Bergerac series 2 starts 16 April

15 April 2026 15:45

A reminder for UK viewers: you can watch Zoë in the highly anticipated six-episode second series of Bergerac from 16 April. The stylish, Jersey-set crime drama airs on U&DRAMA at 9pm (as reported by the Radio Times) and will also be available to stream free on U.

As Yours (14-27 April issue) emphasises, ‘Zoë Wanamaker returns in formidable form’ in the role of whip-smart Charlie Hungerford, whose late daughter was married to troubled detective Jim Bergerac (Damien Moloney). The second series, set around 18 months after the first, finds Charlie trying to rebuild her life.

Charlie ‘has just begun a tentative new romance’, notes TV Choice. The object of her affections is a charming guy called Nigel, who’s played by the well-known actor and comedian Adrian ‘Ade’ Edmondson. He’s spoken rather touchingly about the subtle approach he and Zoë took to portraying the characters’ blossoming relationship on screen. They decided Charlie and Nigel should simply be seen holding hands while asleep. ‘We knew we’d got it right when we heard the director go, “Awww”,’ Edmondson says in the Independent.

If you’d like to refresh your memory about Bergerac, series one is still available to stream on U. In addition, there are plenty of excellent series one photos of Charlie on the CSFD film/TV database website.

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Coming soon: Zoë in Bergerac and Professor T

2 March 2026 20:16

Bergerac series two

The hugely successful reimagining of Bergerac will return to UK TV screens this spring (exact date TBA), according to broadcaster U’s recent press release. To whet our appetite for series two, a superb - and tense - Bergerac teaser trailer has been released on YouTube.

The six new episodes will bring change, as Zoë’s character, smart and formidable Charlie Hungerford, begins to rebuild her life. But it’s good to see that Charlie’s relationship with detective son-in-law Jim Bergerac is as spiky as ever! ’To still be spreading such chaos would suggest an element of choice,’ she tells him in the teaser video.

In addition, both the first and second series are set to air in the US, thanks to PBS, later this year.

Edited 20 March: It’s just been announced that Bergerac series two will be available to stream on U and watch on the U&DRAMA channel from 16 April. Hooray!

Professor T series four (and five)

Back in the UK, Zoë will soon make her debut in ITV1’s crime drama Professor T when the fourth series is broadcast (again, exact date TBA).

US fans have already been treated to her performance as crime-solving Professor Jasper Tempest’s quirky aunt, Zelda Radclyffe.

Series five has also been filmed.

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Charlie’s back! First look at Bergerac season two

5 November 2025 21:55

Here’s our very first glimpse of Zoë in the second season of broadcaster U’s Jersey crime drama Bergerac, which will air in 2026 (click/tap on the photo to see the full version). She returns as smart, witty Charlie Hungerford, mother-in-law to maverick detective Jim Bergerac (played by Damien Moloney).

Charlie is pictured at what looks like a party with her granddaughter Kim (Chloé Sweetlove) and new character Nigel (Adrian Edmondson), who U’s latest Bergerac press release describes as ‘a charming new presence in Charlie’s life’. Sounds intriguing!

Indeed, season two will find Charlie and Bergerac beginning to rebuild their lives following the loss of Charlie’s daughter shortly before the first season. And, of course, there’ll be another tricky case for Bergerac to solve – this time involving the murder of a newly-wed husband.

As with the first season, which became the second most-watched programme in the TV channel’s history with 1.8 million viewers, all six episodes of Bergerac season two will be shown on U&DRAMA, as well as available on its streaming service. Specific broadcast dates haven’t yet been announced, though if season two is anything like the first one, which debuted in February this year, we hopefully won’t have long to wait.

In the meantime, you might like to relive some of the best moments from season one on YouTube.

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Edge of Darkness at 40

2 November 2025 18:09

Incredibly, Edge of Darkness, the landmark 1985 BBC drama series about police detective Ronnie Craven’s quest to find his environmental activist daughter’s killers, will be 40 years old on 4 November. Zoë plays the enigmatic intelligence agent Clemmy, the only person Craven (played by the much-missed Bob Peck) grows close to in the run-up to his final, desperate attempt to uncover the truth about the murder.

‘It’s hard to believe this mighty thriller [by Troy Kennedy Martin] turns 40 this week; many will remember it like it was yesterday,’ emphasises the Radio Times magazine (1-7 November edition). Indeed, Edge of Darkness made such a huge impression on BBC Two viewers in 1985 that it was almost immediately repeated on the channel’s mainstream counterpart, BBC One.

The six-part drama’s 40th anniversary is being celebrated on BBC Four. Last night, another member of the cast, Ian McNeice, shared his memories of making what he described as one of the best pieces of work with which he’s been involved. Then the first two episodes were broadcast.

Zoë’s character will be introduced next Saturday, 8 November, when episodes three and four are screened from 9:30pm. If you don’t want to wait till then, you can stream the whole series now on the BBC iPlayer.

Clemmy is beautifully written and beautifully acted, and Edge of Darkness, which was directed by Martin Campbell, is widely regarded as one of the finest TV dramas ever made. 40 years on, the programme feels as fresh – and challenging – as ever.

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Halloween puzzles featuring Poirot’s Ariadne Oliver

29 October 2025 15:55

Fancy curling up by the fire and exercising your ‘little grey cells’ this Halloween? Then you’ll be pleased to hear the official Agatha Christie website has shared some spooky season puzzles that are perfect for Zoë Wanamaker fans.

There’s a digital jigsaw puzzle featuring Zoë as the delightfully eccentric crime writer Ariadne Oliver and David Suchet’s fastidious private detective Hercule Poirot. You may recognise the photo – it’s from ‘Halloween Party’, the 2010 Poirot episode about an evening’s entertainment that takes a dark turn. The programme is available on streaming services such as ITVX – I’m keen to re-watch it as part of my Halloween celebrations!

Plus, there’s an Ariadne Oliver-themed word search to solve.

Enjoy - and I hope all Zoe’s fans have a terrifyingly good Halloween!

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