murders begin happening onboard. With the help of the ship's First Officer, Kate Woods, Grayling solves a series of unusual mysteries, against the sunny backdrop of the Mediterranean.
Each episode ends with Jack performing a song in the ship's cabaret lounge.
Cast
Shayne Ward as Jack Grayling
Catherine Tyldesley as Kate Woods
Claire Sweeney as Beverley Carnell
Geoffrey Breton as Piers de Vreese
Zak Douglas as Jamil
Vincent Paul Ebrahim as Gregory
Olivia Marie Fearn as Cecile Ray
Olivia Fenton as Ella Jones
Stephen Bradley as Evan O'Donnell
Fergal Coghlan as Charlie York
Production
The series was filmed onboard a working cruise liner the MSC Virtuosa operating out of Southampton. The show is produced by Clapperboard and Fifth Season. It is the fourth production Clapperboard has produced in Malta within two years.
MSC Cruises UK & Ireland Managing Director Antonio Paradiso said that the series "will bring the magnificence of MSC Virtuosa into living rooms across the country, giving viewers an inside look into life onboard one of our world-class ships." Channel 5 has hosted a number of programmes about cruises in the same 9PM TV slot, including Cruising with Jane McDonald and The Most Expensive Cruise Ship in the World, about life onboard Regent Seven Seas Explorer.
Much of the series was filmed in Malta. It was produced with the support of the government of Malta, 'through the financial incentives of the Malta Film Commission. Production was "expected to generate around 2.3m Euros into the local economy according to the Malta Film Commission."
Series overview
Episodes
= Series 1 (2023)
== Series 2 (TBA)
=Reception
The Sun said that the show is "so murderously awful, it's brilliant", and that "The Good Ship Murder is a woke-free zone."
References
External links
The Good Ship Murder at IMDb
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