Picking It Up
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1981 (55 min)
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.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1981 (55 min)
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.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1981 (55 min)
The head of a famine charity is found dead in his hotel suite, but an autopsy confirms he didn't die in bed.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1981 (55 min)
A pickpocket becomes embroiled in a drug-dealing plot when he unwittingly steals cocaine from a mule on his way to Jersey.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1981 (55 min)
A string of accidents implies that someone wants to prevent a Korean War veteran from publishing his memoirs.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1981
A civil servant exposed as a spy tries to flee to Moscow, but her Russian contact is out to kill her.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1981 (55 min)
A young curate is found unconscious in a church and a group of students are suspected.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1981 (55 min)
Jim is on the trail of an ex-golf Pro following a spate of robberies.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1981 (55 min)
Bergerac investigates the death of a skin-diver, who is found with a Luftwaffe pilot's body.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1981 (55 min)
Jim tries to discover who murdered Henry Bernard, the meanest millionaire on the island.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1981 (55 min)
A gangster's girlfriend is the only clue to his whereabouts.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1983 (60 min)
Mrs Honeyman is an ardent reader of thriller novels, but real-life crime can often spring more surprises than a paperback plot.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1983 (55 min)
A malicious crank has something to tell Summer show celebrity Andy Galbraith.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1983 (55 min)
Charlie Hungerford's foray into Politics poses problems, including murder.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1983 (55 min)
A French murder mystery turns into a case for Bergerac.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1983 (55 min)
The Bureau is put under pressure to find the mugger of a holidaymaker, but Vincent Parkin doesn't help.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1983 (55 min)
Bergerac investigates whether the death of a stuntman during the filming of a TV commercial was an accident.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1983 (55 min)
A penniless Indian arrives on Jersey, claiming to be a faith healer. Soon Jim has to stop an attempt on the young man's life.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1983 (55 min)
Bergerac is not convinced when Inspector West announces that the hunt for a wanted criminal is over.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1983 (55 min)
When Bergerac investigates a Belgian stablegirl who is living a life of luxury, his enquiries reveal a killer.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1983 (55 min)
Recovering alcoholic Bergerac gets drunk and claims to have seen a murder. Was it real?
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1983
When Terri Fuller arrives on Jersey, she is clearly no ordinary tourist - the woman with her has a gun.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1983 (55 min)
The French police believe that Tony Morel killed his wife - Bergerac sets out to prove that he is an innocent victim of circumstance.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Dec 24, 1983 (55 min)
When notorious jewel thief Philippa Vale hits town just in time for the private sale of a large diamond, Jim concentrates on maximising security - but it all goes wrong!
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1983 (55 min)
With the island's first major boxing match only days away, Bergerac finds that he has to arrest the challenger.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1984
Bergerac has his doubts about the supposed accidents which befall an Arab visitor.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1984 (55 min)
Bergerac investigates the apparently accidental death of Rupert Galliers.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1984
Most successful robberies depend on information. Sadly for Bergerac, so does police work.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1984 (55 min)
A father has a particular reason for choosing Jersey for a holiday.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1984 (60 min)
A private meeting of European financiers attracts some extremely dangerous attention.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1985 (55 min)
Bergerac wonders why he has been given the job of protecting a retired journalist.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1985 (55 min)
Jim Bergerac investigates the death of a scuba diver and a missing wife.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1985
Bergerac investigates when a man appears to have been frightened to death.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1985 (55 min)
Jersey cop Jim becomes involved in a hunt for sunken treasure through an eccentric old lady's mysterious past. Soon he's on the trail of a property tycoon and a gangster.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1985 (55 min)
Jim meets up with the captivating - but as yet uncaptured - jewel thief Philippa Vale, played by Liza Goddard.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1985 (55 min)
Paul and Simone Demoins are too busy preparing for their first Paris fashion show to notice that their daughter's nanny is not all she claims to be. And then they are robbed ...
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1985 (55 min)
Rory O'Brien, tennis star, is not Bergerac's favourite personality. Fortunately, liking him is not part of the job. Unfortunately, protecting him is ...
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1985 (55 min)
Henry Hoffman might be 'Hollywood's favourite German' but he is nobody else's. Threats to his life come as no surprise to anyone, least of all his fellow actors ...
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1985 (55 min)
To the Bureau des Etrangers, Mick Davies is simply a hired killer. But, in politics, especially international politics, nothing is ever simple....
