The Mallorca Files
Created by Dan Sefton
On BBC One, Prime Video
A sunny procedural crime drama built on the chemistry between two detectives with clashing styles, solving cases against a picturesque Mediterranean backdrop.
Amongst the vibrant international community of the eponymous Spanish island, a British and a German detective with very different approaches to policing have a clash of personalities. Despite - or perhaps because of - their very different approaches, the sleuths form a perfect complementary partnership as they seek to solve a new crime on the island each week.
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Questions people ask
Is The Mallorca Files easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is The Mallorca Files scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is The Mallorca Files sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
Is The Mallorca Files violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.
Does The Mallorca Files leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Mallorca Files
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Mallorca Files
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Mallorca Files, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Mallorca Files, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Mallorca Files, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
