Moonflower Murders cast in full as Lesley Manville leads BBC drama

New BBC bid Moonflower Murders stars beloved TV actors and acquainted faces - with galore playing dual roles.

Moonflower Murders is the sequel to fashionable Magpie Murders which was released connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer earlier this twelvemonth to 6.4 cardinal viewers.

Based connected Anthony Horowitz's book, Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville) is surviving a precise antithetic beingness successful Crete aft her bureau burned down successful Magpie Murders.

But her caller beingness is disturbed by a baffling unsolved execution from the past and she indispensable uncover the concealed hidden with writer Alan Conway's publication Atticus Pünd Takes the Case.

The archetypal 2 episodes of Moonflower Murders volition aerial from 9.15pm connected Saturday, November 16 astir BBC News. Alternatively, each episodes volition beryllium disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer from November 16.

The caller BBC bid has a stellar formed afloat of recognisable faces and is acceptable to lure successful much viewers connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer. This is what you request to cognize astir the caller formed of Moonflower Murders.

Who appears successful Moonflower Murders?

Lesley Manville arsenic Susan Ryeland

Lesley Manville returns arsenic editor-turned-sleuth Susan Ryeland who finds herself present successful Crete aft she astir died successful the workplace fire.

While with her spouse Andreas (Alexandros Logothetis), Susan is called to assistance analyse a execution astatine a British edifice amid concerns a antheral has been wrongly convicted.

The BAFTA nominated prima besides appeared successful The Crown, Maleficent, Phantom Thread, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris and Sherwood.

Timothy McMullan arsenic Atticus Pünd

Atticus Pünd is simply a benignant and affable 1950s detective featured successful Alan Conway’s fictional novels.

Timothy McMullan is simply a prolific signifier actor, with roles successful Man and Superman and The Cherry Orchard. His surface credits see deed films similar The Queen, Shakespeare successful Love, TV shows specified arsenic The Crown, Patrick Melrose, Grantchester, Endeavour and Foyle’s War.

Conleth Hill arsenic Alan Conway

Alan Conway was murdered successful Magpie Murders, and it fell to Susan (with the assistance of Alan’s precise ain hero, detective Atticus Pünd) to lick his execution by dissecting the clues helium near down successful his last novel.

While Conway has passed away, helium lives connected done his novels and his ain legacy. Susan finds herself revisiting Atticus Pünd Takes the Case to uncover the information down the mysteries surrounding the Treherne household and Cecily had been speechmaking the celebrated Conway caller earlier her disappearance.

The Northern Irish histrion is champion known for his relation arsenic Varys successful the HBO bid Game of Thrones, arsenic good arsenic roles arsenic Pope Gregory XIII successful 3 Body Problem, Carlos Santini successful Derry Girls and Edward Darby successful US bid Suits.

Daniel Mays arsenic Locke/Chubb

Mays reprises his roles arsenic Locke and Chubb successful Moonflower Murders. Investigating Cecily’s disappearance, Inspector Locke is little than blessed to brushwood amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland erstwhile again connected his case.

In the world of the book, Mays again plays Detective Inspector Chubb, who is investigating Melissa’s execution alongside Pünd and his assistant, Madeline Cain. After moving into the pair, Chubb suggests the 3 of them enactment unneurotic to effort and lick the crime. With their combined encephalon power, tin they lick the enigma of who killed Melissa James, and why?

Daniel May has had a fruitful career, landing roles successful Line of Duty, Ashes to Ashes, Good Omens, Des, Temple, Porters and Code 404.

He's besides appeared successful assorted films including Bank Job, 1917, Rogue One and Fisherman's Friends, and is acceptable to look successful The Thursday Murder Club.

Pippa Bennett-Warner arsenic Madeline Cain

Madeline Cain is Atticus Pünd’s enthusiastic adjunct arsenic they dive into the mysterious execution of Melissa James.

You whitethorn recognise the histrion from Harlots, Gangs of London, Roadkill arsenic Rochelle Madeley.

Will Tudor arsenic Aiden MacNeil/Algernon Marsh

Will Tudor plays 2 roles successful the caller play series. In the modern timeline, Tudor plays Aiden MacNeil, Cecily’s hubby and PR maven for her parents’ hotel, Branlow Hall.

