Bergerac
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in Le Bureau des Étrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.
Seasons
1. Picking it Up
Air Date: 1981-10-18
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.
2. Nice People Die in Bed
Air Date: 1981-10-25
Jim ruffles many feathers as he investigates the suspicious death of the prominent local leader of an international charity committee.
3. Unlucky Dip
Air Date: 1981-11-01
Jim faces brutality charges when he investigates a drug courier who had his package lifted by a pickpocket, who's now trying to sell the stuff himself.
4. Campaign For Silence
Air Date: 1981-11-08
A retired Army major and former POW receives death threats, and sees his ghostwriter killed, when he tries to publish his memoirs of the Korean War.
5. See You in Moscow
Air Date: 1981-11-15
A civil servant exposed as a spy tries to flee to Moscow via Jersey.
6. Portrait of Yesterday
Air Date: 1981-11-22
The prominent society wedding of her stepdaughter brings back a dark secret from a woman's past.
7. Last Chance For a Loser
Air Date: 1981-11-29
Charlie is one of the victims of a series of well-planned burglaries focused on the wealthiest island homes.
8. Late For a Funeral
Air Date: 1981-12-06
Jim investigates the murder of a diver that is tied to the discovery of a downed Nazi pilot and his plane off the Jersey shore.
9. Relative Values
Air Date: 1981-12-13
The son of an eccentric millionaire suspects that his father's housekeeper plans to kill her employer for his fortune.
10. The Hood and the Harlequin
Air Date: 1981-12-20
Jim and Francine quarrel over her relationship with a charming Canadian photographer while Jim tries to keep track of a French gangster's girl friend, hoping she will lead him to the crook.
1. A Message for the Rich
Air Date: 1983-01-09
Two disgruntled ex-employees of Charlie Hungerford kidnap Jim's daughter.
2. Always Leave Them Laughing
Air Date: 1983-01-16
A disappointed beauty pageant contestant accuses a popular comic of raping her after voting against her in the beauty contest.
3. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
Air Date: 1983-01-23
Lil's ex-husband, a journalist, returns to Jersey on the trail of a big story he believes will embarrass Charlie Hungerford, who's running for a position in the House of Deputies.
4. Prime Target
Air Date: 1983-01-30
Bergerac travels to France to investigate the death of a Jersey resident and prematurely reveals the marriage plans of the eccentric heir to an old Jersey family fortune.
5. Almost Like a Holiday
Air Date: 1983-02-06
The publicity surrounding the mugging of a lovable old liar endangers a plan to burgle a safe containing a fortune in diamonds.
6. Fall of a Birdman
Air Date: 1983-02-13
A Portuguese hang glider pilot hired by Charlie for a TV commercial sails around a deserted cliff face and is later found dead, apparently murdered.
7. Miracle Every Week
Air Date: 1983-02-20
Jim must protect an Indian faith healer from con men out to exploit his abilities.
8. A Perfect Recapture
Air Date: 1983-02-27
A wheel dropped from a flying plane and a trail of marked francs lead Jim and a dogged mainland detective to a computer embezzler who stole 2 million pounds from the police ten years earlier.
9. The Moonlight Girls
Air Date: 1983-03-06
Jim's investigation into the death of a young woman supposed to be working at a local stable reveals a profitable call girl operation.
1. Ninety Per Cent Proof
Air Date: 1983-12-03
When he goes on a drunken bender after failing to have an arsonist he arrested convicted, no one believes Jim's claims of having been forced to drink and having witnessed a murder.
2. A Hole in the Bucket
Air Date: 1983-12-10
Jim jeopardizes his career to help a couple of women who have come to Jersey.
3. Holiday Snaps
Air Date: 1983-12-17
A French Inspector asks Jim for help in proving a tourist from Jersey killed his wife while on holiday in France.
4. Ice Maiden
Air Date: 1983-12-24
Jim decides to beef up security at an auction where a famous diamond is to be sold when a notorious jewel thief, Philippa Vale, who has never been caught decides to visit Jersey.
