The BEST episodes of Bergerac season 1

Every episode of Bergerac season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bergerac season 1!

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: 11/12/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
The Hood and the Harlequin
star
7.87
15 votes

#1 - The Hood and the Harlequin

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/1981

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.

Directors: Roger Tucker
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Relative Values
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7.71
14 votes

#2 - Relative Values

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/1981

The son of an eccentric millionaire suspects that his father's housekeeper plans to kill her employer for his fortune.

Directors: Martin Campbell
Writer: Peter Miller
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Late For a Funeral
star
7.59
17 votes

#3 - Late For a Funeral

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1981

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.

Directors: Henry Herbert
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Last Chance For a Loser
star
7.44
16 votes

#4 - Last Chance For a Loser

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1981

Charlie is one of the victims of a series of well-planned burglaries focused on the wealthiest island homes.

Directors: Ian Toynton
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Picking it Up
star
7.42
36 votes

#5 - Picking it Up

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/1981

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.

Directors: Martyn Friend
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See You in Moscow
star
7.37
19 votes

#6 - See You in Moscow

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1981

A civil servant exposed as a spy tries to flee to Moscow via Jersey.

Directors: Don Leaver
Writer: Gerry O'Hara
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Nice People Die in Bed
star
7.34
29 votes

#7 - Nice People Die in Bed

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/1981

Jim ruffles many feathers as he investigates the suspicious death of the prominent local leader of an international charity committee.

Directors: Martin Campbell
Writer: John Kershaw
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Portrait of Yesterday
star
7.25
20 votes

#8 - Portrait of Yesterday

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1981

The prominent society wedding of her stepdaughter brings back a dark secret from a woman's past.

Directors: Laurence Moody
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Unlucky Dip
star
7.20
25 votes

#9 - Unlucky Dip

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1981

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.

Directors: Ian Toynton
Writer: Bob Baker
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Campaign For Silence
star
7.06
18 votes

#10 - Campaign For Silence

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1981

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.

Directors: Martyn Friend
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