Toby Whithouse

Everything you need to know about the Bergerac reboot

In a stylised image, Damien Molony, a white man in his forties, walks towards the camera down an island coast, the landscape titled at 30 degrees, while Molony stands level, and much bigger than the coast

What was the original show?

The original Bergerac ran for nine series from 1981-91. John Nettles starred as the eponymous Jim Bergerac, whose struggle with alcoholism cast doubts over his ability to work as a detective. Before the first episode takes place, Bergerac’s leg was crushed in a drunken pursuit of a suspect, further complicating matters. Eventually, though, his skill as a cop wins out, allowing him to solve crimes in a case-of-the-week format.  

UKTV to bring legendary 1980s detective Jim Bergerac into present day

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This time round, the top cop faces a high-stakes investigation that threatens to shake him to his core. With his family and career on the line, can he confront his demons in time?

Where the original show, which ran on BBC1 from 1981-91, used a ‘case of the week’ format, the new series will follow just one murder mystery across its six episodes.

Filming is to begin this summer on the show, a BlackLight TV production, itself part of Banijay. It is written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human), with Brian Fillis, Catherine Tregenna and Polly Buckle.