Reboot of classic 80s detective series Bergerac finally gets release date – and fans don’t have long to wait

CRIME play bid Bergerac is owed to making its mode backmost to TV screens - and the reboot won't beryllium keeping fans waiting for its anticipated return.

The classic 1980s detective series is acceptable to aerial connected surface successful a substance of weeks, with fans eagerly awaiting the reboot of the detective series.

The 80s crime play bid volition aerial connected Thursday 27th February astatine 9pm connected U&Drama.

The bid volition invited Brassic actor Damien Molony to step into the rubric relation of Jim Bergerac for the forthcoming drama.

Molony, besides known for high-profile roles including successful the BBC legal play The Split, volition instrumentality connected the quality of the conflicted detective battling his interior demons.

Following the caller decease of his wife, helium volition conflict with grief and besides alcoholism.

The reboot is based on the archetypal enigma drama which famously starred John Nettles.

It archetypal made its debut on BBC One in 1981 and it ran connected the transmission for 9 bid until 1991.

Now the amusement has been re-imagined with a modern twist, though bosses person promised that the caller bid volition honour the beloved original.

The caller bid volition besides invited a prima studded formed including Zoe Wanamaker, Life On Mars' Philip Glenister, Killing Eve actor Robert Gilbert, Pippa Haywood from Bodyguard, and Casualty actress Sasha Behar.

UKTV has announced that the bid volition beryllium disposable to watercourse successful afloat from Thursday 27th February connected its streaming service, U.

The six-part bid volition absorption connected 1 transgression throughout, arsenic viewers ticker arsenic a pistillate from a salient household from Jersey is murdered.

Bergerac is called upon to lick the lawsuit but archetypal helium needs to tackle his demons to go the formidable detective helium erstwhile utilized to be.

He volition beryllium forced to usage his crisp instincts and lessons from erstwhile cases erstwhile a convict from his past resurfaces.

But arsenic helium navigates the intricate household dynamics combined with the overseeing oculus of the police force, volition helium beryllium capable to lick the mystery?

Speaking astir the role, Damien exclaimed: "I'm incredibly excited to beryllium stepping into the relation of Jim Bergerac.

"John Nettles has near an unthinkable bequest with large shoes to fill, and I anticipation I tin bring a caller fresh instrumentality connected this iconic character."

He added: "I can't hold for audiences to articulation maine connected this journey."

Bergerac volition premiere connected Thursday 27th February astatine 9pm and viewers volition beryllium capable to ticker connected U&Drama.