7.8/1046 votes#1 - 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?
Director: Richard Bramall
Writer: John Milne
- 6.9/1052 votes
#2 - My Name is Sgt. 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?
Director: Michael Brayshaw
Writer: John Milne
- 5.5/1048 votes
#3 - The Dig
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/1990
A team of archaeology students are carrying out an excavation on a piece of land reputed to be cursed. Soon one student is attacked by an unseen force and one later turns up dead. Charlie owns the land and suddenly falls ill when the students start to excavate the land. Bergerac refuses to believe that a Viking's curse is at work and works with the expedition leader to find the truth. However in a rather confusing climax as she and Bergerac finally complete the excavation only to be attacked by the same unseen force. Bergerac later awakes where a rational explanation is given for what occurred by a recovered Charlie.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: John Collee
- 7.4/1048 votes
#4 - 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.
Director: Richard Spence
Writer: Brian Finch
- 7.1/1038 votes
#5 - 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.
Director: Ken Grieve
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
- 7.2/1036 votes
#6 - In Love and War
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1990
When a fugitive from South Africa appeals to Karen Markham for help, she finds herself caught up in something she cannot control.
Director: Jeremy Ancock
Writer: John Collee
7.4/1039 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Edmund Ward
- 7.7/1043 votes
#8 - All the Sad Songs
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/1990
After a chance meeting at the races Bergerac becomes involved in the dubious world of the cabaret circuit.
Director: Tim Fywell
Writer: Rod Beacham
- 7.2/1038 votes
#9 - 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.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole
Writer: Cyril Williams
- 7.4/1038 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.
Director: Ken Grieve
Writer: David Crane
The Best Episodes of Bergerac Season 8
Every episode of Bergerac Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bergerac Season 8!
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"A True Detective" is the best rated episode of "Bergerac" season 8. It scored 7.8/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Richard Bramall and written by John Milne, it aired on 1/14/1990. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "My Name is Sgt. Bergerac".