Bergerac (1981)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,823 votes)
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

John Nettles DS Jim Bergerac

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.22 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Picking It Up	7.3	217
2	Nice People Die in Bed	6.8	160
3	Unlucky Dip	7.1	140
4	Campaign for Silence	7.3	126
5	See You in Moscow	7.0	122
6	Portrait of Yesterday	7.2	108
7	Last Chance for a Loser	7.1	105
8	Late for a Funeral	7.5	104
9	Relative Values	7.5	107
10	The Hood and the Harlequin	7.4	109

Season 2 (1983)

7.33 avg 9 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 51 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Message for the Rich	7.6	106
2	Always Leave Them Laughing	7.4	97
3	Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie	7.2	88
4	Prime Target	7.3	82
5	Almost Like a Holiday	7.4	86
6	Fall of a Birdman	7.3	82
7	A Miracle Every Week	7.2	83
8	A Perfect Recapture	7.3	77
9	The Moonlight Girls	7.3	74

Season 3 (1983)

7.40 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ninety Per Cent Proof	8.0	92
2	A Hole in the Bucket	7.4	75
3	Holiday Snaps	7.3	80
4	Ice Maiden	8.3	97
5	Come Out Fighting	6.4	75
6	A Touch of Eastern Promise	6.8	71
7	A Cry in the Night	7.3	80
8	The Company You Keep	7.5	71
9	Tug of War	7.7	72
10	House Guests	7.3	69

Season 4 (1985)

7.37 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 54 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Interview	7.5	55
2	Off Shore Trades	6.9	48
3	What Dreams May Come?	7.2	54
4	Low Profile	7.2	51
5	Return of the Ice Maiden	8.2	64
6	Chrissie	7.3	55
7	The Tennis Racket	7.0	54
8	Sins of the Fathers	7.2	54
9	Avenge O Lord	7.4	59
10	Fires in the Fall	7.8	69

Season 5 (1987)

7.37 avg 9 episodes 7.3 → 7.9 54 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Memory Man	7.3	74
2	Winner Takes All	7.5	73
3	Root and Branch	6.8	64
4	A Desirable Little Residence	7.5	66
5	The Deadly Virus	6.7	62
6	S.P.A.R.T.A.	8.1	74
7	Thanks for Everything	7.0	66
8	Poison	7.5	68
9	Treasure Hunt	7.9	65

Season 6 (1988)

7.48 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 8.1 55 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Whatever Lola Wants	7.4	78
2	Crossed Swords	6.8	68
3	A Horse of a Different Colour	7.8	74
4	Burnt	7.6	63
5	The Sin of Forgiveness	7.8	64
6	A Man of Sorrows	7.3	78
7	Private Fight	7.0	56
8	Retirement Plan	8.1	77

Season 7 (1989)

7.62 avg 9 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 55 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sea Changes	7.4	53
2	Natural Enemies	7.2	53
3	Tangos in the Night	7.6	60
4	The Other Woman	7.5	54
5	Weekend Off	7.8	56
6	When Did You Last See Your Father?	7.6	53
7	Old Acquaintance	8.3	49
8	Trenchard's Last Case	7.7	51
9	Second Time Around	7.5	53

Season 8 (1990)

7.15 avg 11 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 54 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A True Detective	7.9	56
2	My Name's Sergeant Bergerac	6.6	65
3	The Dig	5.1	68
4	Roots of Evil	7.3	56
5	Entente Cordiale	7.2	46
6	In Love and War	7.1	44
7	Under Wraps	7.2	49
8	All the Sad Songs	7.6	55
9	The Messenger Boy	7.2	46
10	Diplomatic Incident	7.5	46
11	There for the Picking	7.9	45

Season 9 (1991)

6.99 avg 11 episodes 6.5 → 6.9 55 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Something to Hide	6.5	51
2	The Dark Horse	6.9	45
3	Snow in Provence	7.1	46
4	The Evil That Men Do	7.5	47
5	My Friend Charlie	7.2	40
6	On the Rocks	6.8	41
7	The Waiting Game	7.0	44
8	Warriors	6.4	42
9	The Assassin	7.6	42
10	The Lohans	7.0	40
11	All for Love	6.9	54