''The Mallorca Files'' is a British

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television drama series set on the

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island of

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, starring

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and Julian Looman. The series, broadcast on

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, was created by Dan Sefton. It focuses on a Welsh detective, Miranda Blake (Rhys), and a German detective, Max Winter (Looman), as they solve crimes on the Spanish island of

. The series broadcasts on BBC One on weekday afternoons. It was broadcast in France on the

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channel in June 2020. A second series was confirmed on 11 November 2019, before the first episode was broadcast. Series 2 aired on BBC One from 1 February 2021 and all episodes were available on BBC iPlayer from that date. The third series is currently in production, with filming taking place on location in Mallorca March-July 2023.

Synopsis

Total opposites Miranda Blake, a Welsh

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with London's

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, and Max Winter, a German detective, are teamed up by Inés Villegas, the Chief of Palma Police, to solve crimes, generally ones committed against the international community, on the island of Mallorca. Usually Villegas gives them cases with less importance because the detectives are not Spanish.

Cast

as Detective Miranda Blake * Julian Looman as Detective Max Winter * María Fernández Ache as Chief Inés Villegas * Nacho Aldeguer as Federico Ramis,

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(Series 1) * Alex Hafner as Roberto Herrero, forensic pathologist (Series 2-) * Nansi Nsue as Luisa Rosa, forensic assistant (Series 2-) * Tábata Cerezo as Carmen Lorenzo, Max's girlfriend

Recurring cast

* Denis Schmidt as Christian, Max's best friend * Carlos Olalla as Joan Lorenzo, Carmen's father *

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as Supt. Abbey Palmer, Blake's former boss (Series 1)

Production

The series is a co-production between Cosmopolitan Pictures,

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US and Canada,

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and

. Cosmopolitan Pictures founder Ben Donald said the series came from " desire to create a feel-good action-driven cop show like the ones I grew up with and, secondly, a desire to rebrand and refresh the Anglo-German relationship on television." Filming for the first series started in November 2018. Filming on the second series was interrupted due to the

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. Only six of the planned ten episodes were produced. Despite announcements prior to the series premiere, Nacho Aldeguer and Tanya Moodie did not return to the series, even though Moodie had become a regular cast member. Episodes penned by Rachael New, Alex McBride, Jackie Okwera and Emily Fairweather were written for the series, with Rob Evans signed on to direct. The unfilmed episodes are expected to be carried over into the third series. Producer Ben Donald stated that post-production on the six finished episodes was completed in August 2020.

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and

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were later confirmed amongst the guest actors cast. Filming on the third series took place on location in Mallorca in March through July 2023. Air dates are yet to be announced.

Episodes

Series 1 (2019)

Series 2 (2021)

Soundtrack

A soundtrack consisting of music from series one of ''The Mallorca Files'' was digitally released in February 2020. Music on the album was composed by

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, and included guest vocals from Anna Ross who performs on the show's title and closing tracks.

References

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