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Bergerac

Sun, Oct 18, 1981
  • Drama
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Synopsis

Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.

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Cast

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  • John Nettles
    John Nettles
    as DS Jim Bergerac
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Episodes

9 seasons · 86 episodes

Ended · 86 aired
Season 1
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Picking It Up
    Aired · Sun, Oct 18, 1981 · 55m

    Jersey detective Jim Bergerac returns from a recuperation leave to find his job in jeopardy and a colleague killed during an investigation into international gun sales to South Africa.

  • E2
    Nice People Die in Bed
    Aired · Sun, Oct 25, 1981 · 55m

    The head of a famine charity is found dead in his hotel suite, but an autopsy confirms he didn't die in bed.

  • E3
    Unlucky Dip
    Aired · Sun, Nov 1, 1981 · 55m

    A pickpocket becomes embroiled in a drug-dealing plot when he unwittingly steals cocaine from a mule on his way to Jersey.

  • E4
    Campaign for Silence
    Aired · Sun, Nov 8, 1981 · 55m

    A string of accidents implies that someone wants to prevent a Korean War veteran from publishing his memoirs.

  • E5
    See You in Moscow
    Aired · Sun, Nov 15, 1981 · 50m

    A civil servant exposed as a spy tries to flee to Moscow, but her Russian contact is out to kill her.

  • E6
    Portrait of Yesterday
    Aired · Sun, Nov 22, 1981 · 55m

    A young curate is found unconscious in a church and a group of students are suspected.

  • E7
    Last Chance for a Loser
    Aired · Sun, Nov 29, 1981 · 55m

    Jim is on the trail of an ex-golf Pro following a spate of robberies.

  • E8
    Late for a Funeral
    Aired · Sun, Dec 6, 1981 · 55m

    Bergerac investigates the death of a skin-diver, who is found with a Luftwaffe pilot's body.

  • E9
    Relative Values
    Aired · Sun, Dec 13, 1981 · 55m

    Jim tries to discover who murdered Henry Bernard, the meanest millionaire on the island.

  • E10
    The Hood and the Harlequin
    Aired · Sun, Dec 20, 1981 · 55m

    A gangster's girlfriend is the only clue to his whereabouts.

Season 2
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    A Message for the Rich
    Aired · Sun, Jan 9, 1983 · 60m

    Mrs Honeyman is an ardent reader of thriller novels, but real-life crime can often spring more surprises than a paperback plot.

  • E2
    Always Leave Them Laughing
    Aired · Sun, Jan 16, 1983 · 55m

    A malicious crank has something to tell Summer show celebrity Andy Galbraith.

  • E3
    Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
    Aired · Sun, Jan 23, 1983 · 55m

    Charlie Hungerford's foray into Politics poses problems, including murder.

  • E4
    Prime Target
    Aired · Sun, Jan 30, 1983 · 55m

    A French murder mystery turns into a case for Bergerac.

  • E5
    Almost Like a Holiday
    Aired · Sun, Feb 6, 1983 · 55m

    The Bureau is put under pressure to find the mugger of a holidaymaker, but Vincent Parkin doesn't help.

  • E6
    Fall of a Birdman
    Aired · Sun, Feb 13, 1983 · 55m

    Bergerac investigates whether the death of a stuntman during the filming of a TV commercial was an accident.

  • E7
    Miracle Every Week
    Aired · Sun, Feb 20, 1983 · 55m

    A penniless Indian arrives on Jersey, claiming to be a faith healer. Soon Jim has to stop an attempt on the young man's life.

  • E8
    A Perfect Recapture
    Aired · Sun, Feb 27, 1983 · 55m

    Bergerac is not convinced when Inspector West announces that the hunt for a wanted criminal is over.

  • E9
    The Moonlight Girls
    Aired · Sun, Mar 6, 1983 · 55m

    When Bergerac investigates a Belgian stablegirl who is living a life of luxury, his enquiries reveal a killer.

Season 3
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Ninety Per Cent Proof
    Aired · Sat, Dec 3, 1983 · 55m

    Recovering alcoholic Bergerac gets drunk and claims to have seen a murder. Was it real?

