The Madame Blanc Mysteries
The Madame Blanc Mysteries is a crime-drama television series produced by Saffron Cherry Productions for Channel 5 and Acorn TV written by Sally Lindsay and Sue Vincent. The series concerns a Cheshire antiques dealer (played by Lindsay) solving an array of mysteries and deaths around the fictional village of Sainte Victoire in the South of France. The series premiered on 16 October 2021 on Channel 5 and also features several established actors including Robin Askwith, Steve Edge and Sue Holderness. Plot. Successful Cheshire antiques dealers husband and wife Jean and Rory White (Sally Lindsay and  Peter Gaynor) have a cottage in the village of Sainte Victoire in the South of France. When Rory is killed in a car crash in the village, Jean realises all her assets have been pawned off leaving her penniless. She then travels to France to unravel the mystery of her husband's death, his missing valuable ring and the identity of the woman with whom her husband was having an affair, solving other mysteries along the way with the help of local taxi driver Dom (Steve Edge), local chateau owners Judith and Jeremy (Sue Holderness and Robin Askwith) and the  local Chief of Police, Caron (Alex Gaumond). Paul Chuckle and Paul O'Grady featured in one-off roles. Production. The series was officially announced in January 2021 under the title "The Reluctant Madame Blanc". with casting released later in the year. Although set in the South of France, the series was actually filmed in Gozo. Episodes. <onlyinclude> Broadcast. The first episode was broadcast on 16 October 2021 on Channel 5 and was shown on Acorn TV shortly after. Reception. After its release, "The Madame Blanc Mysteries" became one of the most popular new shows on Channel 5, with episodes  bringing in around 2.5 million viewers to the channel. Home media. Series One of "The Madame Blanc Mysteries" was released on DVD on 13 December 2021.