Season 9 • Episode 10
LatestCharlie recommends that Jim be hired to protect a priceless set of sixteen Chinese figures called Lohans. Despite Jim's vigilance they are stolen and as he investigates their true ownership is brought into question.
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.
Acting
Nettles' world-weary charisma carries every uneven episode.
Production
Channel Islands locations look expensive even on BBC budget.
Writing
Robert Banks Stewart's noir instincts sharpen over seasons.
Creator
Robert Banks Stewart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Nettles lived in Jersey for years and later fronted documentary 'John Nettles' Jersey', completing his archipelago monopoly.
Bergerac arrived as ITV's answer to ITV's own Morse — proof British TV couldn't quit the damaged detective formula.
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