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| Bergerac stars walk red carpet at St Helier premiere | Bergerac stars walk red carpet at St Helier premiere |
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| Damien Molony said he loved everything about Jersey | Damien Molony said he loved everything about Jersey |
| The star of the reimagined version of the TV show Bergerac said he had fallen in love with Jersey during filming. | |
| Damien Molony, who played detective Jim Bergerac, spoke at the show premiere at Cineworld in St Helier on Monday. | |
| Zoë Wanamaker and Philip Glenister also star in the new series, which airs on Thursday. | |
| The original BBC series, created by Robert Banks Stewart, ran for nine series between 1981 and 1991. Jersey's government, which committed £1.2m to the reboot, said it hoped the series would boost tourism in the island. | |
| The premiere of the new show was held at a cinema in St Helier | |
| Molony said he had not visited Jersey before the filming began but the locations had been "incredible". | Molony said he had not visited Jersey before the filming began but the locations had been "incredible". |
| "I love Jersey, I love everything about it," he said. | "I love Jersey, I love everything about it," he said. |
| "To be back here with wonderful weather and a great crowd turned out, I'm so thrilled to share the first episode with Jersey before the rest of the world gets to see it on Thursday." | "To be back here with wonderful weather and a great crowd turned out, I'm so thrilled to share the first episode with Jersey before the rest of the world gets to see it on Thursday." |
| Molony said he had a two-hour lunch with the original star of the series, John Nettles, which he called "a pinch-me moment". | Molony said he had a two-hour lunch with the original star of the series, John Nettles, which he called "a pinch-me moment". |
| "He finished the lunch by saying Bergerac had been so good to his career and he hoped it'd do the same for me, which was a lovely thing to say," he added. | "He finished the lunch by saying Bergerac had been so good to his career and he hoped it'd do the same for me, which was a lovely thing to say," he added. |
| Actor Timothy Renouf said being part of the series had been " a dream" | Actor Timothy Renouf said being part of the series had been " a dream" |
| Jersey-born actor Timothy Renouf said taking part in the series had been "a dream". | Jersey-born actor Timothy Renouf said taking part in the series had been "a dream". |
| He said: "It felt like a slightly out-of-body Truman Show experience. | He said: "It felt like a slightly out-of-body Truman Show experience. |
| "We filmed in Vicq where I went to school and in St Brelade's church where my mum and dad got married. | "We filmed in Vicq where I went to school and in St Brelade's church where my mum and dad got married. |
| "It was very strange working on the island that you're from, it was bizarre." | "It was very strange working on the island that you're from, it was bizarre." |
| Season One of Bergerac will air on Thursday | |
| Executive producer Brian Constantine said it was "an honour to hold the Bergerac premiere in Jersey" and director Colm McCarthy said filming in Jersey had been "a fantastic experience". | |
| McCarthy said: "The first time I arrived here I felt like this was like no place I'd been. | |
| "It feels like being in California or southern France rather than anywhere in the UK - but it has a slightly small-town England feel to it as well. | "It feels like being in California or southern France rather than anywhere in the UK - but it has a slightly small-town England feel to it as well. |
| "It's an interesting contrast and we wanted to embrace that slightly 'other' quality of the island, the quality of the light and the relationship with the sea and bring that on screen." | "It's an interesting contrast and we wanted to embrace that slightly 'other' quality of the island, the quality of the light and the relationship with the sea and bring that on screen." |
| Philip Glenister said he had "a strong affection for the Channel Islands" | Philip Glenister said he had "a strong affection for the Channel Islands" |
| Philip Glenister, who played a character called Arthur Wakefield, said he had "a strong affection for the Channel Islands, so it's always a pleasure to be here". | Philip Glenister, who played a character called Arthur Wakefield, said he had "a strong affection for the Channel Islands, so it's always a pleasure to be here". |
| The actor starred in the last ever episode of the original Bergerac series alongside Bill Nighy, Simon Williams and John Nettles. | The actor starred in the last ever episode of the original Bergerac series alongside Bill Nighy, Simon Williams and John Nettles. |
| He said: "It was a really enjoyable show to make so to be part of the new series is really special for me. | He said: "It was a really enjoyable show to make so to be part of the new series is really special for me. |
| "We were here around August and September so the weather was fab, the people were lovely and the company was great." | "We were here around August and September so the weather was fab, the people were lovely and the company was great." |
| Walking past Cineworld before the premiere, islander Boy Mooney said the original show had been part of his childhood. | Walking past Cineworld before the premiere, islander Boy Mooney said the original show had been part of his childhood. |
| "That's why we came to Jersey in the first place all those years ago," he said. | "That's why we came to Jersey in the first place all those years ago," he said. |
| Jane Skelhorn, 72, said she hoped the new series would "actually show the island as well as being a good detective series". | Jane Skelhorn, 72, said she hoped the new series would "actually show the island as well as being a good detective series". |
| Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk. |