A Taste for Murder

A Taste for Murder
Genre
Created byMatt Baker
Written byMatt Baker
Directed byJon Jones
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMegan Ott
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITVX
BritBox
Release7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)

A Taste for Murder is a British crime drama television series created by Matt Baker for ITVX and BritBox set in Italy. The series began streaming from 7 April 2026.

Premise

A widowed metropolitan police detective takes his daughter to Capri for the summer to stay with his in-laws, and as they struggle to overcome their grief he gets immersed in helping solve local crime.[1]

Cast

Production

The show was created by Matt Baker. The six-part series is being co-produced by ITV Studios through Eagle Eye Drama and BritBox. The series is directed by Jon Jones and produced by Megan Ott. Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino and Carolina Giammetta are executive producers for Eagle Eye Drama, with Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye and Jess O' Riordan as executive producers for BritBox.[2]

The cast is led by Warren Brown, Phyllis Logan and Beau Gadsdon, and also includes Cristiana Dell'Anna, Urbano Barberini, Alessandro Fella, Gaia Scodellaro and Alessandro Bedetti.[3]

Filming on the series took place on location in Italy and Croatia.[4][5] Filming locations in Croatia included Opatija, Volosko and Labin in March 2025.[6][7]

Episodes

No.Title Directed byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions) [8]
1"Uova In Purgatorio (Eggs in Purgatory)"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.70
2"Torta Della Nonna (Granny's Birthday Cake)"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.60
3"La Colazione Perfetta! (The Best Breakfast Ever!)"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.16
4"Arancini Croccanti (Crunchy Fried Risotto Balls)"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.11
5"Ragù a Modo Tuo (Ragu Whichever Way You Like It)"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.34
6"Holy Cannoli!"Jon JonesMatt Baker7 April 2026 (2026-04-07)2.24

References

  1. ↑ Berman, Marc (6 February 2025). "'A Taste For Murder' Crime Procedural Ordered By BritBox". Forbes. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Goldbart, Max (6 February 2025). "'A Taste For Murder': BritBox Behind Crime Procedural With Italian Cuisine-Inspired Twist". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Warner, Sam (7 February 2025). "ITV announces new crime drama from team behind Ben Miller's Professor T". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Mishra, Shristy (6 February 2025). "BritBox Cooks Up a Scrumptious Crime Drama With 'A Taste for Murder'". Collider. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Geisinger, Gabriella (7 February 2025). "Britbox, ITV's 'A Taste For Murder' production begins in Croatia, Italy". Screen Global Production. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "The crime series A Taste for Murder is being filmed in Opatija and Volosko". Novilist.hr. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "SNIMA SE "A TASTE OF MURDER" Labin još jednom postaje filmska kulisa za snimanje inozemne serije". Istra24 (in Croatian). 24 March 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "BARB Four Screen Dashboard". BARB. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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