  • E2
    A Hole in the Bucket
    Aired · Sat, Dec 10, 1983 · 50m

    When Terri Fuller arrives on Jersey, she is clearly no ordinary tourist - the woman with her has a gun.

  • E3
    Holiday Snaps
    Aired · Sat, Dec 17, 1983 · 55m

    The French police believe that Tony Morel killed his wife - Bergerac sets out to prove that he is an innocent victim of circumstance.

  • E4
    Ice Maiden
    Aired · Sat, Dec 24, 1983 · 55m

    When notorious jewel thief Philippa Vale hits town just in time for the private sale of a large diamond, Jim concentrates on maximising security - but it all goes wrong!

  • E5
    Come Out Fighting
    Aired · Sat, Dec 31, 1983 · 55m

    With the island's first major boxing match only days away, Bergerac finds that he has to arrest the challenger.

  • E6
    A Touch of Eastern Promise
    Aired · Sat, Jan 7, 1984 · 50m

    Bergerac has his doubts about the supposed accidents which befall an Arab visitor.

  • E7
    A Cry in the Night
    Aired · Sat, Jan 14, 1984 · 55m

    Bergerac investigates the apparently accidental death of Rupert Galliers.

  • E8
    The Company You Keep
    Aired · Sat, Jan 21, 1984 · 50m

    Most successful robberies depend on information. Sadly for Bergerac, so does police work.

  • E9
    Tug of War
    Aired · Sat, Jan 28, 1984 · 55m

    A father has a particular reason for choosing Jersey for a holiday.

  • E10
    House Guests
    Aired · Sat, Feb 4, 1984 · 60m

    A private meeting of European financiers attracts some extremely dangerous attention.

Season 4
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Last Interview
    Aired · Fri, Oct 11, 1985 · 55m

    Bergerac wonders why he has been given the job of protecting a retired journalist.

  • E2
    Offshore Trades
    Aired · Fri, Oct 18, 1985 · 55m

    Jim Bergerac investigates the death of a scuba diver and a missing wife.

  • E3
    What Dreams May Come True
    Aired · Fri, Oct 25, 1985 · 50m

    Bergerac investigates when a man appears to have been frightened to death.

  • E4
    Low Profile
    Aired · Fri, Nov 1, 1985 · 55m

    Jersey cop Jim becomes involved in a hunt for sunken treasure through an eccentric old lady's mysterious past. Soon he's on the trail of a property tycoon and a gangster.

  • E5
    Return of the Ice Maiden
    Aired · Fri, Nov 8, 1985 · 55m

    Jim meets up with the captivating - but as yet uncaptured - jewel thief Philippa Vale, played by Liza Goddard.

  • E6
    Chrissie
    Aired · Fri, Nov 15, 1985 · 55m

    Paul and Simone Demoins are too busy preparing for their first Paris fashion show to notice that their daughter's nanny is not all she claims to be. And then they are robbed ...

  • E7
    The Tennis Racket
    Aired · Fri, Nov 29, 1985 · 55m

    Rory O'Brien, tennis star, is not Bergerac's favourite personality. Fortunately, liking him is not part of the job. Unfortunately, protecting him is ...

  • E8
    Sins of the Fathers
    Aired · Fri, Dec 13, 1985 · 55m

    Henry Hoffman might be 'Hollywood's favourite German' but he is nobody else's. Threats to his life come as no surprise to anyone, least of all his fellow actors ...

  • E9
    Avenge, O Lord
    Aired · Fri, Dec 20, 1985 · 55m

    To the Bureau des Etrangers, Mick Davies is simply a hired killer. But, in politics, especially international politics, nothing is ever simple....

  • E10
    Fires in the Fall (Christmas Special)
    Aired · Fri, Dec 26, 1986 · 90m

    When an elderly millionairess puts her trust in a psychic who claims to speak to the dead, Jim is asked to debunk some supernatural myths.

Season 5
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Memory Man
    Aired · Sat, Jan 3, 1987 · 55m

    Mystery surrounds the true identity of John Smythe, who is found wandering around naked.

  • E2
    Winner Takes All
    Aired · Sat, Jan 10, 1987 · 55m

    Jim investigates a death threat against a brilliant millionaire computer engineer.