5. Come Out Fighting
Air Date: 1983-12-31
One of the boxers in an European championship match being held on Jersey is plagued by a series of mishaps.
6. A Touch of Eastern Promise
Air Date: 1984-01-07
Charlie and a group of Jersey businessmen invite an Arab entrepreneur to the island hoping to get him to invest in a fancy leisure complex they are hoping to build.
7. A Cry in the Night
Air Date: 1984-01-14
When a couple falls overboard from an international rock star's yacht- leaving the man dead and the woman in serious condition - Jim suspects murder.
8. The Company You Keep
Air Date: 1984-01-21
One of Charlie's friends is suspected of tipping off a pair of London thieves who've started a crime spree in Jersey, as to which houses have valuables in them and when the owners will be gone.
9. Tug of War
Air Date: 1984-01-28
A convict who has just been let out on parole brings his son on holiday to Jersey without telling the boy's mother or his probation officer.
10. House Guests
Air Date: 1984-02-04
An international financier sets up a meeting of top European moneymen at his Jersey mansion; one of whom is attending the meeting for reasons other than financial gain.
1. The Last Interview
Air Date: 1985-10-11
An American telejournalist comes to Jersey to interview a retired gangster who has gone into hiding because of a contract on his life.
2. Offshore Trades
Air Date: 1985-10-18
Bergerac investigates the death of a scuba diver who washes up on the beach and discovers the disappearance of a French film star's wife.
3. What Dreams May Come True
Air Date: 1985-10-25
Anonymous phone calls prompt Jim to re-examine a road accident that had been dismissed as routine.
4. Low Profile
Air Date: 1985-11-01
An eccentric old lady's mysterious past is somehow tied to a sunken ship that has attracted many divers, including a world-renowned underwater archaeologist and a notorious gangster.
5. Return of the Ice Maiden
Air Date: 1985-11-08
Philippa Vale returns to Jersey planning to recover the jewels she was forced to abandon in a previous encounter with Jim.
6. Chrissie
Air Date: 1985-11-15
Jim is under pressure to find a briefcase containing fashion designs and a baby who disappeared with her nurse.
7. The Tennis Racket
Air Date: 1985-11-29
Jim is assigned to protect a spoiled tennis star who has received several death threats.
8. Sins of the Fathers
Air Date: 1985-12-13
One of the stars of a film being made about the German occupation of Jersey finds his life being threatened.
9. Avenge, O Lord
Air Date: 1985-12-20
Jim is assigned to guard a mainland MP who has come to Jersey to study the island's police force.
1. The Memory Man
Air Date: 1987-01-03
Jim must discover the identity of a man with amnesia who was found wandering around naked and who is haunted by a nightmare.
2. Winner Takes All
Air Date: 1987-01-10
A millionaire computer expert receives several death threats.
3. Root and Branch
Air Date: 1987-01-17
A criminal that Jim arrested in the past is seeking revenge. He starts by trying to drive Debbie insane and eventually holds Debbie, Charlie and Kim hostage in Charlie's mansion in Brittany. Can Jim save the day?
4. Desirable Little Residence
Air Date: 1987-01-24
Susan is asked to put a small unremarkable bungalow called "Ocean View" on the market. Quickly several parties put down offers and as the price escalates Jim tries to work out why...
5. The Deadly Virus
Air Date: 1987-01-31
Animal rights protesters free four monkeys from a research laboratory one of which is infected with the deadly marbury virus.
6. S.P.A.R.T.A.
Air Date: 1987-02-07
Philippa comes to Jim for help when her life is threatened by a right wing organization demanding the return of a notebook that she knows nothings about.
7. Thanks for Everything
Air Date: 1987-02-14
Jim is assigned to find a financier who has disappeared.
8. Poison
Air Date: 1987-02-21
Jim investigates when a mason drops dead in the middle of his initiation ceremony.
