Cast confirmed for Bergerac reboot

Casting is now confirmed for the re-imagined series of Bergerac (6×60′) with Damien Molony (The Split, Brassic, Crashing) prepared to step into the lead role of Jim Bergerac.

Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Shadow and Bone, Black Ops) will play Jim’s mother-in-law Charlie Hungerford – a change from the original series, opposite Philip Glenister (Steeltown Murders, Life on Mars) as Arthur Wakefield. Additional cast includes Pippa Haywood (Green Wing, Bodyguard) as Margaret Heaton, Robert Gilbert (Big Boys, Killing Eve) as Barney Crozier, Sasha Behar (Unforgettable, injured) like Uma Dalal and Celine Arden (Us or They) like Kara. Bergerac will air on free-to-air channel U&DRAMA and free-to-air streaming service U in 2025.

The six-part UKTV Original series is produced by BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, Jersey, based in Westward Studios and supported by Visit Jersey. Filming will begin this month, with locations in the UK and the Channel Island of Jersey.

The series is written by Toby Whithouse (The Red King, Being Human)with Brian Fillis (Trust, Sirens)Catherine Tregenna (The One That Got Away, Three Pines) and Polly Buckle (Love Rat, A Discovery of Witches). Banijay Rights will handle the international distribution of the series.

Bergerac is based on the original series created by Robert Banks Stewart, which starred John Nettles and ran for nine series on the BBC between 1981 and 1991. Unlike the original 80s hit, the new series will see a murder mystery led by a character. all six episodes, instead of a new story for each episode.

Viewers will meet Jim Bergerac (Molony) as a broken man dealing with grief and alcoholism after the recent death of his wife. His mother-in-law, Charlie (Wanamaker), is concerned that Jim isn’t putting his daughter Kim first, and when a woman from a wealthy Jersey family is murdered, Jim must fight through his personal struggles to become the formidable detective which once. was. With a troublesome convict resurfacing from his past, Bergerac must call upon his keen investigative instincts and past successes to navigate complicated family dynamics and the watchful eyes of the police force to solve the case.

Bergerac was commissioned by Hilary Rosen, Commissioning Director for UKTV and commissioned by Paula Fitzgerald, Head of Digital Content for UKTV Play, and Emma Ayech, Channel Director for Drama. Executive producers for BlackLight TV are Ben Bickerton, Philip Trethowan and Toby Whithouse. Brian Constantine is an executive producer for Westward Studios. Helen Perry, head of drama, will executive produce for UKTV. The series will be directed by Colm McCarthy (Bastard Son and the Devil Himself, Peaky Blinders) and produced by Clare Alan (Resistance, Rebellion).

Jon Creamer

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