Beyond Paradise series 4: Raquel Cassidy and Tristan Sturrock join cast of episode 2
A couple are targeted by a burglar who repeatedly sneaks back in to clean up without a trace...
Beyond Paradise series 4 continues with episode 2 this Friday, and the guest cast includes faces from Downton Abbey, Poldark, and Piglets.
This week (Friday, April 03, 2026), Humphrey and the team are called to investigate when a burglar repeatedly targets a couple. But weirdly, the perpetrator always sneaks back in to clean up without a trace.
With several potential suspects, Humphrey must uncover who is trolling the couple. Kelby tries to help a young teen held captive in a garden shed, and Ester wrestles with a tension headache. Meanwhile, despite putting fostering on pause, Humphrey and Martha find the decision at the forefront of their minds…
Here’s who plays who in the cast of Beyond Paradise series 4 episode 2.
Downton Abbey’s Raquel Cassidy stars as June Harris
Fleet-born Raquel Cassidy, 58, guest stars as June Harris in the cast of Beyond Paradise. Born to a Spanish mother and an English father, Raquel is probably best known for playing Miss Baxter in Downton Abbey.
She first played Phyllis Baxter, lady maid to the Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), in the TV series between 2013 and 2015. She went on to appear in the spin-off films in 2019 and 2025. In the final film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Baxter became lady’s maid to Lady Mary following the Countess of Grantham’s death.
Raquel has actually been on our screens since the late 90s, when she made her first ever TV appearance as PC Pam Boxer in the crime drama Killer Net. She got her big break in Teachers, playing Susan Gately opposite Andrew Lincoln between 2001 and 2002.
She went on to play Staff Sgt. Neve Kirland in Tamzin Outhwaite drama Red Cap, Cassie in The Worst Week of My Life, and Chris in According to Bex. In 2007, she portrayed Jo Porter in Party Animals, before going on to star as Nancy Weeks in Moving Wallpaper. It’s fair to say, she’s done a lot of comedy in her career, not least playing Mel in Jack Dee sitcom Lead Balloon.
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Between 2017 and 2020, Raquel played Miss Hardbroom in children’s TV show The Worst Witch, alongside Bella Ramsey.
Poldark star Tristan Sturrock portrays Clive Harris
Cornish actor Tristan Sturrock, 58, joins the cast of Beyond Paradise series 4. He’s largely known for his work in theatre, but will also be familiar to film, and TV audiences.
Poldark fans will know him as Zacky Martin, a role he played between 2015 and 2019. He was a Cornish miner and a friend of Ross Poldark who worked at Wheal Leisure, and later became the mine captain of Wheal Grace.
Actor Tristan is also known for playing Colin Hedges in Bad Girls. Swapping period dramas for prison, Colin was an good-natured officer with his own abuse problems.
Other notable roles include Will Timmer in Liverpool 1, Eli Brown in Jamaica Inn, Danny Steel in Doc Martin, Dr Mike Willett in Malpractice series 1, and Desmond Keeley in Truelove. He recently popped up as Professor Heron in The Forsytes, and Percy Coulson in Industry.
In 2004, he broke his neck falling backwards off a wall during the Obby Oss festivities in Padstow, Cornwall. He made a one-man show about his journey from full paralysis to recovery called ‘Mayday Mayday’ which won the ‘International Fringe Review award’ at Edinburgh.
In real life, Tristan Sturrock is married to actress Coronation Street’s Katy Carmichael. The couple married in 2005 and have three children together.
Beyond Paradise series 4 episode 2 cast: Colin McFarlane returns as Roger Franklin
Most of you will recognise Colin McFarlane from his 40 year career – but you’ll ALL recognise his voice. London-born Colin, 64, is one of the most famous voiceover artists in the UK and has voiced dozens of video games and famous animations, including PC Malcolm Williams in Fireman Sam, multiple characters in Little Princess, and Harrison in Chuggington. Colin was famously the voice of The Cube between 2009 and 2021.
He does sometimes appear in front of the camera, too! Having made his TV debut as Det. Sgt. Watson in Dempsey and Makepeace in 1985, he went on to play various roles in the comedy The Fast Show. He can play serious, however, and portrayed Mason Allen, QC in Judge John Deed, General Pierce in Torchwood, and Mr Jordan in Coronation Street.
Other notable roles include Mr Fox in Martin Clunes’ Reggie Perrin, Ulysses in Outlander, and General Austin Pierce in Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. He currently plays Chief Superintendent Cunningham in BBC police comedy Piglets.
On film, he famously played Comissioner Gillian B. Loeb in the Christopher Nolan films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, a role he reprised in the TV series Gotham Tonight.
In June 2023, Colin McFarlane announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Who plays Amelia in the cast of Beyond Paradise series 4 episode 2?
Gina Bramhill joins the cast as Archie’s new girlfriend and spa therapist Amelia. And, yes, she is much younger than him! What this means for Zahra Ahmadi’s character DS Esther Williams remains to be seen.
Lincolnshire-born actress, 41, is perhaps best known for playing Jodie Woodward in Corrie in 2012, and Eve in Being Human series 4.
Other notable roles include Susie Spender in Mr Selfridge, Rachel Purity in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Lisa in Brief Encounters, Younger Connie in Us, and Fiona Mashaba in Silent Witness. More recently, Gina has portrayed Rachel in The Flatshare, Sylvia in Miss Fallaci, and Severine in Bait.
Who else appears in the cast?
First of all, actress Emily Stott is Amy. She is perhaps best known for playing Oreen in Foundation, Tara Dunning in Ridley series 2, and Joni McClane in The Good Ship Murder. More recently, she portrayed Grace in the Riot Women cast, and Bex in The Lady.
Noah Thomas plays Adam Walsh. He’s in the early stages of his career, and has previously only played Will in young adult drama Everything Now.
Teddy Jay is Sam. He’s known for playing a young Grant Mitchell in EastEnders flashbacks in 2022 and 2025. Teddy also starred as Jack Steel in the film Fuze.
Full cast list for Beyond Paradise series 4 episode 2:
Kris Marshall returns as DI Humphrey Goodman.
Sally Bretton is back as Martha Goodman.
Zahra Ahmadi stars as DS Esther Williams.
Dylan Llewellyn is PC Kelby Hartford.
Felicity Montagu portrays Margo Martins.
Barbara Flynn plays Anne Lloyd.
Melina Sinadinou stars as Zoe Williams.
Jamie Bamber is back as Archie Hughes.
This week’s guest cast:
Raquel Cassidy stars as June Harris.
Tristan Sturrock portrays Clive Harris.
Colin McFarlane returns as Roger Franklin.
Gina Bramhill plays Amelia.
Emily Stott is Amy.
Noah Thomas plays Adam Walsh.
Teddy Jay is Sam.
