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29/05/2011 Crime, Drama 0h 45m
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Overview

D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

Top billed cast

  1. Lesley Sharp

    DC Janet Scott

  2. Suranne Jones

    DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey

  3. Sally Lindsay

    Alison Bailey

  4. Delroy Brown

    DC Lee Broadhurst

  5. Tony Mooney

    DC Pete Readyough

  6. David Prosho

    DC Ian Mitchell

  7. Amelia Bullmore

    DCI Gill Murray

  8. Danny Miller

    Sgt. Rob Waddington

  9. Judith Barker

    Dorothy Parsons

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 5

 2016 | 3 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-27
Scott and Bailey is one of my all time favorite police procedural shows, right up there with Vera and Shetland. I expect no different from Sally Wainwright, who created the show based on an idea by one of the leads, Suranne Jones.

It reminds me of the U.S. show Cagney and Lacey, for those older viewers or those who watch reruns. It features two female partners, one who is a family oriented woman and the other an edgy and impulsive gal.

The shows have some cases that move through multiple episodes but some plots are wrapped up more quickly. The two detectives have their ups and downs, bo...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Scott & Bailey

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