In the satellite of the book, Tudor plays Algernon Marsh, the shady fiscal manager to the precocious murdered ex-Hollywood histrion Melissa James. Marsh besides conscionable truthful happened to beryllium portion of a hit-and-run incidental connected his mode to spot the erstwhile star.

You whitethorn recognise Tudor from Game of Thrones arsenic Olyvar, Shadowhunters arsenic Jonathan/Sebastian, Mr. Selfridge arsenic Frank Whitely and Barthanes Damodred successful The Wheel of Time.

Rosalie Craig arsenic Lisa Treherne/Melissa James

In the modern storyline, Craig plays the Lisa Treherne, sister of the missing Cecily and the (not truthful enthusiastic) sister-in-law to Aiden. In Pünd’s world, Craig plays Atticus Pünd Takes the Case‘s execution unfortunate Melissa James.

Mark Gatiss arsenic Frank Parris/Oscar Berlin

Gatiss plays some Frank Parris, the difficult, snobbish impermanent astatine Branlow Hall whose assemblage was discovered connected the time of Cecily and Aiden MacNeil’s wedding, and Oscar Berlin, Alan Conway’s fictional movie shaper and 1 of the imaginable suspects successful the execution of Melissa James.

Mark Gatiss antecedently appeared successful Sherlock, Nolly, The League of Gentlemen, Christopher Robinm Wolf Hall and Game of Thrones.

Pooky Quesnel and Adrian Rawlins play The Trehernes & The Gardners

In the modern timeline, Quesnel plays Pauline Treherne, parent of Cecily and woman to Lawrence Treherne, played by Rawlins. The brace ain Branlow Hall, the edifice where, years ago, a impermanent was murdered connected Cecily and Aiden’s wedding day.

Meanwhile, successful the satellite of the book, Quesnel and Rawlins play Maureen and Lance Gardner, edifice managers of The Moonflower, which besides conscionable truthful happens to beryllium the main mounting for the probe into the execution of ex-Hollywood prima Melissa James.

Pooky Quesnel has antecedently appeared successful Pride and Prejudice and Zombies arsenic Mrs. Phillips, Great Expectations arsenic Sarah Pocket, Waterloo Road and Doctors.

Adrian Rawlins has made appearances successful Mary & George arsenic Sir Edward Coke, the Harry Potter films arsenic Harry’s deceased begetter James Potter, Gentleman Jack arsenic Jonathan Gray and All Creatures Great and Small arsenic Charles Harcourt.

What is the afloat formed of Moonflower Murders?

New formed includes:

• Lesley Manville arsenic Susan Ryeland
• Timothy McMullan arsenic Atticus Pünd
• Conleth Hill arsenic Alan Conway
• Daniel Mays arsenic Locke/Chubb
• Alexandros Logothetis arsenic Andreas Patakis
• Mark Gatiss arsenic Frank Parris/Oscar Berlin
• Rosalie Craig arsenic Lisa Treherne/Melissa James
• Amy Griffiths arsenic Cecily
• Pippa Bennett-Warner arsenic Madeline Cain
• Adrian Rawlins arsenic Lawrence Treherne/Lance Gardner
• Pooky Quesnel arsenic Pauline Treherne/Maureen Gardner
• Will Tudor arsenic Aiden MacNeil/Algernon Marsh
• Rupert Evans arsenic John Spencer
• Thomas Coombes arsenic Derek Endicott/Eric Chandler
• Joanna Bacon arsenic Gwyneth Endicott/Phyllis Chandler
• Wade Briggs arsenic Liam Corby
• Kostis Daskalakis arsenic Vangelis
• Liam Garrigan arsenic Leonard Collins
• Tim Plester arsenic Martin Webster
• Kate Ashfield arsenic Joanne Webster
• Jeany Spark arsenic Samantha Collins
• Alec Secareanu arsenic Stefan Leonida
• Claire Rushbrook arsenic Katie Williams
• Matthew Beard arsenic James Taylor
• Martyn Ellis arsenic Edgar Schultz
• Billie Gadsdon arsenic Roxanna MacNeil
• Mitchell Robertson arsenic Jack Williams