Bergerac
TV Series (1981-1991)
Starring:
John Nettles (D.S. Jim Bergerac)
Terrence Alexander (Charlie Hungerford)
Sean Arnold (Ch. Insp. Crozier)
Mela White (Diamante Lil)
David Kershaw (D.C. Ben Lomas)
Nancy Mansfield (Peggy Masters)
Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac solves crimes on the island of Jersey with the help of his father-in-law and local tycoon Charlie Hungerford.
Series One
Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
From episode 1.01. This plane is stolen and is chased by a van down the runway at Jersey airport. This nearly results in a massive aircrash with the airliner below but the airliner takes evasive action.
Registration G-BGFD and serial 32-7540020.
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Supposedly the aircraft above after it ran out of fuel and crashed into a forest in Brittany.
Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Registration G-BCVV (Serial 28-7515121) a Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior is seen when Bergerac is speaking to a man at the flying school regarding the crashed Cherokee.
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C
At the start of the episode Bergerac is returning to Jersey on board this airliner.
BAC-111-510ED One-Eleven
Supposed to be the same aircraft as above.
Reims-Cessna F152
Seen in the background in 1.01 at an airfield.
Registration G-BHRN; Construction number 1728. Was built in 1980 so was pretty much brand new at filming date.
Seen partially through the window.
Registration G-BCAT; Construction Number 31-7401222.
de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide
Another background aircraft from the flying school in 1.01.
Piper PA-24 Comanche
I am most interested in the yellow aircraft also seen above.
Westland SA 341 Gazelle
Used briefly in episode 1.05 See You in Moscow.
2.03 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie.
Hawker Siddley Argosy E
Seen in the background in See You in Moscow.
Unidentified Model Aircraft
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Model aircraft seen early on in the episode. If not identifiable as a real type can be deleted.
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.V C
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Seen in an aviation museum.
Registration G-AWII and serial AR501.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Seen in an aviation museum.
Sopwith F.1 Camel
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Seen in an aviation museum.
Arado Ar 96B
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Seen in a film used by the curator of an aviation museum when he is pretending he is shooting down German aircraft.
North American B-25 Mitchell
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Bergerac's boss Inspector Crozier is an aviation enthusiast. This model is seen in his study.
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Another in USAAF livery.
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Bergerac's boss Inspector Crozier is an aviation enthusiast. This is one of the model aircraft in his study. Very likely Airfix 1/72 scale plastic model.
Heinkel He 177 & Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Heinkel He 115
1.08 Late for a Funeral. Poster seen in Inspector Crozier's study.
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk3-2 Trislander
From episode 1.09
Seen landing at Southampton Airport supposedly with Bergerac onboard.
Registration G-AZLJ; Construction Number 319.
2.06 Fall of a Birdman. When the Twin Otter posted above nearly collides with a hand-glider this plane is shown.
Series Two
Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II
2.03 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, appears at the end of the episode when dodgy businessman Eugene Field is forced to leave the island.
Registration G-PLUS and serial 34-8070111.
Piper PA-44 Seminole
2.03 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, seen in the background.
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-310 Twin Otter
2.06 Fall of a Birdman. Bergerac's investigation into the death of a hand-glider leads him to this plane and its pilot which nearly collided with the hand-glider before his death.
Cessna 414
2.06 Fall of a Birdman. Seen in the background at Jersey airport.
Hawker Siddeley HS.125 400B
2.07 A Miracle Every Week.
Registration G-BAZB and C/N 25252.
Robin DR360 Chevalier
2.08 A Perfect Recapture. Used by French criminals to fly to Jersey. However, the plane's landing gear breaks leading to it crashing upon landing.
Registration F-AYCO (fake).
Cessna 177 Cardinal and Bolkow BO 208C Junior
2.08 A Perfect Recapture. Both seen in the background in a hangar.
Registration of the Bolkow is G-ATZA and the serial is 629.
Reims-Cessna F150M
2.08 A Perfect Recapture. Seen in the background at an airfield.
Registration G-BCPE and serial 1159.
Unidentified Aircraft
2.08 A Perfect Recapture.
Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 213
2.09 The Moonlight Girls. Seen twice in the background.
Registration G-AVPN and Construction Number 176.
Another Air UK Dart Herald can be spotted in 3.02 A Hole in the Bucket.
And in 3.08 The Company You Keep.
Series Three
Reims-Cessna F182Q Skylane
3.02 A Hole in the Bucket. Bergerac is protecting a young woman but she is abducted and the abductors use this plane in their attempt to escape. Bergerac chases them down the beach in a car. Registration G-BGAJ and serial 0096.
BAC-111-510ED Super One-Eleven
Similar British Airways One-Elevens appear during Series Three. One would assume they filmed one plane at the same time for all the scenes.
3.02 A Hole in the Bucket.
3.06 A Touch of Eastern Promise.
3.08 The Company You Keep.
Various Aircraft
3.02 A Hole in the Bucket. Among them the Reims-Cessna F182Q posted above. A Cessna 152 sits closest in the shot.
Vickers 806 Viscount
3.06 A Touch of Eastern Promise. Seen in the background.
Registration G-AOYP and serial 265.
3.06 A Touch of Eastern Promise. Seen in the background. I seem to have missed the shot showing it had two engines.
Vickers 802 Viscount
3.08 The Company You Keep.
Reims Aviation F172N Skyhawk
3.08 The Company You Keep.
Registration F-GBQU and serial 1905.
Boeing 737-248 Advanced
3.08 The Company You Keep.
Cessna 441 Conquest II
3.08 The Company You Keep.
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See also
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Piper PA-23
- Piper PA-28
- Piper PA-31
- Piper PA-44 Seminole
- Cessna 150/152
- Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
- BAC One-Eleven
- De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide
- Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy
- Supermarine Spitfire
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- Arado Ar 96/Ar 396
- Piper PA-34 Seneca
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- British Aerospace BAe 125
- Handley Page Dart Herald
- Cessna 180 Series
- Vickers Viscount
- Cessna 441