Acorn TV’s crime drama The Madame Blanc Mysteries returns returns this November — and there’s a Christmas Special as well

If you aren’t a subscriber, the earlier series are also available on Netflix and My5. This series starts November 9 in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand with additional episodes of the seven-part season dropping weekly on the platform, culminating with an all-new Christmas Special serving as the season finale.

What can we expect from the fifth Madame Blanc Mysteries series

The latest press release from parent company AMC tells us:

The seven-episode fifth season of The Madame Blanc Mysteries follows Jean and Dom as they plan their wedding, and nothing can prepare them for the unforeseen obstacles they’ll face along the way. During this season, a body is discovered at one of the show’s iconic locations, Uncle Patrick hosts the pub quiz of the century, Judith and Jeremy face a heart-wrenching dilemma, and the bodies continue to stack up when another victim is found foaming at the mouth in St Victoire Theatre. John Marsden unleashes his full wrath, and Jean and Dom’s journey to the altar hangs in the balance.

If you aren’t familiar with the cast, the series created bar and stars Sally Lindsay (Cold Call, Love Rat) as Jean White, Steve Edge (Starlings, Murder They Hope, Maxine) as Dom Hayes, co-writer Sue Vincent (Mount Pleasant, Shameless) as the glorious Gloria Beaushaw, Robin Askwith (Strike, Benidorm) and Sue Holderness (Only Fools and Horses, Still Open All Hours) as the delectable Jeremy and Judith Lloyd James along with Alex Gaumond (Derry Girls, My Dinner With Hervé, Death In Paradise) as Chief of Police André Caron. Also returning are Tony Robinson (Blackadder, Time Team) as Dom’s Uncle Patrick, Paul Chuckle (Elliott) as Gloria’s dad Trevor, and Stephen Bailey (Tip Toe, Coronation Street), who is back to cause trouble as gangster John Marsden.

The guest cast are listed in the press release.