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Dalziel and Pascoe

  • 1996–2007
  • 12 seasons
  • Mystery, Crime
  • 6.4

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

Episodes

4 episodes
  1. 1Walls of Silence

    60 minOct 29, 2001

    A promising young musician, who has just been awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy, is discovered dead in a lake. The youngster has an unfortunate link to Andy Dalziel, a fact that causes him to be pulled from the case by ACC Belinda Kennedy. As they investigate the youngsters troubled life more secrets come out. Dalziel meanwhile picks up a lead on the case that links him to the youngsters family and solves another mystery.

  2. 2Home Truths

    60 minNov 5, 2001

    A young Indian woman is murdered after a heated meeting of a racially divided community who are discussing the fate of the local youth centre. Andy and his team are pulled in as there are no resources available. DC Novello drives through a riot and has her car window smashed before Dalziel & Wield come to the rescue. Dalziel is not made to feel welcome by the local Super - she calls him a country bumpkin! With the help of a Indian PC they follow up on leads - and in this case everyone has hidden agendas.

  3. 3Secrets of the Dead

    60 minNov 12, 2001

    An old flame of Dalziel's dies of cancer and someone murders the village lawyer. Together these 2 events open a can of worms. Peter Pascoe goes to visit his daughter in America, right into the path of a hurricane, aptly named Hurricane Andy. A letter addressed to Andy reveals that he is a father, something he had been unaware of for over 20yrs. Before he can deal with this his son is murdered. In the end everyone has a secret and Dalziel manages to turn over every rock to expose the truth

  4. 4Truth and Consequences

    60 minNov 19, 2001

    In the village of Thirksby the mine is being broken down to make way for a new hi tech factory. Protestors at the site storm the site and this leads to the uncovering of a skeleton, who has been there since the strikes of '84/'85. The victim turns out to be a bent undercover cop, who was supposed to have run off with £250,000 meant for the strikers. Dalziels investigation opens a lot of wounds and awakens bad memories of the strike for both himself and the old miners. Peter Pascoe starts to doubt his superior as he researches Dalziels involvement 15 years ago. Dalziel sees his sister for the first time in 7 years but time has not improved their relationship. As the developer of the old mine is found murdered the secrets start to be revealed, opening old wounds and causing new ones.

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Series cast

Warren ClarkeDS Andy Dalziel61 episodes
Colin BuchananDI Peter Pascoe61 episodes
David RoyleDS Edgar Wield29 episodes
Jennifer JamesWPC Kim 'Posh' Spicer20 episodes
Wayne PerreyDC Parvez Lateef20 episodes
Susannah CorbettEllie Pascoe16 episodes
Joe SavinoDr Frank Mason15 episodes
Jo-Anne StockhamDC Shirley 'Ivor' Novello12 episodes
James PuddephattDr Paul Ashurst11 episodes
Jemma HinesWPC Claire 'Lulu' Baines9 episodes
Naomi BentleyWPC Maria 'Janet' Jackson8 episodes
Fred PearsonDr Thomas Vickery7 episodes
Malcolm TierneyDCC Victor Raymond5 episodes
Navin ChowdhryPC Sanjay Singh4 episodes
Pippa HaywoodACC Rebecca Fenning4 episodes
Katy CavanaghDS Dawn 'Spike' Milligan4 episodes
Keeley ForsythDC Carrie 'Tweedie' Harris4 episodes
Richard O'CallaghanAidan Scarman4 episodes

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