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2026 / Food-centered crime drama / Created by Matt Baker

A detective’s retreat to Capri comes with new cases.

What is A Taste for Murder about?

After a personal tragedy, London detective Joe Mottram brings his daughter to Capri to stay with her Italian relatives. Local murder investigations interrupt that retreat, linking his professional instincts with a difficult attempt to rebuild family life.

By Brefly · AI-assisted · Published

Five things to know.

  1. The starting situation

    After a personal tragedy, London detective Joe Mottram brings his daughter to Capri to stay with her Italian relatives.

  2. The world around it

    Capri’s island community and Italian cooking shape the setting, giving family connections and food a role alongside the investigations themselves.

  3. The central pressure

    Joe is navigating grief and fatherhood while being drawn toward cases, so the work that comes naturally can compete with the help his daughter needs.

  4. The creative approach

    Matt Baker creates and writes the series, with Warren Brown playing Joe and Phyllis Logan appearing as his Italian mother-in-law.

  5. Before episode one

    The show combines local crime stories with a continuing family situation, making the island setting more than a backdrop for a visiting investigator.

Brefly’s take / Interpretation

A thought to take with you.

Joe’s detective skills offer a clear task when family grief does not. The tension is whether solving someone else’s problem helps him reconnect or becomes another way to avoid it.

Is it your kind of series?

Try it for island-based crime stories and a family thread involving loss and connection. Expect cooking and community to influence the setting, alongside murder investigations.

Three ideas to take with you.

  • Familiar work can feel easier than unfamiliar grief.
  • Food can create a space for connection.
  • A change of scenery does not settle unfinished emotions.

Before you press play.

What is A Taste for Murder about?

After a personal tragedy, London detective Joe Mottram brings his daughter to Capri to stay with her Italian relatives. Local murder investigations interrupt that retreat, linking his professional instincts with a difficult attempt to rebuild family life.

Who is behind A Taste for Murder?

Created by Matt Baker. Matt Baker creates and writes the series, with Warren Brown playing Joe and Phyllis Logan appearing as his Italian mother-in-law.

What kind of series is A Taste for Murder?

Food-centered crime drama. Try it for island-based crime stories and a family thread involving loss and connection. Expect cooking and community to influence the setting, alongside murder investigations.

Sources & scope

This AI-assisted brief draws on the linked descriptions and production information. Facts and interpretation are separated; it does not claim personal viewing or independent expert review.

Source details checked October 6, 2026. Suggest a correction · Our editorial approach