Hit British Detective Series ‘Bergerac’ Acquired by Wowow in Japan

Hit British Detective Series ‘Bergerac’ Acquired by Wowow in Japan

Japanese premium pay-TV network Wowow has acquired the U.K. detective drama “Bergerac,” a modern re-imagining of the 1980s BBC series, for broadcast later this year. The six-part series, produced by BlackLight TV (part of Banijay UK) and Jersey-based Westward Studios, will premiere in Japan in August 2025 on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand. The […]

Bergerac, Written by Doctor Who’s Toby Whithouse, Renewed for Second Season

The reboot of Bergerac, written by Toby Whithouse and created by Robert Banks Stewart, has been recommissioned for a second season on the TV channel, U&DRAMA earlier this year, reimagining the 80s Jersey-based detective series for a modern audience. The detective show, set on Jersey, was originally created by Stewart, who wrote Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom for the Fourth Doctor, and brought back by showrunner, Toby Whithouse, whose…