EXCLUSIVE: Bergerac is returning with a 2025 makeover and plenty of networks are welcoming the iconic detective back.
Ahead of the London TV Screenings, distributor Banijay Rights has sold the series to NPO in Netherlands, VRT in Belgium, SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, BBC First in Poland and TVNZ in New Zealand. The ABC in Australia had already boarded the British show.
The Jersey-set series was made for UK channel U&Drama by Banijay’s BlackLight TV, Westward Studios, with Damien Molony (The Split, Brassic) playing the titular crime fighter, Jim Bergerac. Visit Jersey supported the production.
The original series came from Robert Banks Stewart and starred John Nettles. It ran for nine seasons between 1981 and 1991. Unlike that show, which had a new storyline in each episode, the new series from writer Toby Whithouse follows one character-led murder mystery.
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Bergerac begins the series as a broken man, grappling with grief and alcoholism following his wife’s death. His mother-in-law (Zoe Wanamaker) is concerned he is not putting his daughter (Chloé Sweet Love) first, and when a woman from a wealthy Jersey family is murdered, he has to go through personal struggles to become the formidable investigator he was. Philip Glenister also stars.
Bergerac will be one of the several scripted shows at Banijay Entertainment‘s London TV Screenings event on Wednesday, February 26 at BAFTA in central London.
Claire Jago, EVP, Sales & Acquisitions EMEA, Banijay Rights, said: “Bergerac is an enthralling, contemporary re-imagining of the much-loved 1980s crime drama, once again set in Jersey and featuring the iconic Triumph Roadster car. We have a fantastic new cast, writing and directing talent and are privileged to bring this drama to broadcasters and platforms around the world as we head into London TV Screenings this month.”
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