BAFTA nominee John Hannah (“The Last of Us,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral”) is set to lead “Death in Benidorm,” a new detective drama series launching on the Paramount Skydance-owned U.K. network Channel 5 .

The show — which is currently a working title — comes from Blackbox Multimedia and Clapperboard and centers around Dennis, a former detective trying to escape his past who swaps the chaos of the U.K. for a quieter life running a bar in Benidorm. But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan.

As per the synopsis, with Dennis’ real-world experience and Rosa’s encyclopaedic TV knowledge, “each episode sees the duo tackling a new murder in paradise, whilst trying to remain on the right s

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