Viewers missing the BBC crime series Beyond Paradise can now binge-watch another murder mystery series, Murder in Provence, for free on ITVX. The show, which aired in 2022, is based on the Verlaque and Bonnet detective novels by M. L. Longworth.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, the series stars Roger Allam as Investigating Judge Antoine Verlaque and Nancy Carroll as criminal psychologist Marine Bonnet, his love interest. Each episode focuses on a different murder case, beginning with a shocking death at the local university.
The couple often discusses the confusing cases over dinner, with Marine using her expertise to help solve them. Despite its French setting, the show is entirely in English. Episode two sees Marine help Antoine uncover the truth behind the death of an aristocrat, while episode three follows a murder investigation after a young woman is killed.
Fans have praised the series, with one viewer on IMDB calling it 'utterly gorgeous' and another describing it as a 'fun murder series' with 'snappy repartee dialogue and quirky characters'. The cast also includes Keala Settle, Geff Francis, and Patricia Hodge.
