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Bergerac (2025) is a new version of the classic John Nettles drama, which opens with our lead, Jim Bergerac (Damien Molony) in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, as he’s trying to quite drinking, while we’re also shown a woman being murdered, thus, a mystery to be solved.
A dysfunctional Dad requires a dysfunctional daughter… enter 14-year-old Kim (Chloé Sweetlove), who’s just been arrested, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows for them, as her mother, and his wife, died six months earlier. Will she stay with him, or go and live with gender-flipped Charlie Hungerford, in the form of her granny, Zoë Wanamaker?
Damn, Ms W has still got it, so I’d stay with her any day of the week!
Whereas in the original series, Jim and his ex were just divorced, things change here, with this Jim being an utter slob, but as this new case comes to light, he wants to come back to work, even though it’s dealing with a murder case of the wife of Arthur Wakefield (Philip Glenister).
The original series had a classic theme tune, with a reggae bent, but here, it’s just a very odd redo that I can’t describe. I certainly don’t want to hear it again, though. Can we have the original, back?
As for a programme, once Bergerac (2025) has introduced the main characters, it settles down into something fairly formulaic, similarly when Jim has to work with Barney Crozier (Robert Gilbert), a cop who doesn’t understand his methodical method of working, and is the programme’s token dick.
Only the first episode was available for review – which is the first of a six episode story arc, but I’m not exactly drawn to watch any more. There’s nothing in this that shouts “WOW! THIS IS BERGERAC!”… it’s just A.N.Other Cop Drama.
Thanks to our friends at U&Drama for the screener prior to release.
Bergerac is not available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but is on U&Drama from today.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 45 minutes per episode (6 episodes)
Release date: February 27th 2025
Studio: U&Drama
Format: 2.00:1
Series Directors: Sean Spencer, Colm McCarthy
Producer: Clare Alan
Writers: Toby Whithouse, Polly Buckle, Brian Fillis, Catherine Tregenna
Music: Adiescar Chase
Cast:
Jim Bergerac: Damien Molony
Charlie Hungerford: Zoë Wanamaker
Kim Bergerac: Chloé Sweetlove
Arthur Wakefield: Philip Glenister
Margaret Heaton: Pippa Haywood
Barney Crozier: Robert Gilbert
Chloe: Ayesha Antoine
John Blakely: Stephen Wight
Kara Molloy: Celine Arden
Julien Wakefield: Timothy Renouf
Simon Calvert: Luke Nunn
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