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‘Bergerac’: Euro Pubcasters Buy Detective Drama Reimagining Ahead Of London TV Screenings


'Bergerac', the reimagining of the 1980s detective drama, has sold to public broadcasters and channels around Europe.

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 Jersey-set series was made for UK channel U&Drama by Banijay’s BlackLight TV, Westward Studios, with Damien Molony ( The Split, Brassic) playing the titular crime fighter, Jim Bergerac. Claire Jago, EVP, Sales & Acquisitions EMEA, Banijay Rights, said: “ Bergerac is an enthralling, contemporary re-imagining of the much-loved 1980s crime drama, once again set in Jersey and featuring the iconic Triumph Roadster car.

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