"Dalziel and Pascoe" (1996) TV series 1996-????

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creator:

Reginald Hill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

16 March 1996 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities.

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Fox Hunt | Inspector | Investigation | Murder

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Warren Clarke	...	Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel (61 episodes, 1996-2007)
Colin Buchanan	...	Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe / ... (61 episodes, 1996-2007)
David Royle	...	Det. Sgt. Edgar Wield / ... (29 episodes, 1996-2002)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Det. Supt. Dalziel: Did you find any drugs?
DC Seymour: No-one mentioned anything about looking for drugs.
Det. Supt. Dalziel: No-one mentioned anything about Barbary apes, but if you'd seen a couple of them fornicating on the kitchen table, likely you'd have mentioned it.

Movie Connections:

Follows A Pinch of Snuff (1994) (TV)

Dalziel may not be real but this is how a senior Policeman should be

This is easily one of my favourite UK Police series. Although it is called Dalziel & Pascoe, Superintendent Andy Dalziel, played effortlessly by the experienced Warren Clarke is easily the star of the show. He may not be real, but he is how senior Detectives should be. Hard drinking, perhaps a bit uncouth/crude, but also clever and someone who really does care. He is also a bit of a comedian, who has an habit of calling his staff by well known Nicknames. DC Harris is Bomber, DS Milligan is Spike, DC Novello is Ivor and WPC Jackson is Janet. The programme is set is Yorshire but because it is produced by the Birmingham studios a lot a scenes are shot in the West Midlands. There are now over 30 episodes and the early episodes also chronicle the progress of DS Pascoe's ( Later Detectective Inspector) family. An other regular, who has been absent for the past few episodes is DS Edgar Wield. The rugged Sergeant Wield is gay, but this is only occasionally referred to.