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The Best Episodes of Bergerac

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...

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  1. Background image for Ice Maiden
    8.3/10(84 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.

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  2. Background image for Old Acquaintance
    8.3/10(43 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.

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    8.2/10(53 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.

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    8.2/10(62 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.

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    Director:Robert Young
  5. Background image for Ninety Per Cent Proof
    8.0/10(77 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.

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    7.9/10(50 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?

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  8. Background image for Weekend Off
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Charlie Nairn
    Writer:John Milne
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    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for Winner Takes All
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    #9 - Winner Takes All

    S5:E2

    A millionaire computer expert receives several death threats.

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  11. Background image for When Did You Last See Your Father?
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    7.7/10(46 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Mike Barnes
  13. Background image for A Message for the Rich
    7.6/10(96 votes)

    #12 - A Message for the Rich

    S2:E1

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

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    7.6/10(46 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #14 - Chrissie

    S4:E6

    Jim is under pressure to find a briefcase containing fashion designs and a baby who disappeared with her nurse.

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  16. Background image for Desirable Little Residence
    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #15 - 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...

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    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Poison

    S5:E8

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

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  18. Background image for Tangos in the Night
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #17 - Tangos in the Night

    S7:E3

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

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  19. Background image for The Other Woman
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #18 - The Other Woman

    S7:E4

    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.

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    Director:Peter Ellis
  20. Background image for All the Sad Songs
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #19 - All the Sad Songs

    S8:E8

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

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    Director:Tim Fywell
  21. Background image for The Assassin
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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    Director:Colm Villa
  22. Background image for Late For a Funeral
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #21 - Late For a Funeral

    S1:E8

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Company You Keep
    7.5/10(60 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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    Writer:Tony Hoare
  24. Background image for Avenge, O Lord
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    #23 - Avenge, O Lord

    S4:E9

    Jim is assigned to guard a mainland MP who has come to Jersey to study the island's police force.

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    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Ken Grieve
  26. Background image for The Evil That Men Do
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #25 - The Evil That Men Do

    S9:E4

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Ice Maiden" is the best rated episode of "Bergerac". It scored 8.3/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by Robert Tronson and written by Rod Beacham, it aired on 12/24/1983. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Old Acquaintance".