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Bergerac(TV show/series, 1981-1991)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 9 seasons with 87 episodes

BergeracRating: 3.2/5 (with 8 votes)
Bergerac ( BUR-zhə-rak) is a British crime drama television series. Set in Jersey, it ran from 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. Produced by the BBC in association with the Australian Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Jim Bergerac, who is initially a detective sergeant in Le Bureau des Étrangers ("The Foreigners' Office", a fictional department dealing with non-Jersey residents), within the States of Jersey Police, but later leaves the force and becomes a private investigator. Westward Studios executive producer Brian Constantine said the Bergerac reboot was in the final stages of development, possibly airing 2024. ()
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About 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.

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Bergerac Seasons and Episodes

01/05/1991Season 9 - 11 episodes
#1 | 01/05/1991Something to Hide
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 | 01/12/1991The Dark Horse
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 | 01/19/1991Snow in Provence
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 | 01/26/1991The Evil That Men Do
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 | 02/02/1991My Friend Charlie
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 | 02/09/1991On the Rocks
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 | 02/16/1991The Waiting Game
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 | 02/23/1991Warriors
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 | 03/02/1991The Assassin
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 | 03/09/1991The Lohans
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.
#11 | 12/26/1991All for Love
Broken-hearted by a letter from his French girlfriend, Jim is back on the bottle but Charlie persuades Jim to accompany him to Bath as minder of a priceless painting. There he falls victim to the wiles of a woman who frames him for murder. Full recap: Jim receives a letter from French girlfriend Danielle informing him that she is marrying her neighbour in Provence, sending him straight back on the bottle. Hungerford decides that Jim should be kept busy and decides to invite him Bath as minder of a painting that he has acquired as payment of a debt. Whilst in Bath, Bergerac begins a love affair with Cressida Draper, wife of paintings/antiques collector Rupert Draper, the man who is helping Charlie to sell the painting on. She deliberately takes advantage of him because he is constantly drunk. When Rupert's shop in Jersey burns down and a body is found, Jim is suspected of his murder. Out on bail, Bergerac knows he has to stop drinking as well as his private investigations, and ex-wi
01/14/1990Season 8 - 11 episodes
01/28/1989Season 7 - 9 episodes
01/02/1988Season 6 - 8 episodes
01/03/1987Season 5 - 9 episodes
10/11/1985Season 4 - 10 episodes
12/03/1983Season 3 - 10 episodes
01/09/1983Season 2 - 9 episodes
10/18/1981Season 1 - 10 episodes

Additional Information

Production countries: Australia, United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Jersey
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/18/1981
Last episode released on: 12/26/1991
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Jim Bergerac ermittelt"

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