‘Bergerac’: Euro Pubcasters Buy Detective Drama Reimagining Ahead Of London TV Screenings
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: 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 and 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.
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