Hit series Bergerac reboot first look as iconic 80s show returns with star-studded cast

Bergerac is poised for a instrumentality to our screens 44 years aft the archetypal series' merchandise and reboot trailer teases a modern twist to the classical 1980s deed detective series

The trailer for the reboot bid of the 1980's detective bid Bergerac has been released, overmuch to the excitement of fans, and is based connected the world of John Nettle's BBC drama.

The decennary agelong play antecedently ran for 9 bid until 1991 but the revamp volition present see a modern twist. Producers, however, person promised the reboot volition honour the 80's deed – the biggest alteration appearing to beryllium the stellar caller cast. Irish histrion Damien Molony has taken implicit the pb relation arsenic Jim Bergerac, primitively played by John Nettle.

Zoe Wanamaker from Black Ops volition play Jim's mother-in-law, Charlie Hungerford, and volition interest aft his neglect of girl Kim aft the decease of her daughter. While Life On Mars' Philip Glenister is acceptable to play Arthur Wakefield and Robert Gilbert, known for his relation successful Killing Eve, Bodyguard's Pippa Haywood, and Casualty's Sasha Behar are besides successful the formed of the caller show.

The bid volition beryllium disposable from Thursday, February 27 connected UKTV's streaming tract and episodes volition aerial connected the U&Drama transmission regularly each week. Focusing connected 1 continuous storyline, the enigma volition agelong crossed six hour-long episodes. The synopsis describes a women from a 'prominent family' from Jersey being murdered, the detective 'fighting demons' and rising to the situation to 'navigate intricate household dynamics' to effort lick the case.

A trailer for the caller play bid sees Jim being quizzed connected wherefore he's decided to instrumentality to his policing job, successful which helium says: "Because grief was defining me." He aboriginal adds: "Because I needed to beryllium something." While helium speaks a montage of clips from the upcoming bid appears connected surface – teasing the melodramatic events which are acceptable to unfold. The trailer ends with Bergerac lasting connected a formation and looking retired to sea.

Cast member, Tim Renouf, prepared viewers connected what to expect, saying: "The model of the communicative is the aforesaid successful presumption of it’s astir Bergerac, it’s astir him coming backmost to the unit and getting backmost into investigating crime". Renouf claimed the bid would person the aforesaid "glamour" but "it's going to beryllium grittier" and "the stories are astir apt a spot darker". With caller themes and a caller case, Renouf and the remainder of the formed shared their excitement to adhd to their "fond memories of the original".

The crippled volition spot pb quality Jim statesman arsenic a ammunition of his erstwhile self, struggling with idiosyncratic grief pursuing the decease of his woman and maltreatment of alcohol. Actor Damien Malony shared however "incredibly excited" helium is "to beryllium stepping into the relation of Jim Bergerac" to bring a "fresh caller take", and acknowledged that Nettles "left an unthinkable bequest with large shoes to fill". Irish histrion Damien is besides known for his relation successful The Split, a ineligible play connected the BBC, and sitcom Crashing, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Nettle was asked to instrumentality for the reboot by means of a "lovely letter" but flat-out refused arsenic helium feared the quality would "destroy" and contradict the conception of a reboot. He continued to accidental that he's "too old" and "retired" - a information helium has "to look up to".

The archetypal 80's formed included Terence Alexander arsenic Charlie Hungerford, Thérèse Liotard arsenic Danielle Aubry, Annette Badland arsenic Charlotte, Celia Imrie arsenic Marianne Bellshade, Louise Jameson arsenic Susan Young, Sean Arnold arsenic Superintendent Barney Crozier, Cécile Paoli arsenic Francine Leland, Deborah Grant arsenic Deborah Bergerac.