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A Taste for Murder

2026 · 1 season

A quiet, sunlit crime drama where grief and family tension simmer beneath gentle Mediterranean scenery.

Created by
Matt Baker
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Warren Brown, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Beau Gadsdon
Overview
Joe Mottram, a widowed metropolitan police detective, takes his daughter to Capri for the summer to stay with his in-laws. As they struggle to overcome their grief, Mottram becomes immersed in helping solve local crimes.

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  • ITVX Premium
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Created by
Matt Baker
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Warren Brown, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Beau Gadsdon
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • crime
    • justice
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama, mystery
    Created by
    Matt Baker
    Written by
    Matt Baker
    Starring
    Warren Brown, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Beau Gadsdon, Urbano Barberini, Alessandro Bedetti, Phyllis Logan, Marouane Zotti, Gaia Scodellaro
    Music
    Stefano Cabrera
    Cinematography
    Erol Zubčević
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes
    Network
    BritBox, ITVX
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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