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
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
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
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
Supposedly the aircraft above after it ran out of fuel and crashed into a forest in Brittany.
Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
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
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
At the start of the episode Bergerac is returning to Jersey on board this airliner.
BAC-111-510ED One-Eleven
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
Supposed to be the same aircraft as above.
Reims-Cessna F152
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
Seen in the background at an airfield.
Registration G-BHRN; Construction number 1728. Was built in 1980 so was pretty much brand new at filming date.
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
Seen partially through the window.
Registration G-BCAT; Construction Number 31-7401222.
de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
Another background aircraft from the flying school.
Piper PA-24 Comanche
Ep.1.01 Picking It Up
I am most interested in the yellow aircraft also seen above.
Westland SA 341 Gazelle
Ep.1.05 See You in Moscow
Used briefly.
Ep.2.03 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
Hawker Siddley Argosy E
Ep.1.05 See You in Moscow
Seen in the background.
Unidentified Model Aircraft
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Model aircraft seen early on .
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.V C
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Seen in an aviation museum.
Registration G-AWII and serial AR501.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Seen in an aviation museum.
Sopwith F.1 Camel
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Seen in an aviation museum.
Arado Ar 96B
Ep.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
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Bergerac's boss Inspector Crozier is an aviation enthusiast. This model is seen in his study.
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Another in USAAF livery.
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito
Ep.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
Ep.1.08 Late for a Funeral
Poster seen in Inspector Crozier's study.
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk3-2 Trislander
Ep.1.09 Relative Values
Seen landing at Southampton Airport supposedly with Bergerac onboard.
Registration G-AZLJ; Construction Number 319.
Ep.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
Ep.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
Ep.2.03 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
Seen in the background.
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-310 Twin Otter
Ep.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
Ep.2.06 Fall of a Birdman
Seen in the background at Jersey airport.
Hawker Siddeley HS.125 400B
Ep.2.07 A Miracle Every Week
Registration G-BAZB and C/N 25252.
Robin DR360 Chevalier
Ep.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
Ep.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
Ep.2.08 A Perfect Recapture
Seen in the background at an airfield.
Registration G-BCPE and serial 1159.
Unidentified Aircraft
Ep.2.08 A Perfect Recapture
Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 213
Ep.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 Ep.3.02 A Hole in the Bucket.
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
Series Three
Reims-Cessna F182Q Skylane
Ep.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.
Ep.3.02 A Hole in the Bucket
Ep.3.06 A Touch of Eastern Promise
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
Various Aircraft
Ep.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
Ep.3.06 A Touch of Eastern Promise
Seen in the background.
Registration G-AOYP and serial 265.
Ep.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
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
Reims Aviation F172N Skyhawk
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
Registration F-GBQU and serial 1905.
Boeing 737-248 Advanced
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
Cessna 441 Conquest II
Ep.3.08 The Company You Keep
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See also
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle
- Arado Ar 96/Ar 396
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy
- BAC One-Eleven
- British Aerospace BAe 125
- Cessna 150/152
- Cessna 182
- Cessna 441
- De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Handley Page Dart Herald
- Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- Piper PA-23
- Piper PA-28
- Piper PA-31
- Piper PA-32
- Piper PA-34 Seneca
- Piper PA-44 Seminole
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Vickers Viscount