Overview

• Channel 5 confirmed the principal cast with John Hannah as Dennis, Carolina Bécquer as Rosa, Ariadna Cabrol as Maria, and Damian Schedler Cruz as Jesús.
• Production is underway on location in Spain with a 2026 broadcast planned on Channel 5.
• The premise follows a retired UK detective running a Benidorm bar who is pulled back into solving murders alongside his crime-drama–obsessed barmaid.
• The series was created by Ian Jarvis, is directed by Simon Delaney, and features scripts by Yasmine Akram, Claire Downes, and Tom Parry.
• Blackbox Multimedia and Clapperboard are co-producers, ZDF Studios will distribute internationally, and the commission came from Channel 5’s Greg Barnett.