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.
Cast Warren Brown as DCI Joe Mottram Phyllis Logan as Elena Da Vinale Beau Gadsdon as Angelica Cristiana Dell'Anna as Police Inspector Lara Sarrancino Urbano Barberini as Gennaro Da Vinale Alessandro Fella as Luca Gaia Scodellaro as Daria Alessandro Bedetti as Daniele Giuseppe Bonifati as Andrea Carlotti Hattie Gotobed as Emily O'Brien
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.
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.
Filming on the series took place on location in Italy and Croatia. Filming locations in Croatia included Opatija, Volosko and Labin in March 2025.
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Novel A novel of the same name, also written by Baker, was released in January 2026.https://crimefictionlover.com/2026/08/a-taste-for-murder-by-matt-baker/
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