The worst episodes of Bergerac

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  1. 01

    S08E03 · January 28, 1990

    The Dig4.0

    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.

  2. 02

    S02E07 · February 20, 1983 · 54m

    Miracle Every Week6.0

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

  3. 03

    S02E09 · March 6, 1983 · 53m

    The Moonlight Girls6.0

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

  4. 04

    S08E02 · January 21, 1990

    My Name is Sgt. Bergerac6.0

    Who is the scruffy little man and why are so many people chasing him? And why is he claiming to be Detective Sergeant Bergerac?

  5. 05

    S09E01 · January 5, 1991

    Something to Hide6.0

    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.

  6. 06

    S09E06 · February 9, 1991

    On the Rocks6.0

    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.

  7. 07

    S09E08 · February 23, 1991

    Warriors6.0

    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.

  8. 08

    S01E01 · October 18, 1981 · 57m

    Picking it Up7.0

    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.

  9. 09

    S01E02 · October 25, 1981 · 55m

    Nice People Die in Bed7.0

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

  10. 10

    S01E05 · November 15, 1981 · 49m

    See You in Moscow7.0

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

  11. 11

    S01E06 · November 22, 1981 · 53m

    Portrait of Yesterday7.0

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

  12. 12

    S01E08 · December 6, 1981 · 51m

    Late for a Funeral7.0

    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.

  13. 13

    S01E10 · December 20, 1981 · 51m

    The Hood and the Harlequin7.0

    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.

  14. 14

    S02E02 · January 16, 1983 · 56m

    Always Leave Them Laughing7.0

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

  15. 15

    S02E03 · January 23, 1983 · 57m

    Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie7.0

    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.

  16. 16

    S02E05 · February 6, 1983 · 55m

    Almost Like a Holiday7.0

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

  17. 17

    S02E08 · February 27, 1983 · 55m

    A Perfect Recapture7.0

    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.

  18. 18

    S03E05 · December 31, 1983 · 50m

    Come Out Fighting7.0

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

  19. 19

    S05E03 · January 17, 1987

    Root and Branch7.0

    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?

  20. 20

    S05E07 · February 14, 1987

    Thanks for Everything7.0

    Jim is assigned to find a financier who has disappeared.

  21. 21

    S05E08 · February 21, 1987 · 1h 5m

    Poison7.0

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

  22. 22

    S06E07 · February 13, 1988

    Private Fight7.0

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

  23. 23

    S07E01 · January 28, 1989

    Sea Changes7.0

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

  24. 24

    S07E02 · February 4, 1989

    Natural Enemies7.0

    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.

  25. 25

    S07E03 · February 11, 1989

    Tangos in the Night7.0

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

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