Benidorm Is Murder is a British crime drama television series starring John Hannah. It was first broadcast on 5 on 30 July 2026.
Premise A British former detective who retired from the job to run a bar in Benidorm is drawn to investigating the deaths of tourists in the region alongside his crime drama obsessed barmaid.
Cast Main John Hannah as Dennis Crown Carolina Bécquer as Rosa Ariadna Cabrol as DS Maria Hernandez Damian Schedler Cruz as PC Jesús Ballesteros Brian Bovell as Archie Eva Van Der Gucht as Jackie
Guest Alistair McGowan as Vince Starky Tamzin Outhwaite as Tiff Denise Welch as Ziggy Sunil Patel as 'Big Tone' Fiona O'Carroll as Cora
Episodes Series 1 (2026)
Production The six-part series was announced in July 2025 by Channel 5 and is a co-production between Clapperboard and Blackbox Multimedia with ZDF Studios joining as co-producer & would handle distribution to the series. The series was created by Ian Jarvis and is directed by Simon Delaney. It has writers including Tom Parry, Claire Downes and Yasmine Akram. Executive producers include Chiara Cardoso and Camilla Hammer for Blackbox Multimedia, Robert Franke, and Mike Benson and Andy Morgan for Clapperboard.
The cast is led by John Hannah as retired detective Dennis, and also includes Carolina Bécquer as barmaid Rosa, Ariadna Cabrol, Brian Bovell, and Damian Schedler Cruz. Guest stars include Denise Welch, Tamzin Outhwaite and Alistair McGowan.
Filming took place on location in Benidorm in late 2025.
Broadcast The series premiered at the Italian Global Series Festival in July 2026.
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