It's back to the 80s. Ozzie Osbourne's playing at Villa Park, Bergerac's back on telly, and by the time you read this, the former Kipp's wine bar in Wolverhampton will be back in action.

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If 80s nostalgia is the trend for 2025, I don't think I've ever been so much in vogue. All week, my social media feeds have been bombarded with trailers for the new Bergerac series, with even John Nettles apparently giving his seal of approval. I'm not convinced.

Except of course, it's not a 'remake', it's Bergerac 'reimagined' for 2025. Which, of course, really means it's been remade by people with no feel for the original, and with all the fun taken out of it.

There will be no pastel suits, leather jackets or chunky medallions.

The original Jim Bergerac was a maverick detective sergeant, with a cavalier disregard for authority and a thinly disguised contempt for his uptight, career-focused inspector who had once been his friend. Now he's the inspector himself, and from the clips we have seen so far, he doesn't exactly look the carefree, swashbuckling type.

While the original Bergerac's alcoholism was a running theme, he remained cheery and upbeat, and usually managed to stay on the wagon. Bergerac reimagined looks a troubled, tortured soul, nervously shaking as he empties the content of his hip flask on the........

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