The Good Ship Murder series 2: Soap darling Angela Lonsdale joins the guest cast as crew dock in Madeira
By Helen FearThe Good Ship Murder series 2 continues this week with a very familiar face from Coronation Street joining the cast as a guest star. Yes, another former Corrie star will be on board in episode three!
The cruise ship docks in Madeira on Friday (January 24, 2024), where Jack and Kate investigate the murder of vineyard owner Max King. Yes, he was thoroughly unpleasant, but that doesn't mean he deserved to be killed...
The tangled web of suspects include Max's ex-wife Eva, his son Josh, and his new partner, Maria. Meanwhile, Jack grows increasingly frustrated with Kate's hot-and-cold behaviour...
So who plays Max's wife Eva King, and who else joins the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 3, set in Madeira? Here's what you need to know.
Angela Lonsdale guest stars as Max's wife Eva King in The Good Ship Murder cast
Cumberland-born actress Angela Lonsdale, 57, guest stars as Eva King in the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2.
Coronation Street fans will know Angela for paying Emma Watts, née Taylor, between 2000 and 2003. Emma was a police officer, known for her long-lasting feud with neighbour Les Battersby, and troubled marriage to Curly Watts.
The popular couple both left Weatherfield in September 2003 after she got a promotion. After leaving the ITV soap, Angela went on to play Helen Coles in several episodes of The Bill.
Between 2007 and 2011, she portrayed another police office, this time DI Eva Moore in BBC soap Doctors. Subsequent parts include Emma in teen drama Wolfblood, Stella in This is England '90, and 'Scary' Sue Buchanan in Holby City.
Angela is also famous for playing Grace Lane in Our Girl between 2016 and 2020, Leanne in Run, Mrs Lavine in The Syndicate, and Gill Holmes in Hollyoaks. More recently, she starred as Mrs Hanley in one episode of All Creatures Great & Small.
Who is Angela Lonsdale's husband?
The actress Angela Lonsdale was previously married to EastEnders actor Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell in the BBC One soap.
The pair married in 2005, and separated after five years in 2010. They have three children together. The pair have never confirmed if they are divorced, and neither has confirmed a new relationship.
At the time of the split, a spokesman for the couple said: "Perry Fenwick and Angela Lonsdale have sadly separated after five years of marriage.
"They will not be making any further comment."
Although we don't know much about Angela's love life, we do know that she is very close friends with Loose Women's Denise Welch. And Denise's two sons Matty Healy and Louis Healy call Angela "auntie".
Actor Dan Fredenburgh plays Max King
London-born actor Dan Fredenburgh, 56, stars as ruthless and often mean vineyard owner Max King, aka the victim!
He's been on our screens since 1994, when he first played a policeman in one episode of The Knock. As a jobbing actor, he's popped in episodes of Bad Girls, Lexx, Waking the Dead, Donovan, and The Bill.
He played Simon Neary in one instalment of Ashes to Ashes, before going on to portray John Knightley in period drama Emma, and Armand in Spies of Warsaw.
Other notable parts include Rob in The Evermoor Chronicles, Greg Halpern in The Missing, Scott King in Silent Witness, and Chadwick in Victoria.
The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 3 - Madeira - cast list:
Former Corrie star Shayne Ward portrays Jack Grayling.
Catherine Tyldesley, who also starred in Corrie as Eva Price, stars as Kate Woods.
G'Wed's Zak Douglas plays Jamil Al-Rashid.
Geoffrey Breton - aka Mark Phillips in The Crown - is Piers de Vreese.
Kiza Dee stars as Frankie Johnson. She previously played Sonia Albright in Hollyoaks, and PC Claudia Briant in Doctors.
Ross Adams returns as Colin Smallwood. He's best known for playing Scott Drinkwell in Hollyoaks.
Bex Smith - aka Gaby in Life, and Kim Wallis in Corrie - stars as Cassie Grainger.
The Evermoor Chronicles' Dan Fredenburgh as Max King.
Coronation Street's Angela Lonsdale as Eva King.
3 Body Problem's Lainy Boyle as Maria Southall.
Newcomer Jamie Myers as Josh King. He's actually a musician who might give singer Shayne a run for his money!
Portuguese actress Carlota Crespo as Gina Valente.
Helen of Troy star Michael Sciortino as Alfonso.
