Overview

• Phyllis Logan leads Murder Most Puzzling as Cora Felton, a multiple-divorcee crossword aficionado who meddles in a sleepy market town’s murder investigations.
• The six-part series premiered on Channel 5 on June 10, 2025, marking Logan’s first major departure from refined period roles into a contemporary crime drama.
• Production unfolded across dramatic Northern Ireland landscapes doubling for the Yorkshire Dales, with filming in Ballymena connecting Logan to her maternal grandparents’ birthplace.
• Extended 10-to-12-hour shoots and stunt-heavy sequences, including graveyard set pieces, required Logan to rely on a stunt double for high-risk scenes.
• Close on-set friendships formed between Logan and co-stars Charlotte Hope and Alistair Brammer, who portray her niece and a young journalist, respectively.