The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Jean White makes a living dealing in antiques alongside her husband Rory, until his sudden death leaves her nearly broke. With their city life gone, she moves to the last joint asset, a small cottage in Saint Victoire, a French town known for antiques. There she sets up a new shop, pieces together Rory's final days and follows leads that suggest his death wasn't straightforward. The show focuses on Jean rebuilding practical stability while quietly asking questions that upset locals and reveal long-held secrets, keeping plot twists for viewers to discover.

Created and led by Sally Lindsay, the series premiered in 2021 with Lindsay starring as Jean White. The supporting cast includes Steve Edge as Dom Hayes, Sue Holderness as Judith Lloyd James, Robin Askwith as Jeremy Lloyd James, and Alex Gaumond as Caron.

The series did not pick up major industry awards or well known nominations, though it received attention from niche reviewers and viewers who follow British mystery dramas.

While not a mainstream phenomenon, the show found a modest audience among fans of cozy mysteries and antiques-centered storytelling. It sparked online conversations about French antique markets and small-town dynamics, and helped reinforce Sally Lindsay's profile as a creator who writes and acts in the same project.

Critical and viewer responses were mixed to positive, reflected in an average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 27 votes. Many reviewers and viewers praised Lindsay's performance and the series' atmospheric setting, while some noted pacing and plotting could be uneven. Thematically the series leans on grief, resilience, hidden pasts, and community tensions, using the antiques trade as a lens for memory and value rather than as simple backdrop.