ISLE BE BACK: BERGERAC 2025/JERSEY

Bergerac first hit our screens in 1981, starring John Nettles as the Jersey detective of the title.  Now in 2025 the series has been reborn, with Damien Molony as Bergerac, battling the booze after the death of his wife.  We don’t see much of the island in the first episode.  There are views over the island’s capital St Helier and several glimpses of one of the island’s best known landmarks, the martello tower on a large rock just off the shore at Portelet Bay.  St Ouen’s Bay on the west coast is the backdrop to a pivotal scene in which Jim decides to give up alcohol.

Portelet Bay - panoramio. Photo by georama, via Wikimedia Commons.

Further on in the series there are scenes shot in Bouley Bay, where the crew were treated to a magnificent early morning sunrise.  This is where Bergerac apprehends the couple suspected of abducting a baby.  Another iconic location in Jersey is the town of Gorey, dominated by Mont Orgueil.  The pier at Gorey features in a later scene.  In episode two, Philip Glenister, who plays businessman Arthur Wakefield is seen on a balcony overlooking a beautiful bay - this is St Brelade’s Bay in the south-west corner of the island.

BOULEY BAY-ISLE OF JERSEY..,, (29871258297). Photo by INDIGO WOLFSBANE, via Wikimedia Commons.

Back in St Helier, the disastrous bag drop scene in episode two takes place in Royal Square, where we glimpse the statue of King George II.  The Central Market also puts in an appearance.  

Royal Square, St Helier - geograph.ci. Photo by Bob Embleton, via Wikimedia Commons.

Two businesses feature in the series: The Driftwood Cafe on Archirondel Beach and La Pulente Restaurant, which doubles as the Jersey Club.  The grounds of Victoria College are also used.  

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, which form part of the British Isles as Crown Dependencies.  There are flights to Jersey from a number of regional British airports, and ferry connections from Portsmouth and Poole (as well as St Malo in France).

Map of the island.