The Best Episodes of Bergerac Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(229 votes)

   #1 - Picking it Up

   S1:E110/18/1981

   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.

   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:Robert Banks Stewart
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   7.3/10(132 votes)

   #2 - Campaign for Silence

   S1:E411/8/1981

   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.

   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:Alistair Bell

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   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:Alistair Bell
3. 

   7.3/10(111 votes)

   #3 - Late for a Funeral

   S1:E812/6/1981

   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.

   Director:Henry Herbert

   Writer:Dennis Spooner

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   Director:Henry Herbert

   Writer:Dennis Spooner
4. 

   7.2/10(113 votes)

   #4 - Relative Values

   S1:E912/13/1981

   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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   Director:Martin Campbell

   Writer:Peter Miller
5. 

   7.1/10(146 votes)

   #5 - Unlucky Dip

   S1:E311/1/1981

   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.

   Director:Ian Toynton

   Writer:Bob Baker

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   Director:Ian Toynton

   Writer:Bob Baker
6. 

   7.1/10(114 votes)

   #6 - Portrait of Yesterday

   S1:E611/22/1981

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

   Director:Laurence Moody

   Writer:Dennis Spooner

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   Director:Laurence Moody

   Writer:Dennis Spooner
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   7.1/10(115 votes)

   #7 - The Hood and the Harlequin

   S1:E1012/20/1981

   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.

   Director:Roger Tucker

   Writer:Terence Feely

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   Director:Roger Tucker

   Writer:Terence Feely
8. 

   7.0/10(128 votes)

   #8 - See You in Moscow

   S1:E511/15/1981

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

   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Gerry O'Hara

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   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Gerry O'Hara
9. 

   6.9/10(111 votes)

   #9 - Last Chance for a Loser

   S1:E711/29/1981

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

   Director:Ian Toynton

   Writer:Philip Broadley

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   Director:Ian Toynton

   Writer:Philip Broadley
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    6.8/10(168 votes)

    #10 - Nice People Die in Bed

    S1:E210/25/1981

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

    Director:Martin Campbell

    Writer:John Kershaw

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    Director:Martin Campbell

    Writer:John Kershaw