Overview
- Series one of the Bergerac reboot was added to BBC iPlayer on Friday, July 24, 2026, expanding access beyond its original U&Drama run.
- Damien Molony stars as a modern, troubled DCI Jim Bergerac in the revival, taking on the role long held by John Nettles.
- Molony said he met Nettles and quoted the original actor as calling the new episode "fantastic" and praising its darker tone.
- The show is filmed on location in Jersey and uses the island’s geography to create a confined, pressure‑cooker setting for investigations.
- The revival debuted on U&Drama in 2025, has run two series with series two available on U&Drama and Channel 4, and the first series holds a reported 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes that has driven strong viewer enthusiasm and calls for more seasons.