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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bergerac Season 3 Episode 4 - Ice Maiden
    8.4/10(94 votes)

    #1 - Ice Maiden

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  2. Bergerac Season 7 Episode 7 - Old Acquaintance
    8.3/10(49 votes)

    #2 - Old Acquaintance

    S7:E7

    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.

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  3. Bergerac Season 4 Episode 5 - Return of the Ice Maiden
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    #3 - Return of the Ice Maiden

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Michael Custance
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  4. Bergerac Season 5 Episode 6 - S.P.A.R.T.A.
    8.2/10(71 votes)

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

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  5. Bergerac Season 3 Episode 1 - Ninety Per Cent Proof
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    #5 - Ninety Per Cent Proof

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  6. Bergerac Season 8 Episode 1 - A True Detective
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #6 - A True Detective

    S8:E1

    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?

    Director:Richard Bramall
    Writer:John Milne

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  7. Bergerac Season 6 Episode 3 - A Horse of a Different Colour
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #7 - A Horse of a Different Colour

    S6:E3

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

    Director:Matthew Robinson
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  8. Bergerac Season 6 Episode 5 - The Sin of Forgiveness
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #8 - The Sin of Forgiveness

    S6:E5

    A former Nazi who had been living underground since the end of the war surfaces in Jersey.

    Director:Tristan de Vere Cole
    Writer:John Collee

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  9. Bergerac Season 7 Episode 5 - Weekend Off
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #9 - Weekend Off

    S7:E5

    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.

    Director:Charlie Nairn
    Writer:John Milne

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  10. Bergerac Season 3 Episode 9 - Tug of War
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #10 - Tug of War

    S3:E9

    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.

    Director:Laurence Moody
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  11. Bergerac Season 6 Episode 4 - Burnt
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    #11 - Burnt

    S6:E4

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

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:John Fletcher

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  12. Bergerac Season 7 Episode 8 - Trenchard's Last Case
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    #12 - Trenchard's Last Case

    S7:E8

    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.

    Director:Mike Barnes
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  13. Bergerac Season 2 Episode 1 - A Message for the Rich
    7.6/10(103 votes)

    #13 - A Message for the Rich

    S2:E1

    Two disgruntled ex-employees of Charlie Hungerford kidnap Jim's daughter.

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  14. Bergerac Season 7 Episode 6 - When Did You Last See Your Father?
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #14 - When Did You Last See Your Father?

    S7:E6

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

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  15. Bergerac Season 8 Episode 8 - All the Sad Songs
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #15 - All the Sad Songs

    S8:E8

    After a chance meeting at the races Bergerac becomes involved in the dubious world of the cabaret circuit.

    Director:Tim Fywell
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  16. Bergerac Season 9 Episode 9 - The Assassin
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #16 - The Assassin

    S9:E9

    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.

    Director:Colm Villa
    Writer:John Fletcher

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  17. Bergerac Season 1 Episode 9 - Relative Values
    7.5/10(105 votes)

    #17 - Relative Values

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Martin Campbell
    Writer:Peter Miller

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  18. Bergerac Season 3 Episode 8 - The Company You Keep
    7.5/10(68 votes)

    #18 - The Company You Keep

    S3:E8

    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.

    Director:David Reynolds
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  19. Bergerac Season 4 Episode 1 - The Last Interview
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    #19 - The Last Interview

    S4:E1

    An American telejournalist comes to Jersey to interview a retired gangster who has gone into hiding because of a contract on his life.

    Director:Brian Farnham
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  20. Bergerac Season 5 Episode 2 - Winner Takes All
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #20 - Winner Takes All

    S5:E2

    A millionaire computer expert receives several death threats.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Robert Holmes

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  21. Bergerac Season 5 Episode 4 - Desirable Little Residence
    7.5/10(64 votes)

    #21 - Desirable Little Residence

    S5:E4

    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...

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Rod Beacham

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  22. Bergerac Season 5 Episode 8 - Poison
    7.5/10(63 votes)

    #22 - Poison

    S5:E8

    Jim investigates when a mason drops dead in the middle of his initiation ceremony.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:John Fletcher

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  23. Bergerac Season 6 Episode 1 - Whatever Lola Wants
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    #23 - Whatever Lola Wants

    S6:E1

    Jim is assigned to look after an important gang informant's mother, who is in danger of being kidnapped by a vengeful gang leader.

    Director:Nigel Finch
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  24. Bergerac Season 7 Episode 3 - Tangos in the Night
    7.5/10(58 votes)

    #24 - Tangos in the Night

    S7:E3

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

    Director:Stuart Urban
    Writer:John Fletcher

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  25. Bergerac Season 8 Episode 10 - Diplomatic Incident
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #25 - Diplomatic Incident

    S8:E10

    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.

    Director:Ken Grieve
    Writer:David Crane

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Best Episodes Summary

"Ice Maiden" is the best rated episode of "Bergerac". It scored 8.4/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by Robert Tronson and written by Rod Beacham, it aired on 12/24/1983. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Old Acquaintance".