Bergerac's Damien Molony: 'Jim's a heartbroken dad who can't look after his daughter'

Jim Bergerac (Damien Molony) stands on the beach - it's clearly windy because his hair is being blown back and the front of his jacket, which is unbuttoned, has been blown back against his arms. In his right arm he is holding a silver hip flask, upside down.

Bergerac is back with a brand-new face! Brassic star Damien Molony plays Jim Bergerac in U&Drama's reboot of the classic 1980s detective drama that made a household name out of original star John Nettles.

Set in Jersey, the new version of the series portrays Jim as a grieving widower who is battling alcoholism and struggling to properly care for teenage daughter Kim (Chloé Sweetlove) in the wake of his wife Rachel's death — prompting his mother-in-law Charlie Hungerford (Zoë Wanamaker) to step in and take more of an active parenting role. Realizing that his life is spiraling out of control, Jim returns to work and asks to be assigned to the investigation into the murder of Cate Wakefield (Anna Mawn), daughter-in-law of wealthy entrepreneur Arthur (Steeltown Murders star Philip Glenister).