The arrest of crime during the day is BETTER than prime-time shows! Critics and viewers pick up Mallorca Files on BBC1 as they return for second glossy series full of mystery and murder
- The Mallorca Files are BBC1’s daily light drama
- Following the German detective Max (Julian Looman) and Brit Miranda (Elen Rhys)
- Critics have praised the second series and given it five-star reviews
- Featuring glamorous escapades, freewheeling policing and sizzling chemistry
TV may not be during the day where you expect to find a shiny crime caper, but that’s exactly what BBC1 has to offer with The Mallorca Files, which returned this week for their second series.
Named the ‘Balearic Death In Paradise’, the evening’s light-hearted evening show follows a pair of unscrupulous police officers – the heavy-duty German detective Max (Julian Looman) and Brit Miranda (Elen Rhys). the island’s critical crime. rates in their own voluntary way.
Perfect for a bit of a locking escapism, Max and Miranda can be seen taking care down the beautiful streets of the island in a classic BMW and horse riding on sunny hills.
Fun in the sun! The Mallorca Files follow a pair of unarmed police officers – the well-hit German detective Max (Julian Looman) and Brit Miranda (Elen Rhys), pictured – as they deal with the high crime rate of the island in their own cheap way.
Drama: In the opening story, a philandering opera singer was stabbed to death through the voice box, and the list of suspects literally filled a theater. Pictured, with leader Ines
Amazing location: Perfect for a bit of a lock-up escapism, Max and Miranda can be seen taking care down the island’s beautiful streets in a classic BMW and horseback riding in the sun
The series received widespread praise, with critics including Christopher Stevens of the Daily Mail giving it clear five-star reviews.
‘Paradise is a Mediterranean Death,’ he wrote. ‘If you know the island, you won’t need encouragement to look.
‘Like the best of Beeb’s other afternoon crime scenes, including Father Brown and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators, it’s better than most early-season shows.’
The Daily Telegraph’s Anita Singh agreed, writing: ‘The crimes are the kind you might find in Midsomer Murders and the plots fold neatly into the 45-minute space. It all goes down as easily as cold beer on a Mediterranean vacation. ‘
Take the criminal! The participants on issue in the third program of the series, broadcast tomorrow
At the same time, viewers have said they are ‘extremely happy’ to get back on screens, with a number of distressed parents taking to Twitter to say it’s the ‘treat’. after a busy morning of home school.
One of them added: ‘I had to wait until #LockdownSchool was done but was sooooo excited for this! #MallorcaFiles @BBCOne ‘.
Another said: ‘Absolutely over the moon to hear that #MallorcaFiles is back on @BBCOne next week for a second season! Thank you it’s going to be on @BBCiPlayer #fantastic. ‘
The show is co-created and co-written by Dan Sefton, the former A&E doctor with Midas rub and his TV hits include Trust Me by Jodie Whittaker, Dawn French’s Delicious and Good Karma Hospital with Amanda Redman.
Lighthearted: The show is written in a way that gently draws fun at a crime scene
The police show can be a familiar formula, but Dan has talked before about how he wanted to turn it around. Instead of a cold German and an easy British, he restored the personalities.
Fans have also been keeping an eye out for hope that the partners will eventually realize that there is more in a relationship. At one point Max says: ‘Either we will suddenly fall in love or I will kill her. ‘
In the opening story, a philandering opera singer was stabbed to death through the voice box, and the list of suspects literally filled a theater.
While studying, Max can’t help but break into a song.
In fact the pair solved the crime using their unconventional methods (as they always do) – all in just 45 minutes.
The Mallorca Files are on weekdays at 1.45pm on BBC1 and iPlayer