Good Ship Murder fans are furious at the return of the hit series and make an urgent request to Channel 5 bosses

VIEWERS of The Good Ship Murder were left furious after season two kicked off – and quickly issued a stern call to show bosses.

The hit crime drama, starring an ex Coronation Street actors Shayne Ward40, And Catherine Tyldesley41, follows the crime-solving duo as they investigate crimes aboard a luxury cruise ship.

Catherine Tyldesley as Kate in The Good Ship Murder. — Good Ship Murder fans were furious as season two premiered on Friday

Key illustration from *The Good Ship Murder*, starring Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward. — The drama, which stars former Coronation Street actors Shayne Ward, 40, and Catherine Tyldesley, 41, started at 9pm.Credit: Channel 5

Claudia Winkleman on the set of Traitors. — Yet that meant it came up against The Traitors, which aired at the same time on BBC One.Credit: PA

The second part – which came after The Murder of the Good Ship returned to the screens with a Christmas special – landed on Friday.

Yet, as it aired at 9 p.m. on Channel 5this caused a huge scheduling conflict for those who were torn between watching the crime drama and the bizarre reality series. The traitorsbroadcast at the same time on the rival channel BBC One.

One claimed they were already “too invested” in the latter – which debuted on New Year’s Day – to strictly connect with Shayne’s latest acting project.

They posted on X: “Can someone explain to me why the first episode of #TheGoodShipMurder is showing at the same time as The Traitors?

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“I’m already invested in traitors, so I’m stopping, sorry Shayne!” »

Another comment: “The biggest problem with #TheGoodShipMurder is that it conflicts with The Traitors!

“Not the best planning, is it CH5?”

A helpful fan then tried to suggest: “You can get it on 5 plus one or maybe late on My5.” »

Both shows aired for one hour during prime time.

Still, those who watched the maritime drama were extremely happy with their choice.

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Another posted on X: “Just a relaxing, easy vibe with beautiful scenery.”

Another added: “Well that was amazing! I’m so happy to see
@shayneTward gets back to doing what he does best!”

In April, The Sun exclusively confirmed how The Good Ship Murder had been recommissioned for seasons two and three.

Mike Benson, from the creators of Clapperboard, said: “The first series was something of a journey – or mid-price cruise – into the unknown, including trying to film a drama on a cruise ship with 6,000 holidaymakers. heading to eight different countries.

The Good Ship Murder cast and plot

CASTING

Catherine Tyldesley as Kate Woods
Shayne Ward as Jack Grayling
Claire Sweeney as Beverley Carnell
Geoffrey Breton as Piers de Vreese
Jane Slavin as Paulette
Tommaso Basili as Nero De Wolfe
Olivia Marie Fearn as Cécile Ray
Cosh Omar as Chafiq Harrak
Olivia Fenton as Ella Jones
Manuel Cauchi as Luca Di Marco

PLOT

The Good Ship Murder follows former detective Jack Grayling who is living his best life working as an artist on a cruise ship.

There he meets First Officer Kate Woods, a woman in a man’s world, who has a lot to prove.

Life on the ship is exciting and glamorous, but jealousies, rivalries and deep divisions lurk beneath the surface.

Things take a turn for the worst when the ship docks at its first port of call, only for a passenger to be found murdered.

This tragedy is followed by more murders and the unlikely duo Jack and Kate must come together to solve the mysteries.

Paul Testar, director of C5, added: “We are delighted to bring this series back. »

The second season also sees Claire Sweeney return as cruise director and Ross Adams joined since Hollyoaks in his first role since leaving the C4 soap opera.

TRAITOR TWIST

Meanwhile, those who opted for the Channel 5 show rather than The Traitors on Friday missed out on a huge show on Claudia Winklemanthe BBC series.

After the Traitors learned that there had been no murder, they nominated four candidates for murder “in plain sight”.

Alexander, Anna, Fozia and Leon were selected by the traitors Linda and Minah as potential murder victims.

Yet the fate of two remains stake until the next episode on Wednesday.

After the show, fans suspected that Linda might be in trouble following a “schoolboy mistake” that could reveal her identity as a traitor.