1. Whatever Lola Wants
Air Date: 1988-01-02
Jim is assigned to look after an important gang informant's mother, who is in danger of being kidnapped by a vengeful gang leader.
2. Crossed Swords
Air Date: 1988-01-09
When members of two feuding families decide to settle their differences with an old-fashioned duel, Jim ends up with a murder to investigate.
3. A Horse of a Different Colour
Air Date: 1988-01-16
Phillipa, out on parole, decides to give Jim some unwanted help in finding a stolen horse.
4. Burnt
Air Date: 1988-01-23
A business acquaintance of Charlie's is suspected of insider trading.
5. The Sin of Forgiveness
Air Date: 1988-01-30
A former Nazi who had been living underground since the end of the war surfaces in Jersey.
6. A Man of Sorrows
Air Date: 1988-02-06
The discovery of a dead body in an empty cottage sparks off a nightmarish case for Jim and his partner, an unorthodox London detective.
7. Private Fight
Air Date: 1988-02-13
Jim places his career in jeopardy while trying to help Charlie Hungerford.
1. Sea Changes
Air Date: 1989-01-28
Jim investigates a dead sailor and drums of an illegal toxic pesticide, both of which were found, washed up on the beach.
2. Natural Enemies
Air Date: 1989-02-04
Jim enlists the aid of a lady psychologist in tracking down someone who has been anonymously calling Charlie and blaming him for a former business associates death.
3. Tangos in the Night
Air Date: 1989-02-11
Jim suspects the dancing instructor of a leading Jersey socialite of stealing her diamonds.
4. The Other Woman
Air Date: 1989-02-18
Whilst playing golf, Charlie (who else?) finds the body of Graham Hawkesworth buries in a bunker. Investigations show that he was apparently having an affair with an unknown woman. This ‘other woman' is the prime suspect in Hawkesworth's murder and it appears that she is none other than Susan. It transpires that Graham invented the story that he was having an affair and chose Susan as the ‘other woman' in order to make his wife jealous. His wife is the real killer and plans to make Susan the next victim.
5. Weekend Off
Air Date: 1989-02-25
Jim must delay his weekend off in order to take over escorting a French electronics expert from a special branch officer who has become ill.
6. When Did You Last See Your Father?
Air Date: 1989-03-04
Jim is put under pressure to arrest a scrap dealer who he believes is innocent of assaulting a young girl.
7. Old Acquaintance
Air Date: 1989-03-11
Philippa Vale gives sanctuary to a Canadian Olympic track star whose life has been threatened when he refuses to boycott an international hearing concerning drug abuse by athletes. Jim and Susan break off their relationship.
8. Trenchard's Last Case
Air Date: 1989-03-18
An eccentric Scotland yard detective arrives in Jersey for a holiday and to harass an island resident whom he considers a villain responsible for crippling his former partner.
1. A True Detective
Air Date: 1990-01-14
Jim faces his toughest test to date when Susan's dead body is washed up on shore. Jim is convinced that she was murdered, but is he right?
2. My Name is Sgt. Bergerac
Air Date: 1990-01-21
Who is the scruffy little man and why are so many people chasing him? And why is he claiming to be Detective Sergeant Bergerac?
3. The Dig
Air Date: 1990-01-28
A team of archaeology students are carrying out an excavation on a piece of land reputed to be cursed. Soon one student is attacked by an unseen force and one later turns up dead. Charlie owns the land and suddenly falls ill when the students start to excavate the land. Bergerac refuses to believe that a Viking's curse is at work and works with the expedition leader to find the truth. However in a rather confusing climax as she and Bergerac finally complete the excavation only to be attacked by the same unseen force. Bergerac later awakes where a rational explanation is given for what occurred by a recovered Charlie.
4. Roots of Evil
Air Date: 1990-02-04
Nigel Carter is being terrorised but he refuses to help the police find the men concerned. Only when his daughter becomes their target does Bergerace begin to unravel the truth.
