Lesley Sharp and Adrian Edmondson to join Bergerac cast for second series of Jersey detective drama
The Jersey detective drama returns to U and U&DRAMA in 2026 after a successful first six episodes, which the network says were watched by an average of 2.4 million people - making it their highest-rating show for 2025 so far.
It also reached an international audience after being sold to multiple territories, including ABC in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand and BBC First in Poland.
Filming is now underway for the next instalment with Camilla Beeput, Turlough Convery, Jonathan Aris, Charles Dale, Georgina Rich and Denzel Baidoo also joining the cast.
The second series will see Jim Bergerac, played by the returning Damien Molony, start to put his life back together after the loss of his wife.
His mother-in-law, Charlie Hungerford, played by Zoë Wanamaker, has a new love interest and Bergerac also meets someone but he soon has to get to work after a groom is found murdered in his hotel room.
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