Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan stars with real-life husband in Murder Most Puzzling first-look clip
Kevin McNally guest stars in episode 3 of the 5 murder mystery.
It's Thursday, which means a brand new episode of Murder Most Puzzling will air tonight (3rd July) on 5. And as ever, there's plenty to keep you entertained.
The arrival of a rockstar in Bakerbury is the catalyst for a sequence of dramatic events that "test loyalties, unearth buried secrets, and shake the town to its core".
While Anton chases a big story and Sherry faces "emotional turmoil", Cora's focus on the case wavers when she's "swept up in a mysterious new romance".
And we have a sneak peek of that dalliance in an exclusive first-look clip, featuring Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan as Cora and her real-life husband Kevin McNally as her potential love interest, who she's regaling with tales of her five failed marriages over a drink.
It's not the first time the pair have appeared in the same show, with McNally also making an appearance in Downton, as well as more recently in BBC drama Miss Austen. And he also starred alongside Logan in 1993 series Love and Reason.
But back to Murder Most Puzzling...
Watch them in action together in the clip at the top of this page ahead of the episode at 8pm tonight.
Speaking previously about what first attracted her to the role, Logan said: "Cora is her own woman and that's what makes her intriguing – she wants a Bloody Mary for breakfast, so she has one, why not?
"Her niece despairs of her, and it's true that Cora does some things I shouldn't really laugh about. She's not PC at all, but she's a character that I absolutely believe. Everything Cora says and does feels completely believable, and that’s what gave me the confidence to play her – she was an easy character to grab and run with.
"Once I decided to play her in my own accent she just seemed to come to me, and she became an extension of me. Funnily enough, I do enjoy a cryptic crossword too. Even just before this interview I was sitting doing a crossword! I tend to do the one in the Metro, I do enjoy it."
Read more:
- Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan admits it's "daunting" playing lead in Murder Most Puzzling
- Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan: 'I'm not sad to say goodbye this time – it's definitely right for it to end'
Logan also described the series as "a bit like Murder She Wrote meets Miss Marple on steroids".
"It is a police procedural, but not as we know it, and it’s full of great characters that add so much to it, like DCI Hooper, played by Adam Best, who is just so funny, he made me laugh all the time," she added.
"Our writer, Dominique Maloney, wrote such a clever, funny script, and that’s what I focused on for the whole shoot, because if you play the episodes as they are written you just can’t go wrong. I’ve seen a trailer and it all looks very exciting!"
Murder Most Puzzling airs on 5.
Add Murder Most Puzzling to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.
Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Authors
Abby Robinson is the Drama Editor for Radio Times, covering TV drama and comedy titles. She previously worked at Digital Spy as a TV writer, and as a content writer at Mumsnet. She possesses a postgraduate diploma and a degree in English Studies.
