A Taste for Murder: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set amidst the steep cliffs and fast tides of Capri, A Taste for Murder features classic Italian cuisine as the main ingredient to each episode's central murder mystery, revealing the power of food to foster connection, community, and healing after devastating loss.

DCI Joe Mottram is a star detective with the Metropolitan police. After a personal tragedy, he retreats to Capri with his daughter to stay with his Italian in-laws for the summer. Unsure how to face his own grief, let alone help heal his daughter's broken heart, he quickly becomes immersed in the local murder cases on the island.

Series details

• Title: A Taste for Murder
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2026-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BritBox
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 82739
• IMDb ID: tt35672461
• TVDB ID: 459962

Cast and credited roles

• Warren Brown — DCI Joe Mottram
• Phyllis Logan — Elena Da Vinale
• Cristiana Dell'Anna — Inspector Lara Sarrancino
• Beau Gadsdon — Angelica Mottram
• Urbano Barberini — Gennaro Da Vinale
• Alessandro Bedetti — Daniele Russo
• Gaia Scodellaro — Daria Solistano
• Alessandro Fella — Luca Da Vinale
• Pasquale Esposito — Commissario Curti

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-07; final listed air date 2026-04-07; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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