The Worst Episodes of Bergerac

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   4.0/10(67 votes)

   #1 - The Dig

   S8:E31/28/1990

   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

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   Director:Geoffrey Sax

   Writer:John Collee
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   6.0/10(83 votes)

   #2 - Miracle Every Week

   S2:E72/20/1983

   Jim must protect an Indian faith healer from con men out to exploit his abilities.

   Director:Colin Bucksey

   Writers:Robert Banks Stewart, Leslie Darbon

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   Director:Colin Bucksey

   Writers:Robert Banks Stewart, Leslie Darbon
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   6.0/10(75 votes)

   #3 - The Moonlight Girls

   S2:E93/6/1983

   Jim's investigation into the death of a young woman supposed to be working at a local stable reveals a profitable call girl operation.

   Director:Michael Rolfe

   Writer:Bob Baker

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   Director:Michael Rolfe

   Writer:Bob Baker
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   6.0/10(66 votes)

   #4 - My Name is Sgt. Bergerac

   S8:E21/21/1990

   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

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   Director:Michael Brayshaw

   Writer:John Milne
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   6.0/10(51 votes)

   #5 - Something to Hide

   S9:E11/5/1991

   When Jim and Danielle are at a party in France, they witness a shooting, shortly before seeing somebody running off. Jim decides to put his detective skills to use and investigates, desperate to find the missing link.

   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:Cyril Williams

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   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:Cyril Williams
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   6.0/10(42 votes)

   #6 - On the Rocks

   S9:E62/9/1991

   Business is not too good for Bergerac, so when Charlie is invited to France to attend the 80th birthday party of an old friend, he accepts the job of chauffeur. When a necklace goes missing, and unwelcome family secrets are uncovered, the party turns out to be more eventful than he imagined.

   Director:Michael Rolfe

   Writer:Christopher Russell

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   Director:Michael Rolfe

   Writer:Christopher Russell
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   6.0/10(42 votes)

   #7 - Warriors

   S9:E82/23/1991

   When Jim is asked by one of Charlie's friends to find his wife, he tracks her down at a strange sect in England who believe in the existence of Atlantis.

   Director:Terry Green

   Writer:Tony MacNabb

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   Director:Terry Green

   Writer:Tony MacNabb
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   7.0/10(216 votes)

   #8 - 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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   7.0/10(159 votes)

   #9 - 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
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    7.0/10(123 votes)

    #10 - 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
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    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #11 - 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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    7.0/10(105 votes)

    #12 - 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
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    7.0/10(110 votes)

    #13 - 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
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    7.0/10(98 votes)

    #14 - Always Leave Them Laughing

    S2:E21/16/1983

    A disappointed beauty pageant contestant accuses a popular comic of raping her after voting against her in the beauty contest.

    Director:Peter Smith

    Writers:Robert Banks Stewart, Peter Miller

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    Director:Peter Smith

    Writers:Robert Banks Stewart, Peter Miller
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    7.0/10(89 votes)

    #15 - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

    S2:E31/23/1983

    Lil's ex-husband, a journalist, returns to Jersey on the trail of a big story he believes will embarrass Charlie Hungerford, who's running for a position in the House of Deputies.

    Director:Michael Rolfe

    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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    Director:Michael Rolfe

    Writer:Dennis Spooner
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    7.0/10(85 votes)

    #16 - Almost Like a Holiday

    S2:E52/6/1983

    The publicity surrounding the mugging of a lovable old liar endangers a plan to burgle a safe containing a fortune in diamonds.

    Director:Laurence Moody

    Writer:Alistair Bell

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    Director:Laurence Moody

    Writer:Alistair Bell
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    7.0/10(78 votes)

    #17 - A Perfect Recapture

    S2:E82/27/1983

    A wheel dropped from a flying plane and a trail of marked francs lead Jim and a dogged mainland detective to a computer embezzler who stole 2 million pounds from the police ten years earlier.

    Director:Paul Ciappessoni

    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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    Director:Paul Ciappessoni

    Writer:Paul Wheeler
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    7.0/10(76 votes)

    #18 - Come Out Fighting

    S3:E512/31/1983

    One of the boxers in an European championship match being held on Jersey is plagued by a series of mishaps.

    Director:Robert Young

    Writer:Alistair Bell

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    Director:Robert Young

    Writer:Alistair Bell
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    7.0/10(65 votes)

    #19 - Root and Branch

    S5:E31/17/1987

    A criminal that Jim arrested in the past is seeking revenge. He starts by trying to drive Debbie insane and eventually holds Debbie, Charlie and Kim hostage in Charlie's mansion in Brittany. Can Jim save the day?

    Director:Baz Taylor

    Writer:Brian Finch

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    Director:Baz Taylor

    Writer:Brian Finch
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    7.0/10(66 votes)

    #20 - Thanks for Everything

    S5:E72/14/1987

    Jim is assigned to find a financier who has disappeared.

    Director:Richard Bramall

    Writer:Nick McCarty

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    Director:Richard Bramall

    Writer:Nick McCarty
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    7.0/10(67 votes)

    #21 - Poison

    S5:E82/21/1987

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

    Director:Robert Tronson

    Writer:John Fletcher

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    Director:Robert Tronson

    Writer:John Fletcher
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    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #22 - Private Fight

    S6:E72/13/1988

    Jim places his career in jeopardy while trying to help Charlie Hungerford.

    Director:Alan Dossor

    Writer:Edmund Ward

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    Director:Alan Dossor

    Writer:Edmund Ward
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    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #23 - Sea Changes

    S7:E11/28/1989

    Jim investigates a dead sailor and drums of an illegal toxic pesticide, both of which were found, washed up on the beach.

    Director:Richard Standeven

    Writer:Edwin Pearce

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    Director:Richard Standeven

    Writer:Edwin Pearce
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    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #24 - Natural Enemies

    S7:E22/4/1989

    Jim enlists the aid of a lady psychologist in tracking down someone who has been anonymously calling Charlie and blaming him for a former business associates death.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax

    Writer:Andrew Caine

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax

    Writer:Andrew Caine
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    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #25 - Tangos in the Night

    S7:E32/11/1989

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

    Director:Stuart Urban

    Writer:John Fletcher

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    Director:Stuart Urban

    Writer:John Fletcher