  • E3
    Root and Branch
    Aired · Sat, Jan 17, 1987 · 55m

    Jim travels from Jersey to France when a criminal he arrested in the past takes his revenge - by taking Charlie, Debbie and Kim hostage in Brittany.

  • E4
    Desirable Little Residence
    Aired · Sat, Jan 24, 1987 · 55m

    Susan is endangered by a prospective buyer for a run-down bungalow she is trying to sell.

  • E5
    The Deadly Virus
    Aired · Sat, Jan 31, 1987 · 55m

    When a group of animal activists raid a laboratory freeing four monkeys, little do they realise the appalling consequences of their actions.

  • E6
    S.P.A.R.T.A.
    Aired · Sat, Feb 7, 1987 · 55m

    Philippa asks for Bergerac's help when she is threatened by an extreme right wing organisation over a mystery notebook she knows nothing about.

  • E7
    Thanks for Everything
    Aired · Sat, Feb 14, 1987 · 55m

    The mysterious disappearance of a financier leads to complications for Jim.

  • E8
    Poison
    Aired · Sat, Feb 21, 1987 · 55m

    Jim is drawn into the world of freemasonry when a death occurs during an initiation ceremony.

  • E9
    Treasure Hunt (Christmas Special)
    Aired · Sat, Dec 26, 1987 · 90m

    Murder and a series of apparently unrelated robberies bring Jim Bergerac face to face with his old adversary, Philippa Vale, with unforeseen consequences for them both.

Season 6
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    Whatever Lola Wants
    Aired · Sat, Jan 2, 1988 · 50m

    Susan is unhappy when Jim looks after a super grass' smother who is under threat from a gang leader.

  • E2
    Crossed Swords
    Aired · Sat, Jan 9, 1988 · 50m

    Jim's involvement in a dispute between two feuding families causes problems in his attempts to reconcile with Susan.

  • E3
    A Horse of a Different Colour
    Aired · Sat, Jan 16, 1988 · 50m

    The theft of a racehorse and the return of Phillips Vale force Jim to reappraise his relationship with Susan.

  • E4
    Burnt
    Aired · Sat, Jan 23, 1988 · 50m

    Frustrated by Susan's silence, Jim throws himself into his work.

  • E5
    The Sin of Forgiveness
    Aired · Sat, Jan 30, 1988 · 50m

    Jim faces a serious moral dilemma when Charlie organises a music festival.

  • E6
    A Man of Sorrows
    Aired · Sat, Feb 6, 1988 · 50m

    The discovery of a dead body in an empty cottage sparks off a nightmarish case for Jim and his partner, an unorthodox London detective.

  • E7
    Private Fight
    Aired · Sat, Feb 13, 1988 · 50m

    Jim finds himself the target of a ruthless criminal when he tries to help Charlie face a skeleton from his past.

  • E8
    Retirement Plan (Christmas Special)
    Aired · Tue, Dec 27, 1988 · 50m
Season 7
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    Sea Changes
    Aired · Sat, Jan 28, 1989 · 50m

    Bergerac' investigation of a puzzling case involving a dead sailor, toxic waste and a missing girl is not helped by the secondment of a sharp young police officer.

  • E2
    Natural Enemies
    Aired · Sat, Feb 4, 1989 · 50m

    Charlie Hungerford asks Bergerac for help when he receives a series of threatening phone-calls, but is he hiding something from the Detective?

  • E3
    Tangos in the Night
    Aired · Sat, Feb 11, 1989 · 50m

    Jim investigates the theft of diamonds from one of the islands' leading socialites.

  • E4
    The Other Woman
    Aired · Sat, Feb 18, 1989 · 50m

    Jim is disturbed by facts he unearths while investigating the death of Graham Hawkesworth

  • E5
    Weekend Off
    Aired · Sat, Feb 25, 1989 · 50m

    Jim's plans for a relaxing weekend are turned upside down by a last-minute assignment.

  • E6
    When Did You Last See Your Father?
    Aired · Sat, Mar 4, 1989 · 50m

    Jim finds himself at odds with Crozier when he tries to arrest a man suspected of attacking a young girl on the overnight ferry.