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1986 (90 min)
When an elderly millionairess puts her trust in a psychic who claims to speak to the dead, Jim is asked to debunk some supernatural myths.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1987 (55 min)
Mystery surrounds the true identity of John Smythe, who is found wandering around naked.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1987 (55 min)
Jim investigates a death threat against a brilliant millionaire computer engineer.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1987 (55 min)
Jim travels from Jersey to France when a criminal he arrested in the past takes his revenge - by taking Charlie, Debbie and Kim hostage in Brittany.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1987 (55 min)
Susan is endangered by a prospective buyer for a run-down bungalow she is trying to sell.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1987 (55 min)
When a group of animal activists raid a laboratory freeing four monkeys, little do they realise the appalling consequences of their actions.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1987 (55 min)
Philippa asks for Bergerac's help when she is threatened by an extreme right wing organisation over a mystery notebook she knows nothing about.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1987 (55 min)
The mysterious disappearance of a financier leads to complications for Jim.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1987 (55 min)
Jim is drawn into the world of freemasonry when a death occurs during an initiation ceremony.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1987 (90 min)
Murder and a series of apparently unrelated robberies bring Jim Bergerac face to face with his old adversary, Philippa Vale, with unforeseen consequences for them both.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1988
Susan is unhappy when Jim looks after a super grass' smother who is under threat from a gang leader.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1988
Jim's involvement in a dispute between two feuding families causes problems in his attempts to reconcile with Susan.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1988
The theft of a racehorse and the return of Phillips Vale force Jim to reappraise his relationship with Susan.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1988
Frustrated by Susan's silence, Jim throws himself into his work.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1988
Jim faces a serious moral dilemma when Charlie organises a music festival.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1988
The discovery of a dead body in an empty cottage sparks off a nightmarish case for Jim and his partner, an unorthodox London detective.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1988
Jim finds himself the target of a ruthless criminal when he tries to help Charlie face a skeleton from his past.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1988
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1989
Bergerac' investigation of a puzzling case involving a dead sailor, toxic waste and a missing girl is not helped by the secondment of a sharp young police officer.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1989
Charlie Hungerford asks Bergerac for help when he receives a series of threatening phone-calls, but is he hiding something from the Detective?
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1989
Jim investigates the theft of diamonds from one of the islands' leading socialites.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1989
Jim is disturbed by facts he unearths while investigating the death of Graham Hawkesworth
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1989
Jim's plans for a relaxing weekend are turned upside down by a last-minute assignment.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1989
Jim finds himself at odds with Crozier when he tries to arrest a man suspected of attacking a young girl on the overnight ferry.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1989
The simultaneous arrivals in Jersey of athlete Peter Jason and Philippa Vale create trouble for Jim.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1989
Jim is curious about a retired Scotland Yard detective who turns up in Jersey.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1989
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1990
Jim is called in when a certain accountant is mysteriously drowned at an international trade fair.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1990
Bergerac investigates a con artist who is being pursued by two criminals.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1990
An archaeological dig starts a frightening chain of events, culminating in the death of a student.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1990
A man refuses to help police find the men making his life unbearable.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1990
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1990
A business friend of Charlie's sticks her neck out when she harbours a fugitive from South Africa.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1990
Jim Bergerac needs to act quickly when nerve gas is stolen from a research laboratory.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1990
Following a chance meeting at the races, Bergerac is drawn into the world of the cabaret circuit.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1990
Jim ventures out of Jersey to the Big Smoke to help a friend whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1990
Jim is ordered to give up his holiday in France to protect a VIP from assassination.
Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1990
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1991
Danielle's cousin, a talented designer in Aix-en-Provence, is accused of murder.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1991
Charlie Hungerford persuades Jim to return to Jersey to help find his friend's missing wife.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1991
Jim is involved in a drugs sting in the south of France whilst working as a reluctant babysitter.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1991
An advertisement in the local paper lands Jim a client he would rather not handle.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1991
Charlie gets an offer that is hard to refuse.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1991
An 80th birthday party in France turns out to be more eventful than Jim could possibly have imagined.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1991
Bergerac is employed to probe some companies, but is he in danger?
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1991
Bergerac arrives in England to find a runaway wife and finds himself a guest at an Atlantean weekend.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1991
Jim is summoned to a lonely castle in Brittany to meet a mysterious man named Hopgood.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1991
Jim must guard a priceless set of porcelain figures from China.
Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1991
Jim agrees to accompany Charlie to Bath, as minder of a priceless painting.