The Good Ship Murder series 2: Chelsea Halfpenny guest stars in episode 2, alongside notorious Corrie villain
By Helen Fear | Thu Jan 16 2025The Good Ship Murder continues on its murderous voyage across Europe - and episode 2 of series 2 sees Jack and Kate dock in Gran Canaria.
The pair are still feeling the sting from their fallout in Rome, with each of them trying to suppress their growing feelings for each other. Well, if the will-they-won't-they format ain't broke, why fix it?!
Adding fuel to the fire, Piers steps into his new role as Staff Captain with "calculated charm", hoping to rekindle his relationship with Kate. But the main drama here is when former copper Jack recognises a familiar face on board the cruise ship.
Coronation Street fans might not be too surprised to see actor Greg Wood play another dodgy criminal. Here's everything you need to know about the guest cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 2...
Greg Wood plays Mickey Eldergill in the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 2
Manchester-born Greg Wood, 45, guest stars as notorious ex-con Mickey Eldergill in the cast of The Good Ship Murder episode 2 as the second series continues.
Jack, a former detective, recognises him on board the cruise ship - and he has every right to be worried as things soon take a sinister turn.
Now, Greg Wood playing a villain is nothing new to soap fans. His first ever TV role was playing drug dealer Terry Gibson in Brookside between 2002 and 2003.
He went on to play gangster Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks for three years, from 2013 to 2016. His next significant part was ill-fated loan shark Rick Neelan in Coronation Street (2009-2022).
Of course, soap addicts will probably know that Greg is the brother of fellow actor Matt Milburn, who has also starred in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.
Greg's other notable roles include Docker in Casualty 1907, Skin in Emmerdale, Johnny Fargot in Casualty, and Mia's Dad Ray Blackwood in The A List.
More recently, he's portrayed Barry MacDonagh in Brassic - another career criminal! Will someone PLEASE cast Greg as a romantic lead in something?
Chelsea Halfpenny plays Melanie Metcalfe
Actress Chelsea Halfpenny, 33, portrays Melanie Metcalfe in the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2.
Just last month, she portrayed Kimberley Martin in the cast of the Vera finale on ITV1 and ITVX.
Born in Tyne and Wear, Chelsea is best known for playing Alicia Munroe in Casualty from 2015 to 2019. She actually first appeared in the BBC One medical drama as a child when she was just 13.
That year, in 2004, she also joined the cast of Byker Grove as Lucy Summerbee, a role she played until 2006.
Between 2010 and 2014, Chelsea portrayed Amy Wyatt in Emmerdale. Before Vera, Chelsea last appeared on TV in 2021, when she popped up as Lily Bradley in one episode of Grantchester.
Chelsea, niece of fellow actress Jill Halfpenny, has been rather busy the past few years getting engaged to Emmerdale actor James Baxter. They welcomed their first child together in June 2023.
Danielle Henry portrays Lindsay Eldergill
Mickey Eldergill's wife Lindsay is portrayed by actress Danielle Henry, who looks very different in the role. Danielle rose to fame playing Latisha Daggert in Emmerdale, between 2001 and 2002. The daughter of Cynthia Daggert, her very first scene was giving birth to a baby by the side of a road!
Danielle went on to play Mandy Marquez in Doctors, a role she played from 2012 to 2014.
She's also starred as Sally-Ann in Candy Cabs, Mary Oliver in My Mum Tracy Beaker and its sequel The Beaker Girls, and Tess Palmer in the brilliant BBC prison drama Time. She's even popped up in Silent Witness as DI Lisa Brodie.
Who else guest stars in the cast of The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 2?
Of course, the cast of The Good Ship Murder is led by Shayne Ward, who plays Jack Grayling. He's best known for winning The X Factor, playing Aidan Connor in Corrie, and being the seventh celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing in 2024.
His fellow Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley stars alongside him as Kate Woods. She played Eva Price on the ITV soap, and previously portrayed Abi Peterson in Emmerdale.
Ross Adams continues to play Colin Smallwood. He played Scott Drinkwell in Hollyoaks for 8 years.
Meanwhile, Zak Douglas stars as Jamil Al-Rashid, and he's perhaps best known for playing Mo Fassi in G'wed, and Dudley in The Larkins.
Joining them in the guest cast is Muzz Khan, who plays Dev Metcalfe. Actor and comedian Muzz is perhaps best known for playing Nas in Three Shades of Brown, Barry in Galavant, Nigel in Piss Off, I Love You, and Adyan Khan in series 5 of Brassic.
Nathan Sussex stars as Liam Barnes. He's famous for playing Buster Smith in Hollyoaks.
Full cast list for The Good Ship Murder series 2 episode 2:
Shayne Ward stars as Jack Grayling.
Catherine Tyldesley plays Kate Woods.
Greg Wood is Mickey Eldergill.
Chelsea Halfpenny stars as Melanie Metcalfe.
Danielle Henry portrays Lindsay Eldergill.
Muzz Khan is Dev Metcalfe.
Nathan Sussex stars as Liam Barnes.
Shaun Prendergast - aka Robert Bain in Waterloo Road - plays Johnny Taylor.
The Count of Monte Cristo's Mikhail Basmadjian stars as Captain Miguel Sanchez.
Geoffrey Breton - Mark Phillips in The Crown - stars as Piers de Vreese.
