Best of: Bergerac

John Nettles is Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac in the the show that boosted tourism in Jersey to it's highest levels, Here are the 10 best episodes


1. A Man of Sorrows

An episode that actually takes place mostly in London and one of two episodes in series 7 to explore the greed is good mentality of the 1980's. Jim finds corruption in the highest of places. George Baker plays a menacing crook, in complete contrast to his most famous role as Policeman Reg Wexford which he had just started to play.

2. See You in Moscow

The Cold War comes to Jersey as a civil servant is persuaded by her KGB lover to go there to defect. Features an atmospheric conclusion at the German Underground Hospital. Watch out for a pre Buffy the Vampire slayer Anthony Head as the civil servants assistant.

3. Diplomatic Incident

What should have been the true end of the show, you will note no episodes from series 9 make the list. Jim finds himself called back to Jersey to protect a Swedish diplomat (played by Julian Glover) before vital talks. As is the case nothing goes to plan.

4. S.PA.R.T.A

The best episode for Lisa Goddard's Philipa Vale. The Ice Maiden finds herself on the wrong side of a group of ultra right wing thugs, but does not know why and so turns to Jim for help, The episode ends in an all action conclusion.

5, Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

A journalist with a grudge against Charlie Hungerford returns to Jersey to thwart his political ambitions. But ends up dead when he comes across an another story involving a group of soldiers of fortune.

6. The Last Interview

A TV reporter (Barry Foster) moves to Jersey to get away from his past but finds it coming back in the form of an interview he did with a Mafia Don turned Supergrass. The Debut episode of Louise Jameson as Susan.

7. Burnt

The second series 7 critique of 80's greed is good. Jim finds himself assigned to a task force tracking the dealings of an insider trader trying to get away with his ill gotten gains. The tile comes to have more than one meaning.

8. Holiday Snaps

A Jersey woman is brutally murdered on a campsite in France and her Husband comes under suspicion. The episode prefigures the more psychological focused likes of Prime Suspect, Cracker, Luther etc.

9. Late for a Funeral

When the body of a scuba diver is found next to the wreck of a Luftwaffe plane, various parties come looking for the Nazi loot it may have been carrying.

10. The Other Woman

Susan finds herself as a suspect when the body of a writer turns up dead. Evidence then turns up to suggest that the murdered man and Susan had been having an affair.