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Dalziel and Pascoe

★ 7.5 4K votes 1996–2007 12 seasons · 61 episodes Ended BBC One
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Warren ClarkeColin BuchananDavid RoyleJennifer JamesWayne PerreySusannah Corbett
Written by
Reginald Hill
Starring
Warren ClarkeColin BuchananDavid RoyleJennifer JamesWayne PerreySusannah Corbett
Written by
Reginald Hill
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
075150225300

Dalziel and Pascoe Episode Ratings Heatmap

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About

"An odd-couple detective double act done right"

Based on Reginald Hill's novels, this British crime drama follows two Yorkshire detectives who could not be more different: the blunt, overweight, and often crude Superintendent Andy Dalziel, and his younger, university-educated sergeant Peter Pascoe. Together they work through murders and small-town secrets across the fictional county of Mid-Yorkshire. The tone leans traditional cosy-crime rather than gritty thriller, with mysteries taking a back seat at times to the prickly, affectionate dynamic between its two leads. It's slow, talky, character-driven television that rewards patience over pace.

Watch it for

the crackling chemistry between two utterly mismatched detectives carrying every episode.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced, twisty modern crime drama rather than character-first mystery.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Series 11996
7.578334h 35m
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Series 21997
7.774146h 20m
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Series 31998
7.773546h 8m
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Series 41999
7.687946h 10m
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Series 52000
7.565346h 5m
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Series 62001
7.760546h 1m
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Series 72002
7.989367h 59m
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Series 82004
7.661246h
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Series 92005
7.7956810h 3m
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Series 102006
7.61K1012h 36m
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Series 112006
7.941044h 39m
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Series 122007
7.272368h 38m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Warren Clarke Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel
Colin Buchanan Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
David Royle Det. Sgt. Edgar Wield, DS Edgar Wield, D.S. Edgar Wield
Jennifer James WPC Kim 'Posh' Spicer
Wayne Perrey DC Parvez Lateef
Susannah Corbett Ellie Pascoe, Ellie Soper
Joe Savino Dr. Frank Mason, Frank Mason
Jo-Anne Stockham Det. Const. Shirley 'Ivor' Novello, DC Shirley 'Ivor' Novello, WDC Shirley 'Ivor' Novello
James Puddephatt Dr. James Ashurst, Dr. Paul Ashurst
Jemma Hines WPC Baines, PC Clare Baines, WPC Claire Bains

Crew

Reginald Hill

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