Bergerac (television)

Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. It starred John Nettles as the title character Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in the fictional Bureau des Etrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.

Related Topics:
British - Television - Jersey - John Nettles - States of Jersey Police

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The series lasted from 1981 to 1991 and was perhaps inspired by the Thatcherite feeling of that time. The crimes to be solved invariably involved rich people being murdered, blackmailed, or thieved from, and rarely portrayed ordinary people. More exotic storylines included the tracking down of a Nazi war criminal, and apparent intrigue amongst Freemasons.

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1981 - 1991 - Thatcherite - Freemasons

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Other characters included Charlie Hungerford, Jim's ex-father-in-law and a local tycoon, (played by Terence Alexander, well-known as having played Monty in the BBC adaptation of The Forsyte Saga), Deborah (Deborah Grant), his ex-wife, and his boss, Chief Inspector Barney Crozier (Sean Arnold).

Related Topics:
Terence Alexander - The Forsyte Saga - Deborah Grant - Sean Arnold

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The show is still regularly repeated on channels such as UKTV Gold and BBC ONE.

Related Topics:
UKTV Gold - BBC ONE

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