Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac is a British television series set in Jersey, which ran from 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Jim Bergerac, who initially is a detective sergeant in Le Bureau des Étrangers ("The Foreigners' Office", a fictional department dealing with non-Jersey residents), within the States of Jersey Police, but later left the force and became a private investigator. The series ran from 1981 to 1991. It was created by producer Robert Banks Stewart after
States of Jersey Police The States Police supports the system of elected Honorary Police in each parish that has been in place in the Island since 1204. The States of Jersey Police are the only officers with Island-wide powers and provide a professional response to all serious crime in the Island. Under a memorandum of understanding with the twelve parish forces the latter routinely handle minor matters and traffic control, but Centeniers remain the only officers able to bring charges. The fictional "Bureau des Étrangers" department of the States of Jersey Police featured in the British TV series "Bergerac". An investigation into allegations of