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Benidorm Is Murder

2026 · 1 season

A sun-drenched, easy-going mystery romp that pairs gentle laughs with a fresh corpse each week.

Created by
Ian Jarvis
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Comedy
Overview
Former detective Dennis Crown has swapped the chaos of the UK for a quieter life running a bar in Benidorm. But when tourists start turning up dead, he's reluctantly drawn back into detective work-egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan. With Dennis's real-world experience and Rosa's encyclopaedic TV knowledge, each episode sees the duo tackling a new murder in paradise, whilst trying to remain on the right side of the local Spanish cops.

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Created by
Ian Jarvis
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • friendship
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
mystery, crime, comedy, drama
Created by
Ian Jarvis
Starring
John Hannah, Carolina Bécquer, Ariadna Cabrol, Damian Schedler Cruz, Brian Bovell, Omar Shaker, James Barriscale
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
5
Languages
English

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