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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS


Same sunshine, same island, different world. The Mallorca Files, BBC1's lightweight afternoon crime show, has transferred to Amazon Prime Video... and it's quite a holiday upgrade.

Starring Elen Rhys as uptight British detective Miranda and Julian Looman as her goofy, laid-back German counterpart Max, the series won an immediate fandom on its launch five years ago. Starring Elen Rhys as uptight British detective Miranda and Julian Looman as her goofy, laid-back German counterpart Max, the series won an immediate fandom on its launch five years ago More than once in the opening episode, Max and Miranda leave the car on the dockside, and set off in search of their next lead by top-of-the-range speedboat — white leather upholstery, rocket-booster engine, sleek millionaire styling.

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