5. Entende Cordiale
Air Date: 1990-02-11
A French private detective is murdered in Charlie's study and Bergerac is sent to Provence to discover why.
6. In Love and War
Air Date: 1990-02-18
When a fugitive from South Africa appeals to Karen Markham for help, she finds herself caught up in something she cannot control.
7. Under Wraps
Air Date: 1990-02-25
When a retired scientist gets a demand for a million pounds, Bergerac has a race against time to find the extortioner before his threat of destruction is carried out.
8. All the Sad Songs
Air Date: 1990-03-04
After a chance meeting at the races Bergerac becomes involved in the dubious world of the cabaret circuit.
9. The Messenger Boy
Air Date: 1990-03-11
Bergerac is caught up in a violent underworld as, single-handed; he tries to solve a case of kidnapping in London.
10. Diplomatic Incident
Air Date: 1990-03-18
After quitting the force, Jim is called back to Jersey by the Bureau to protect a VIP. However, the problem is that the VIP does not wish to have any protection.
1. Something to Hide
Air Date: 1991-01-05
When Jim and Danielle are at a party in France, they witness a shooting, shortly before seeing somebody running off. Jim decides to put his detective skills to use and investigates, desperate to find the missing link.
2. The Dark Horse
Air Date: 1991-01-12
Bergerac is summonsed back to Jersey, where Charlie persuades him to help a friend find his missing wife. But there is another player in the game that Jim hasn't counted on.
3. Snow in Provence
Air Date: 1991-01-19
Bergerac is conned by Charlie into looking after a house in Provence and baby-sitting for two willful young girls while their parents are in Milan. He then finds himself caught up in a drug operation.
4. The Evil That Men Do
Air Date: 1991-01-26
Bergerac Private Investigation-- discretion guaranteed. An ad in the local Jersey paper gets Jim a client he would rather not handle and a murder he does not expect. Meanwhile, Charlie gets involved in a charity appeal for a war hero.
5. My Friend Charlie
Air Date: 1991-02-02
When Hungerford is offered the deal of a lifetime by an American, he starts to get suspicious and asks Jim to look into it. Meanwhile, the American's daughter wants her father to be abducted so he can be sent back to the US to stand trial for her mother's murder.
6. On the Rocks
Air Date: 1991-02-09
Business is not too good for Bergerac, so when Charlie is invited to France to attend the 80th birthday party of an old friend, he accepts the job of chauffeur. When a necklace goes missing, and unwelcome family secrets are uncovered, the party turns out to be more eventful than he imagined.
7. The Waiting Game
Air Date: 1991-02-16
Employed to look into companies seeking trade licences in Jersey, Bergerac finds more than he expects. Danielle is convinced that his life is in danger but nobody will believe her.
8. Warriors
Air Date: 1991-02-23
When Jim is asked by one of Charlie's friends to find his wife, he tracks her down at a strange sect in England who believe in the existence of Atlantis.
9. The Assassin
Air Date: 1991-03-02
The mysterious Hapgood invites Bergerac to a lonely castle in Brittany. He wishes to hire Bergerac as a bodyguard and also to investigate threats on his life. Full recap: When someone fires a volley of shots at them whilst Hapgood is out painting, the result is the termination of Bergerac's services. Undaunted Jim continues his own investigation and via some gossip from Charlie, he forces Hapgood to admit the truth. He is a former assassin who has ""turned his back on the game."" He is being targeted by his replacement, who wishes to remove him from the game permanently. Hapgood hopes to persuade the assassin to follow his lead and see the light. Late at night the assassin attacks but Hapgood inadvertently kills him during a struggle. When the police arrive the next morning, Hapgood is haunted by Bergerac's earlier words, that he will never know who the next assassin will be.
10. The Lohans
Air Date: 1991-03-09
Charlie recommends that Jim be hired to protect a priceless set of sixteen Chinese figures called Lohans. Despite Jim's vigilance they are stolen and as he investigates their true ownership is brought into question.
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1981-10-18
Episodes
81 (9 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
BBC TV