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The Madame Blanc Mysteries returns for series five on Channel 5, with Sally Lindsay hopeful of more

Series five of Channel 5's The Madame Blanc Mysteries starts on 29 October 2026, with a Christmas special to follow. Co-creator and star Sally Lindsay says she is surprised by its success and wants to keep making it, though a sixth series is unconfirmed.

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Mixed · 2The fifth series of Channel 5's The Madame Blanc Mysteries premieres on Thursday 29 October 2026 at 9:05pm, and a Christmas special follows. Mixed · 2Sally Lindsay stars as amateur detective and antiques dealer Jean White. She co-created and writes the series with Sue Vincent, who plays Gloria. Right · 1The show is set in the fictional village of Sainte Victoire in the south of France, but is filmed in Malta. It debuted in October 2021 and became one of the channel's highest-rated shows, according to the Daily Express.

Centre · 1In the new series Jean and Dom (Steve Edge) are planning their wedding. In the first episode Dom's heavily pregnant daughter Claudie turns up unexpectedly and a dead body is found in one of the show's iconic locations. Viewers will also see "the full wrath of John Marsden", according to the Radio Times, which quotes the synopsis. Mixed · 2Guest stars include Bonnie Langford, Justin Moorhouse, Brian Capron, Lesley Joseph, Jason Manford, Su Pollard, Louisa Lytton, Frazer Hines and Zoe Lyons. The Express also names Michael Fenton Stevens. Right · 1Lindsay told the Express that the show's success was "the biggest shock of my life" and also a joy. She said she had always hoped it would continue, and that filming in Malta has made it a second home and the cast a friendship group.

Centre · 1Lindsay told the Radio Times she will keep making the show "as long as you lot watch it". She said that as long as audiences watch, the broadcaster pays and guest stars want to take part, "it's not going anywhere". Centre · 1A sixth series has not been confirmed. Lindsay said "we're good to go if they want us" and pointed to a stage play and a book, Madame Blanc and the Antiques Affair, as signs the brand is growing.

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Radio Times ties the premiere to the show's future, led by Lindsay's pledge that it is "not going anywhere" while noting a sixth series is unconfirmed.
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Renewal prospects, the series five plot synopsis, the full cast list and spin-offs such as a play and a book.
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Does not mention the Malta filming location or the show's ratings history.
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“cosy crime”
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“Madame Blanc's Sally Lindsay says cosy crime series is "not going anywhere" as season 6 yet to be confirmed” — Radio Times

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The Daily Express runs an exclusive interview with a personal angle on Lindsay's surprise at the show's success, and describes the show in warm terms.
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Lindsay's feelings about the success, the cast's friendships, filming in Malta and the star-studded guest list.
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Does not mention that a sixth series is unconfirmed or the plot of the new series.
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“hugely popular”“delightful”“beloved drama”“star-studded”
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“Sally Lindsay admits to huge 'surprise' as twisty Channel 5 drama returns” — Daily Express
“The delightful comedy-drama made its debut in October 2021” — Daily Express

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