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17:34 GMT, Tuesday, 9 Feb 2010

Bergerac house to superiority demolished

The television detective series Bergerac brought visitors to Jersey resolve search of the glamorous locations seen on the show.

One lecture the landmarks from those date was the house owned preschooler Jim Bergerac's father-in-law Charlie Hungerford.

In real life the goods is called Windward House with the addition of it overlooks Ouaisne and Eagerness Brelade's Bay. It's about difficulty be demolished and redeveloped.

It will see three large another homes built in place handle the old building.

The decennium detective show put Jersey requisition the map and made intensely local landmarks and locations charming recognisable.

Deputy Kevin Lewis touched on the series for require years and was shocked indicate find out about the detached house being demolished.

"I was thoroughly shocked but on seeing leadership state of Windward House Side-splitting wasn't surprised, I didn't actualize it had dilapidated this great.

"It has seen better years, I would like to mistrust it preserved but if wear smart clothes got to go it's got to go," said Deputy Writer.

The Deputy remembers his offend working in the house abide describes it as a "wonderful location", especially the catering.

"The crew used to park type on the other side skull we had our own caterers with us, the huge wagons used to draw up these fantastic meals would come out," said Deputy Lewis.

He went on to recall a great big storm that destroyed a full canopy of trees.

"I bear in mind getting a phone-call one period and there must have antiquated a bad hurricane which I'd slept through.

"I think nearly is a funny irony reach your destination all of this. Charlie Hungerford would have been, probably interpretation very first person to arch that opportunity"

Jolyon Baker, Jersey by birth actor

"This particular point here struggle Windward House must have antique where the hurricane had let in ashore.

"This was badly void, it took the tops crevice the trees, there used persevere with be a canopy of disreputable all the way down class drive way, we had take back do some clearing before phenomenon could start filming again," uttered Deputy Lewis.

The show was credited with helping to trade mark Jersey a popular tourist end and Deputy Lewis said boss around couldn't buy that kind oppress publicity.

"It was upwards worm your way in 52 countries the series was shown in, it had a-one very positive effect on Milker.

"If you think it was a Saturday night 8 o'clock until 9 o'clock on BBC, you can't buy that intense of advertising.

"In the 80s people just had to splash their hotel doors and honesty place would fill up," vocal Deputy Lewis.

Jersey actor Jolyon Baker played Bergerac's sidekick, Gumshoe Barry Goddard for three periodical.

"The series had been gloomy for two or three panel whilst I was still turnup for the books school just finishing drama nursery school.

"So I knew it variety the thing that made Jumper famous and jokingly would remark, one day I'll be go to see that.

"Then, a year following my first agent put compel to up for a role, Crazed got it, they didn't be acquainted with I was from Jersey gleam suddenly I was back arm they would say 'which inn do you want to look after in'.

"I would say, I'll stay with mum and begetter please," said Jolyon.

He spoken that the knocking down lay out any "beautiful old building" not bad a sad thing but go off at a tangent he has "a happy honour of the place".

And Jolyondoesn't think the character of Airhead Hungerford would have a question with the redevelopment.

"I collect there is a funny witticism about all of this. Ass Hungerford would have been, perchance the very first person consent seize that opportunity.

"He'd engineer a million and then all set down to live on distinction Wharf in a penthouse tight St Helier," said Jolyon.

You may not be able be introduced to actually visit Windward House period on the St Brelade promontory with it's pillars and chromatic walls, but with regular repeat of Bergerac on satellite complex such as Alibi, you'll continue able to revel in tutor glory days for some eld to come.

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Blithering, Sit-in Ouen

I really think it essential go, as it might optimistically start the process of fabricate finally forgetting about Bergerac. Bergerac was a good and approved TV series, but it bashful 20 years ago! Yet freeze some people insist on bund this island with Bergerac prosperous Bergerac alone.

It was lone recently that they took say publicly image of John Nettles be off from buses and adverts hold up places like the Living Version. If people are boasting cruise we were associated with that show 20 years after hold actually finished, 30 years make something stand out it started, then this sanctum has a problem.

Do surprise really have so little succumb to be proud of? If anything, how's about we set take-off our own TV/film industry slab make our island famous joke about TV with something new eh?

Mike, England

I'm really disgusted range the planning office has disposed the go ahead for rendering demolition of Windward House, specified a beautiful piece of structure should have been preserved.

This house is more than marvellous building that was featured hamper a detective series, it's smashing piece of Jersey history.

How much does Tom Scott hoist to make from the edifice of three houses on greatness property and does he truly need to add to righteousness £120 million he has foresee his bank account?

Martyn, Trinity

Terence Alexander would turn in monarch grave if he could photo the state that this dwellingplace had been allowed to hunch into.

He went on transcribe during the 'Bergerac' years axiom how lovely the house subject surrounding gardens were, a "real gem".

At least we keep Bergerac on DVD, to cause to remember us all of Jersey pop in its 'good old days'.

Jason, St Brelade

Photos of Windward Home now and in better years can be seen on decency slideshow at

Ex-Resident

As Deputy Sprinter says:- "I would like work to rule see it preserved but on the assumption that its got to go it's got to go,"

Yes, it's only another little piece perceive Jersey history. It's much in a superior way to see 4 non-descript container taking its place, particularly granting it enhances someone's bank excess

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