Former Corrie stars celebrate as shock success crime show is commissioned for two more series
AFTER a successful maiden voyage, Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward will be heading back out to sea for two more series of The Good Ship Murder.
The duo, who once appeared together on Corrie, play a first officer and cabaret singer who are forced to turn detective as a string of deaths rock the boat.
I can reveal Channel 5 has commissioned series two and three, plus a Christmas special.
Claire Sweeney returns as the cruise director and Ross Adams joins from Hollyoaks in his first role since quitting the C4 soap.
Mike Benson, from makers Clapperboard, said: “Series one was something of a journey – or mid-price cruise – into the unknown, not least trying to film a drama on a cruise ship with 6,000 holidaymakers heading to eight different countries.”
C5 exec Paul Testar added: “We’re excited to be bringing this series back.”
PADDY McGUINNESS has confirmed my story that his challenge show Tempting Fortune will be back for series two.
C4 yesterday announced he’ll be heading to a “tropical jungle location” for a supersized eight-episode run.
He said: “Last series was full of backstabbing, and betrayal . . . this time there are added twists.”
Gorka’s a sound talker
SPANISH Strictly star Gorka Marquez says living with Mancunian fiancée Gemma Atkinson means his accent is more Coronation Street than Costa del Sol.
It’s left the pro dancer nervous ahead of his stint as a judge on Spain’s version of the hit dance show.
Chatting in the first episode of their UKTV reality show Life Behind The Lens, which returns next month, Gorka says: “There’s going to be drama. They want me to give opinion, but since 2014 my main language has been English.
“I go there and they say I don’t sound Spanish any more. My mum will be like, ‘Why is your accent like that?’.
“They say I have a foreign accent because I have a Mancunian accent now. When I speak Spanish, it’s very funny.”
And despite bagging the new job, he is quick to assure fans: “I’m never leaving this country – I will never leave Strictly.”
DANNY DYER’s celebrity challenge show Scared Of The Dark will no longer see the light of day.
It was reported yesterday that Channel 4 has axed the format, which saw stars including Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne and Chris Eubank locked in a pitch-black area for a week.
More than a million viewers watched the show, with more catching up online after its week-long run. It follows C4’s cull of Alone and Rise And Fall.