TV series
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Checked Jul 23, 2026
Bergerac is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, and Fawesome in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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.
Choose an episode, then use the watch options above for the show.
Episode 1
When Jim and Danielle are at a party in France, they witness a shooting, shortly before seeing somebody running off. Jim decides to put his detective skills to use and investigates, desperate to find the missing link.
Directed by Tony DowWritten by Cyril WilliamsGuest stars Terence Alexander, John Telfer, David Kershaw, Thérèse Liotard, Michael Mellinger, Jack Watling, David de Keyser, Franck Dubosc
Episode 2
Bergerac is summonsed back to Jersey, where Charlie persuades him to help a friend find his missing wife. But there is another player in the game that Jim hasn't counted on.
Directed by Tristan de Vere ColeWritten by John MilneGuest stars Terence Alexander, John Telfer, David Kershaw, Roger Sloman, Frederick Treves, Bernice Stegers, Anthony Smee, Arthur Kelly
Episode 3
Bergerac is conned by Charlie into looking after a house in Provence and baby-sitting for two willful young girls while their parents are in Milan. He then finds himself caught up in a drug operation.
Directed by Tony DowWritten by John MilneGuest stars Terence Alexander, David Kershaw, Thérèse Liotard, Bradley Lavelle, Patrice Valota, Alexis Dupuy, Pippa Guard, André Maranne
Episode 4
Bergerac Private Investigation-- discretion guaranteed. An ad in the local Jersey paper gets Jim a client he would rather not handle and a murder he does not expect. Meanwhile, Charlie gets involved in a charity appeal for a war hero.
Directed by Tristan de Vere ColeWritten by John BrownGuest stars Terence Alexander, John Telfer, Anjela Belli, Roger Sloman, Charmaine Parsons, Martin Turner, John Hallam, Maxine Audley
Episode 5
When Hungerford is offered the deal of a lifetime by an American, he starts to get suspicious and asks Jim to look into it. Meanwhile, the American's daughter wants her father to be abducted so he can be sent back to the US to stand trial for her mother's murder.
Directed by Michael RolfeWritten by Graham HurleyGuest stars Terence Alexander, John Telfer, David Kershaw, Roger Sloman, Charmaine Parsons, William Hootkins, Irina Brook, Janet Amsbury
Episode 6
Business is not too good for Bergerac, so when Charlie is invited to France to attend the 80th birthday party of an old friend, he accepts the job of chauffeur. When a necklace goes missing, and unwelcome family secrets are uncovered, the party turns out to be more eventful than he imagined.
Directed by Michael RolfeWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Terence Alexander, Charmaine Parsons, Helen FitzGerald, Judy Campbell, François Guétary, Jason Salkey, Elizabeth Kas, Jean Badin
Episode 7
Employed to look into companies seeking trade licences in Jersey, Bergerac finds more than he expects. Danielle is convinced that his life is in danger but nobody will believe her.
Directed by Colm VillaWritten by David CraneGuest stars Terence Alexander, David Kershaw, Thérèse Liotard, Michael Mellinger, Jack Watling, Roger Sloman, Charmaine Parsons, Simon Oates
Episode 8
When Jim is asked by one of Charlie's friends to find his wife, he tracks her down at a strange sect in England who believe in the existence of Atlantis.
Directed by Terry GreenWritten by Tony MacNabbGuest stars John Telfer, Charmaine Parsons, Leonard Maguire, Ursula Howells, Richard Caldicot, Diana Kent, Eamonn Walker, Oona Kirsch
Episode 9
The mysterious Hapgood invites Bergerac to a lonely castle in Brittany. He wishes to hire Bergerac as a bodyguard and also to investigate threats on his life. Full recap: When someone fires a volley of shots at them whilst Hapgood is out painting, the result is the termination of Bergerac's services. Undaunted Jim continues his own investigation and via some gossip from Charlie, he forces Hapgood to admit the truth. He is a former assassin who has ""turned his back on the game."" He is being targeted by his replacement, who wishes to remove him from the game permanently. Hapgood hopes to persuade the assassin to follow his lead and see the light. Late at night the assassin attacks but Hapgood inadvertently kills him during a struggle. When the police arrive the next morning, Hapgood is haunted by Bergerac's earlier words, that he will never know who the next assassin will be.
Directed by Colm VillaWritten by John FletcherGuest stars Terence Alexander, Christian Burgess, Mark Sproston, Gay Hamilton, Peter Cellier, John Webb, Pamela Ruddock
Episode 10
Charlie 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.
Directed by Terry GreenWritten by Peter PalliserGuest stars Terence Alexander, John Telfer, David Kershaw, Thérèse Liotard, Roger Sloman, Kate Fahy, Billy Murray, Cindy O'Callaghan
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
John NettlesDS Jim Bergerac
Terence AlexanderHungerford
Sean ArnoldCrozier
Annette BadlandCharlotte
Deborah GrantDeborah
Louise JamesonSusan Young
Cécile PaoliFrancine
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBC TVUnited Kingdom
