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Scott & Bailey( 2011)

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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.

  1. Sally Wainwright

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Lesley Sharp

    DC Janet Scott

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    Suranne Jones

    DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey

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    Sally Lindsay

    Alison Bailey

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    Delroy Brown

    DC Lee Broadhurst

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    Jing Lusi

    DC Anna Ram

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    Tony Mooney

    DC Pete Readyough

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    David Prosho

    DC Ian Mitchell

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    Judith Barker

    Dorothy Parsons

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    Richard Riddell

    Steve Dench

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    Pippa Haywood

    DCI Julie Dodson

Current Season

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Series 5

2016 | 3 Episodes

Series 5 of Scott & Bailey premiered on Apr 13 2016

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A review by Peter McGinn

10
Written by Peter McGinn on Sun Sep 27 2020
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, bot...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • england
  • police
  • female cop
  • police detective
  • united kingdom
  • female detective
  • buddy cop
  • manchester
  • police procedural