BergeracwillbebasedontheoriginalseriescreatedbyRobertBanksStewart,whichstarredJohnNettlesandranfornineseriesontheBBCbetween1981and1991Themodernreimaginingwillhonourtheiconicdetectivedrama,butwithacontemporarytwist,asBergeracthrownintoaknotty,highstakespoliceinvestigationandchallengedtohisverycoreHewillbeforcedtoconfronthisdemons,whiletryingtosavehisfamilyandcareerUnliketheoriginalhitfromthe80s,thenewserieswillseeonecharacterledmurdermysteryrunacrossallsixepisodes,inplaceofanewstorylineeachepisode