The Good Ship Murder series 2: Mark McGann joins the cast in episode 6, set in the Côte D'Azur
By Helen Fear | Tue Feb 11 2025The Good Ship Murder arrives in the Côte D'Azur this week, as episode 6 of series 2 focuses on another grisly murder and another famous guest star pops up (or two)...
This Friday (February 14, 2025), an '80s rock band reunion ends in murder... Jack and Kate are thrust into a high-profile case filled with secrets, grudges, and a meticulously planned alibi.
As they peel back the layers of the band's dark past, they discover the killer hiding in plain sight. Meanwhile, Cassie's whirlwind romance with Piers crashes and burns, leaving her heartbroken and vulnerable...
Here's everything you need to know about the guest cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 6...
Mark McGann guest stars as Derek Dawes in cast of The Good Ship Murder
Liverpool-born Mark McGann joins the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 as aging rocker Derek Dawes.
He's been on our screens ever since 1983, when he played Simon in the TV drama Studio - a series set in the Headland recording studio, where a fading superstar attempts to recover his health and career. So he's come full circle!
Mark is perhaps best known for playing Marcus Bannerman in the Susan Hampshire period drama The Grand, between 1997 and 1998.
Other notable roles include Conor Phelan in The Hanging Gale (read more below), Det. C.J. Brady in Yellowthread Street, Gary Halliwell in The Manageress, and Mad Dog in Scully.
He hasn't been on TV since 2021, when he played Jon Cummins in Stephen. The hard-hitting drama followed the Lawrence family in their quest for justice 18 years after the death of Stephen Lawrence.
Mark has also appeared in numerous theatre productions, including Blood Brothers, An Inspector Calls, and On the Ledge.
Does Mark McGann have famous brothers?
Mark, 63, is part of the famous McGann family, comprising of the four brothers Joe McGann, Paul McGann, and Stephen McGann.
Mark is the second youngest sibling, after Call the Midwife actor Stephen McGann, who is 62.
Meanwhile, Hollyoaks actor Joe McGann is the oldest at 66, while former Doctor Who Paul McGann is 65.
All of the McGann brothers appeared in the 1995 TV series The Hanging Gale, playing a family. The four-parter followed the four brothers of the Phelan family as they battled to save their farm and their family from the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine in 1846.
The McGann brothers also have a sister called Clare who is not in the pubic eye.
Sue Jenkins portrays Bree Albright
Sue Jenkins, a Liverpudlian like co-star Mark McGann, guest stars as Bree Albright in the cast of The Good Ship Murder.
The actress, 66, is best known for her roles in soaps including Brookside and Coronation Street.
She played Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside between 1991 and 2001. Jackie was the long-suffering wife of Jimmy Corkhill, played by the late Dean Sullivan.
Before that, she portrayed Gloria Todd in ITV's Corrie between 1984 and 1988. Gloria was a popular Rovers barmaid, who had disastrous relationships with Alan Bradley and Mike Baldwin. She eventually left the Street when she stole Sandra Stubbs' boyfriend Pete Shaw.
Believe it or not, her very first TV role was in 1961 when she was just a toddler. During her five decade career, Sue has also played Charlotte Holroyd in How We Used to Live, Julie Ryan in Coasting, and Bonnie Drinkwater in Emmerdale.
More recently, she's popped up as Meg Mellor in The Archers, and Nora in The Responder.
The actress is married to fellow actor David Fleeshman - who also appeared in Brookside - and they are parents to famous children Richard Fleeshman, Emily Fleeshman, and Rosie Fleeshman.
Lorna Laidlaw as Suzie Carter
Birmingham-born actress Lorna Laidlaw, 63, guest stars as Suzie Carter in the cast of The Good Ship Murder on Channel 5.
Lorna is best known for portraying receptionist Mrs Tembe in Doctors, between 2011 and 2019. After leaving the BBC medical drama, she joined the cast of Coronation Street as Aggie Bailey, a role she played between 2019 and 2023.
In 1994, she made her first TV appearance as Ursula in Blue Heaven, before going on to play Gaynor Hayes in one episode of Emmerdale, and Lorna in pre-school series Tikkabilla.
Other notable roles include Miss Smiley in the children's show Grandpa in My Pocket.
The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 6 - Côte D'Azur - cast list:
Catherine Tyldesley stars as Kate Woods.
Shayne Ward plays Jack Grayling.
Zak Douglas is Jamil Al-Rashid.
Ross Adams portrays Colin Smallwood.
Bex Smith stars as Cassie Grainger.
Geoffrey Breton is Piers de Vreese.
Kiza Deen stars as Frankie Johnson.
Mark McGann guest stars as Derek Dawes.
Sue Jenkins plays Bree Albright.
Lorna Laidlaw portrays Suzie Carter.
Three Little Birds actor Eddy Brimson is Luke Stone.
Newcomer Ross Chillington stars as Barry Lawson.
Read more: The Good Ship Murder will be back for series 3
