'The Madame Blanc Mysteries' Adds 'Ridley Road' Actor for Season 4
The Madame Blanc Mysteries Season 4 Key Art
Channel 5
The Madame Blanc Mysteries is gearing up to release Season 4, but here in the States, there's been a bit of a hiccup. The series, an Acorn TV co-production with Channel 5, was announced in the summer of 2024 as heading into production for the new season, complete with the traditional Christmas special. Everything about the phrasing made it sound like the holiday episode would follow the same pattern on both networks, releasing the "Festive Episode" during the December holidays and following up with the rest of the season in the spring. However, that turned out to be not the case. The Festive Special aired in the U.K., but Acorn skipped it and will debut the full season in 2025.
Why exactly Acorn TV chose to skip it isn't clear — perhaps there wasn't room, or The Chelsea Detective special was deemed enough, or somehow precluded streaming both. (Either way, we regret the error.) The good news is that Americans rarely care if the Christmas-themed episode airs on the holiday or not, mainly due to PBS, which treats the holiday editions of its big shows like Downton Abbey or All Creatures Great & Small as bumper-sized finales.
(Everyone at Acorn TV, say thank you to PBS.)
Despite the hiccup in when the special aired on this side of the pond, fans should not fret; The Madame Blanc Mysteries is returning to Acorn TV soon, and we have a few new images to share.
Steve Edge as Dom Hayes and Sally Lindsay as Jean White in The Madame Blanc Mysteries Season 4
Acorn TV/Channel5
Here's the Season 4 logline:
Season 4 returns to the wonderful world of Sainte Victoire, packed with unusual antiques and objéts d’art, murder, mystery, sunshine, and laughter. Jean White is navigating a fledgling romance with her sidekick, Dom Hayes. Eccentric married couple Jeremy and Judith Lloyd James also return fo more mystery fun along with Gloria Beaushaw, Chief of Police André Caron, Dom’s Uncle Patrick, and Gloria’s dad, Trevor.
Robin Askwith as Jeremy Lloyd James, Steve Edge As Dom Hayes, Sally Lindsay as Jean White, and Sue Vincent as Gloria Beauchamp in 'The Madame Blanc Mysteries' Season 4
Acorn TV/Channel 5
Series creator Sally Lindsay (Cold Call) stars Jean White, with Steve Edge (Murder They Hope) as her love interest, Dom Hayes. Co-writer Sue Vincent (Shameless) returns as mechanic Gloria Beaushaw, Robin Askwith (Strike) and Sue Holderness (Only Fools and Horses) as Jeremy and Judith Lloyd James and Alex Gaumond (Derry Girls) is back as Chief of Police André Caron. Tony Robinson (Black Adder), Paul Chuckle (Elliott), and Stephen Bailey (Would I Lie to You?) round out the ensemble.
Guest stars for Season 4 include Danny Hatchard (Ridley Road), Graeme Hawley (Ridley), Edward MacLiam (Endeavour), Samantha Power (Ackley Bridge), Charlie Condou (Unforgotten), Lorraine Burroughs (Sweetpea) and Richard Blackwood (Typical).
As always, Lindsay and Vincent co-wrote all seven episodes, with director Dermot Boyd helming all installments, which Jake Rollins produced. Lindsay and Caroline Roberts-Cherry serve as executive producers for Saffron Cherry, with Mike Benson and Andy Morgan for Clapperboard.
The Madame Blanc Mysteries Season 4 is expected to debut on Channel 5 and Acorn in the spring of 2025.