  • E7
    Old Acquaintance
    Aired · Sat, Mar 11, 1989 · 50m

    The simultaneous arrivals in Jersey of athlete Peter Jason and Philippa Vale create trouble for Jim.

  • E8
    Trenchard's Last Case
    Aired · Sat, Mar 18, 1989 · 50m

    Jim is curious about a retired Scotland Yard detective who turns up in Jersey.

  • E9
    Second Time Around (Christmas Special)
    Aired · Tue, Dec 26, 1989 · 50m
Season 8
11 episodes · 11 aired
▾
  • E1
    A True Detective
    Aired · Sun, Jan 14, 1990 · 50m

    Jim is called in when a certain accountant is mysteriously drowned at an international trade fair.

  • E2
    My Name is Sgt. Bergerac
    Aired · Sun, Jan 21, 1990 · 50m

    Bergerac investigates a con artist who is being pursued by two criminals.

  • E3
    The Dig
    Aired · Sun, Jan 28, 1990 · 50m

    An archaeological dig starts a frightening chain of events, culminating in the death of a student.

  • E4
    Roots of Evil
    Aired · Sun, Feb 4, 1990 · 50m

    A man refuses to help police find the men making his life unbearable.

  • E5
    Entende Cordiale
    Aired · Sun, Feb 11, 1990 · 50m
  • E6
    In Love and War
    Aired · Sun, Feb 18, 1990 · 50m

    A business friend of Charlie's sticks her neck out when she harbours a fugitive from South Africa.

  • E7
    Under Wraps
    Aired · Sun, Feb 25, 1990 · 50m

    Jim Bergerac needs to act quickly when nerve gas is stolen from a research laboratory.

  • E8
    All the Sad Songs
    Aired · Sun, Mar 4, 1990 · 50m

    Following a chance meeting at the races, Bergerac is drawn into the world of the cabaret circuit.

  • E9
    The Messenger Boy
    Aired · Sun, Mar 11, 1990 · 50m

    Jim ventures out of Jersey to the Big Smoke to help a friend whose daughter has been kidnapped.

  • E10
    Diplomatic Incident
    Aired · Sun, Mar 18, 1990 · 50m

    Jim is ordered to give up his holiday in France to protect a VIP from assassination.

  • E11
    There for the Picking (Christmas Special)
    Aired · Wed, Dec 26, 1990 · 50m
Season 9
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Something to Hide
    Aired · Sat, Jan 5, 1991 · 50m

    Danielle's cousin, a talented designer in Aix-en-Provence, is accused of murder.

  • E2
    The Dark Horse
    Aired · Sat, Jan 12, 1991 · 50m

    Charlie Hungerford persuades Jim to return to Jersey to help find his friend's missing wife.

  • E3
    Snow in Provence
    Aired · Sat, Jan 19, 1991 · 50m

    Jim is involved in a drugs sting in the south of France whilst working as a reluctant babysitter.

  • E4
    The Evil That Men Do
    Aired · Sat, Jan 26, 1991 · 50m

    An advertisement in the local paper lands Jim a client he would rather not handle.

  • E5
    My Friend Charlie
    Aired · Sat, Feb 2, 1991 · 50m

    Charlie gets an offer that is hard to refuse.

  • E6
    On the Rocks
    Aired · Sat, Feb 9, 1991 · 50m

    An 80th birthday party in France turns out to be more eventful than Jim could possibly have imagined.

  • E7
    The Waiting Game
    Aired · Sat, Feb 16, 1991 · 50m

    Bergerac is employed to probe some companies, but is he in danger?

  • E8
    Warriors
    Aired · Sat, Feb 23, 1991 · 50m

    Bergerac arrives in England to find a runaway wife and finds himself a guest at an Atlantean weekend.

  • E9
    The Assassin
    Aired · Sat, Mar 2, 1991 · 50m

    Jim is summoned to a lonely castle in Brittany to meet a mysterious man named Hopgood.

  • E10
    The Lohans
    Aired · Sat, Mar 9, 1991 · 50m

    Jim must guard a priceless set of porcelain figures from China.