The BEST episodes of Bergerac

Every episode of Bergerac ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bergerac!

Jim Bergerac is a recovering alcoholic, divorcee and father of a young daughter. He is a detective sergeant with the Bureau des Étrangers, a department for non-residents in Jersey, Channel Islands. Jim likes doing things his own way, a true maverick, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations in the traditional manner, the way his boss, Barney Crozier, would have preferred. But Jim's winsome grin and chirpy optimism always win through, and in a way he still manages to remain on fairly good terms with Crozier despite their differences. Jim gets his fair share of women during the series, but more than anything else he is married to his job, which becomes increasingly difficult for some of them. In the later series Bergerac leaves the police to become a private investigator.

Last Updated: 2/21/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Old Acquaintance
star
10.00
2 votes

#1 - Old Acquaintance

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/1989

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.

Writer: Rod Beacham
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Return of the Ice Maiden
star
9.00
2 votes

#2 - Return of the Ice Maiden

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1985

Philippa Vale returns to Jersey planning to recover the jewels she was forced to abandon in a previous encounter with Jim.

Directors: Michael Custance
Writer: Rod Beacham
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When Did You Last See Your Father?
star
9.00
5 votes

#3 - When Did You Last See Your Father?

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/1989

Jim is put under pressure to arrest a scrap dealer who he believes is innocent of assaulting a young girl.

Directors: Alex Kirby
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Burnt
star
9.00
4 votes

#4 - Burnt

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1988

A business acquaintance of Charlie's is suspected of insider trading.

Directors: Robert Tronson
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The Lohans
star
8.67
6 votes

#5 - The Lohans

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1991

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.

Directors: Terry Green
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A Horse of a Different Colour
star
8.50
6 votes

#6 - A Horse of a Different Colour

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/1988

Phillipa, out on parole, decides to give Jim some unwanted help in finding a stolen horse.

Directors: Matthew Robinson
Writer: Rod Beacham
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The Other Woman
star
8.50
4 votes

#7 - The Other Woman

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/1989

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.

Directors: Peter Ellis
Writer: John Collee
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Crossed Swords
star
8.40
5 votes

#8 - Crossed Swords

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/1988

When members of two feuding families decide to settle their differences with an old-fashioned duel, Jim ends up with a murder to investigate.

Directors: David Carson
Writer: Edwin Pearce
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Entende Cordiale
star
8.40
5 votes

#9 - Entende Cordiale

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/1990

A French private detective is murdered in Charlie's study and Bergerac is sent to Provence to discover why.

Directors: Ken Grieve
Diplomatic Incident
star
8.40
5 votes

#10 - Diplomatic Incident

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/1990

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.

Directors: Ken Grieve
Writer: David Crane
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The Waiting Game
star
8.40
5 votes

#11 - The Waiting Game

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1991

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.

Directors: Colm Villa
Writer: David Crane
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Warriors
star
8.40
5 votes

#12 - Warriors

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1991

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.

Directors: Terry Green
Writer: Tony McNabb
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S.P.A.R.T.A.
star
8.33
6 votes

#13 - S.P.A.R.T.A.

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1987

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.

Directors: Robert Young
Writer: Rod Beacham
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Natural Enemies
star
8.25
4 votes

#14 - Natural Enemies

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/1989

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.

Directors: Geoffrey Sax
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Thanks for Everything
star
8.22
9 votes

#15 - Thanks for Everything

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1987

Jim is assigned to find a financier who has disappeared.

Directors: Richard Bramall
Writer: Nick McCarty
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Roots of Evil
star
8.20
5 votes

#16 - Roots of Evil

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/1990

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.

Directors: Richard Spence
Writer: Brian Finch
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Snow in Provence
star
8.20
5 votes

#17 - Snow in Provence

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1991

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.

Directors: Tony Dow
Writer: John Milne
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Private Fight
star
8.17
6 votes

#18 - Private Fight

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/1988

Jim places his career in jeopardy while trying to help Charlie Hungerford.

Directors: Alan Dossor
Writer: Edmund Ward
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Tangos in the Night
star
8.17
6 votes

#19 - Tangos in the Night

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/1989

Jim suspects the dancing instructor of a leading Jersey socialite of stealing her diamonds.

Directors: Stuart Urban
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A True Detective
star
8.14
7 votes

#20 - A True Detective

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/1990

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?

Directors: Richard Bramall
Writer: John Milne
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The Assassin
star
8.00
6 votes

#21 - The Assassin

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1991

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.

Directors: Colm Villa
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The Messenger Boy
star
8.00
5 votes

#22 - The Messenger Boy

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/1990

Bergerac is caught up in a violent underworld as, single-handed; he tries to solve a case of kidnapping in London.

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Sins of the Fathers
star
8.00
3 votes

#23 - Sins of the Fathers

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/1985

One of the stars of a film being made about the German occupation of Jersey finds his life being threatened.

Directors: Graeme Harper
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Under Wraps
star
8.00
3 votes

#24 - Under Wraps

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/1990

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.

Directors: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Edmund Ward
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My Name's Sergeant Bergerac
star
8.00
4 votes

#25 - My Name's Sergeant Bergerac

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/1990

Who is the scruffy little man and why are so many people chasing him? And why is he claiming to be Detective Sergeant Bergerac?

Directors: Michael Brayshaw
Writer: John Milne
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