Bergerac
 Considering the island of Jersey is only four miles across
there was plenty of crime to keep old Detective Sergeant Jim
Bergerac busy!
John Nettles played the title role as a divorced, recovering
alcoholic, injured in-the-line-of-duty policeman, who helped
maintain law and order working for the Bureau des Etrangers on the
millionaire's playground.
 Viewers warmed slowly to Bergerac as he buzzed around the
coastal roads in his vintage sports car, supported by veteran
character actor Terence Alexander, as his former father-in-law
Charlie Hungerford (a gruff, self-made Yorkshire millionaire) and
former Howard's Way star Deborah Grant as his ex-wife,
Deborah.
Other regular characters included season one girlfriend
Francine Leland, Bergerac's long suffering superior officer Barney
Crozier, and Jim's teen-aged daughter, Kim.
Bergerac also often skirted the wrong side of the law as he
dallied with beautiful jewel thief Philippa Vale (Liza Goddard).
Jim ultimately retired from the police force and moved to
Provence to become a Private Investigator.
He also acquired a new
girlfriend in Danielle Aubry (French actress Therese Liotard).
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