The best episodes of Bergerac

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  1. 01

    S03E04 · December 24, 1983 · 1h 30m

    Ice Maiden10.0

    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.

  2. 02

    S04E01 · October 11, 1985

    The Last Interview10.0

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

  3. 03

    S04E05 · November 8, 1985

    Return of the Ice Maiden10.0

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

  4. 04

    S05E05 · January 31, 1987

    The Deadly Virus10.0

    Animal rights protesters free four monkeys from a research laboratory one of which is infected with the deadly marbury virus.

  5. 05

    S05E06 · February 7, 1987

    S.P.A.R.T.A.10.0

    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.

  6. 06

    S06E03 · January 16, 1988

    A Horse of a Different Colour10.0

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

  7. 07

    S06E04 · January 23, 1988

    Burnt10.0

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

  8. 08

    S06E05 · January 30, 1988

    The Sin of Forgiveness10.0

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

  9. 09

    S07E07 · March 11, 1989

    Old Acquaintance10.0

    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.

  10. 10

    S07E08 · March 18, 1989

    Trenchard's Last Case10.0

    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.

  11. 11

    S03E01 · December 3, 1983 · 55m

    Ninety Per Cent Proof9.0

    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.

  12. 12

    S03E08 · January 21, 1984 · 50m

    The Company You Keep9.0

    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.

  13. 13

    S03E10 · February 4, 1984 · 55m

    House Guests9.0

    An international financier sets up a meeting of top European moneymen at his Jersey mansion; one of whom is attending the meeting for reasons other than financial gain.

  14. 14

    S04E03 · October 25, 1985

    What Dreams May Come True9.0

    Anonymous phone calls prompt Jim to re-examine a road accident that had been dismissed as routine.

  15. 15

    S04E04 · November 1, 1985

    Low Profile9.0

    An eccentric old lady's mysterious past is somehow tied to a sunken ship that has attracted many divers, including a world-renowned underwater archaeologist and a notorious gangster.

  16. 16

    S05E02 · January 10, 1987

    Winner Takes All9.0

    A millionaire computer expert receives several death threats.

  17. 17

    S05E04 · January 24, 1987

    Desirable Little Residence9.0

    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...

  18. 18

    S06E06 · February 6, 1988

    A Man of Sorrows9.0

    The discovery of a dead body in an empty cottage sparks off a nightmarish case for Jim and his partner, an unorthodox London detective.

  19. 19

    S07E05 · February 25, 1989

    Weekend Off9.0

    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.

  20. 20

    S08E01 · January 14, 1990

    A True Detective9.0

    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?

  21. 21

    S01E03 · November 1, 1981 · 53m

    Unlucky Dip8.0

    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.

  22. 22

    S01E04 · November 8, 1981 · 55m

    Campaign for Silence8.0

    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.

  23. 23

    S01E07 · November 29, 1981 · 55m

    Last Chance for a Loser8.0

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

  24. 24

    S01E09 · December 13, 1981 · 57m

    Relative Values8.0

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

  25. 25

    S02E01 · January 9, 1983 · 56m

    A Message for the Rich8.0

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

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