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This time she’s approached by a couple who want her to find their missing daughter – but will she be able to help?

After Susan retired and moved to Greece to run a hotel with her boyfriend, it’s safe to say she’s not sure. But of course she can’t help but try to help in the case.

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In addition to Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan, who appears as the fictional detective Atticus Pünd, some familiar faces also return. But who is who in the cast? Read below for a full look at the key cast of Moonflower Murders.

Moonflower Murders cast: Full list of characters and actors in the BBC drama

• Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland
• Tim McMullan as Atticus Pünd
• Adrian Rawlins as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
• Rosalie Craig as Lisa Treherne / Melissa James
• Pooky Quesnel as Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner
• Mark Gatiss as Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
• Daniel Mays as Locke/Chubb
• Conleth Hill as Alan Conway
• Pippa Bennett-Warner as Madeline Cain
• Alexandros Logothetis as Andreas Patakis
• Will Tudor as Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh
• Rupert Evans as John Spencer
• Thomas Coombes as Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler
• Joanna Bacon as Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler

For more information on where you’ve seen the cast before and who they play, keep scrolling.

Lesley Manville plays Susan Ryeland

who is Susan Ryeland? A former book editor who supervised Atticus Pünd’s crime novels. She is now retired and runs a hotel in Greece with her boyfriend.

“What’s coming in Moonflower is quite unexpected, especially for Susan,” Manville said. “A couple, the Trehernes… come to the hotel in Crete because they know that Susan was the editor of the Atticus Pund books. Her daughter goes missing and…eight years before her wedding day, a murder occurred at her hotel.

“Before her daughter disappeared, she read Atticus Pund Takes the Case, one of Alan Conway’s novels, and she knows something about the murder eight years ago that made her disappear.”

What else does it have? Was Lesley Manville there? These include The Crown, Sherwood, Back to Black, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Phantom Thread, Maleficent, World on Fire, Harlots, Mum and Emmerdale Farm.

Tim McMullan plays Atticus Pound

Who is Atticus Pünd? A fictional detective by Alan Conway.

“Well, he essentially dies at the end of ‘Magpie Murders,’ or we know he will die,” McMullan said. But in this next story, of course, Susan travels forward in time, but Atticus Pünd travels back in time to an earlier book. So he’s actually a little younger than in “Magpie Murders” and not sick. So there he is.

What else has Tim McMullan been up to? He is best known for his stage career, having appeared in Twelfth Night and Anthony and Cleopatra. His credits also include The Serpent, Endeavour, The Crown, Enola Holmes 2, Wicked Little Letters and Foyle’s War.

Rosalie Craig plays Lisa Treherne / Melissa James

Who is Lisa Treherne / Melissa James? In the real world, Lisa’s sister Cecily is missing. In the book, Melissa is a movie star who also owns the Moonflower Hotel. She is also murdered.

Where else was Rosalie Craig? Among others “The Serpent Queen”, “Bagman” and “1899”.

Adrian Rawlins plays Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner and Pooky Quesnel plays Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner

Who are Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner and Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner? In the real world, Cecily, Lawrence and Pauline’s daughter, disappears shortly after a man’s body is discovered in their hotel, Branlow Hall, on Cecily’s wedding day. In the book, Lance is the manager at Melissa’s hotel and Maureen is his wife.

What else has Adrian Rawlins been up to? Among others, Harry Potter, Mary & George, The Sixth Commandment, Slow Horses and Dickensian.

Where else was Pooky Quesnel? Including EastEnders, Ralph & Katie, The A Word and Waterloo Road.

Mark Gatiss plays Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin

Who is Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin? In the real world, Frank Parris is the murder victim found on the day of Cecily’s wedding. The book is about a film producer who may have been responsible for Melissa’s murder.

Where else was Mark Gatiss? Among others, Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Nolly, Dracula and Wolf Hall.

Daniel Mays plays Locke/Chubb

Who is Locke/Chubb? A detective both in the book and in the real world.

“The 1950s story with Chubb is in fact a prequel to the 1950s version of ‘Magpie Murders’ from the first season,” Mays said. “So we kind of go back in time and this story actually takes place in Devon. The first time he meets Pünd in this story is actually the first time they ever met.”

“On the other hand, for Locke it’s a sequel to ‘Magpie Murders’ and he’s a normal, angry, pretty difficult character. He’s like a bear with a sore head again. He’s angry about it.” Susan Ryland is back in his territory and so he has a pretty intense two-hander with Lesley Manville’s character Susan.”

Where else was Daniel Mays? Among others Line of Duty, Code 404, The Long Shadow, Your Christmas or Mine, Temple, White Lines and Ashes to Ashes.

Conleth Hill plays Alan Conway

Who is Alan Conway? The author of the Atticus Pünd books.

“I’m pleased to say that through the power of the prequel, I’ve been brought back to life to play Alan Conway again,” said Hill. “We saw him die a terrible death in Magpie Murders. Magpie Murders was his last novel.

“This novel is his third. We see Susan, played by the wonderful Lesley Manville, go through the book again and try to solve a murder and a mystery. In Magpie Murders, there were two ongoing investigations from the ’50s and contemporary investigations, and it’s the same thing with that.”

Where else was Conleth Hill? Among others, Game of Thrones, Holding, Vienna Blood, The Power of Parker and Dublin Murders.

Pippa Bennett-Warner plays Madeline Cain

Who is Madeline Cain? “Madeline can be seen in the 50s part of the series. “She is Atticus Pünd’s new secretary,” Bennett-Warner explained. “She’s a film buff and a really brilliant character, very complex and funny.” She was an absolute joy to play with. I hope the audience enjoys her as much as I enjoyed playing her.”

Where else was Pippa Bennett-Warner? Among others, Gangs of London, Chloe, Harlots and Sick Note.

Alexandros Logothetis plays Andreas Patakis

who is Andreas Patakis? Susan’s boyfriend. They run a hotel together in Crete, but it falls apart and they run out of money, which puts a lot of strain on their relationship.

What else does it have? Alexandros Logothetis was there? He is best known for “I paralia”.

Will Tudor plays Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh

Who is Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh? In the real world, Aidan is Cecily’s husband and also works at the family’s hotel. In the book, Algernon is a con man trying to get Melissa’s money.

Where else was Will Tudor? Among others, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, The Ipcress File, Industry, Humans and Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments.

The other cast includes:

• Amy Griffiths (Endeavour) plays Cecily MacNeil – a body is found on her wedding day. A short time later she goes missing.
• Rupert Evans (“The Man in the High Castle,” “Charmed”) plays John Spencer – in the book, John is Melissa’s husband.
• Thomas Coombes (Save Me) plays Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler – In the real world, Derek works at the hotel. In the book, Eric is a craftsman.
• Joanna Bacon (Breeders) plays Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler – In the real world, Gwyneth is Derek’s mother. In the book, Phyllis is Melissa’s housekeeper and Eric’s mother.