'Bergerac' Season 2 Begins Filming in Jersey, Still Has No U.S. Distributor

UKTV's decision to reboot the Jersey-set British detective series Bergerac turned out to be one of the smartest decisions it made in the 2020s so far, right alongside co-producing The Marlow Murder Club with PBS' Masterpiece. Marlow Murder wound up the most popular series debut in U&Drama's arsenal in 2024, breaking records for the network, all but guaranteeing the show's renewal even if Americans weren't into it. (Spoiler Alert: They were.) Bergerac then debuted in February 2025 and went on to eclipse Marlow's numbers, with a whopping 1.8 million viewers watching the series on linear and streaming platforms, setting a new record.

Unfortunately, Masterpiece did not return the favor and board Bergerac as co-producer. (It's not clear if it was ever even an option that could be considered at PBS, considering the current ongoing funding crisis.) With the series on track to be one of the most-watched shows in the U.K. in 2025, alongside Netflix's Adolescence and BBC's Death Valley, it's not a surprise that it was quickly renewed for a second season, despite lacking distribution across the pond.

However, the series' high ratings and guaranteed multiple seasons have still not been enough to entice an American distributor to board the reboot, despite it being one of the biggest detective shows from the 1980s, which launched fan-favorite John Nettles' career. As filming gears up for the show's sophomore season, we can only hope that someone in the U.S. recognizes the potential for this to be a hit show on both sides of the pond and scoops it up before 2026.