Death Valley

2025TV Series⏱️ 45m

Comedy

⭐ 7

IMDB Rating

3,518 votes

Retired actor John Chapel and detective sergeant Janie Mallowan team up to investigate murders each week in Wales.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Gwyneth Keyworth, Alexandria Riley, Timothy Spall

Release Date

May 29, 2025

Language

English, Welsh

Country

United Kingdom

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Reviews

📋 6.5K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Gwyneth Keyworth

as DS Janie Mallowan

Alexandria Riley

as Helen Baxter

Timothy Spall

as John Chapel

Steffan Rhodri

as DCI Barry Clarke

Rithvik Andugula

as DC Evan Chaudhry

Jim Howick

as Constable Atkins

Remy Beasley

as Rhiannon Hopkins

Melanie Walters

as Yvonne Mallowan

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Mike Bubbins

as Tony - Desk Sergeant

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Rhodri Meilir

as Aeron

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, Wales, UK

Production

BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Creative Wales

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Its a lot better than I expected

by haydnnelms • 2025-05-26

8/10

"Seeing Timothy Spall in a new detective series the first thing that I thought was I hope its good enough for him. I think he's a brilliant actor. Probably my favourite performance of his was as Ian Paisley opposite Colm Meeny. I was also a little concerned when I saw it was set in wales. Having just seen the first episode and the first face I noticed was that of Steve Mao (hoffeman in high hopes) raised my expectations and it turned out to be a pleasant surprise from there on. Spall is as always excellent and the support cast do a fine job. Welsh humour is on show and I had a few chuckles..."

💡 Did You Know?

The subtle nod to Agatha Christie in the female lead's surname is a nice touch. The second husband of Christie, the pioneer of the female village-detective genre, was Max Mallowan.