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British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced

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    Dalziel & Pascoe Season 7 Episode 5 - Dialogues of the Dead (1)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Dialogues of the Dead (1)

    S7:E5

    Wetherton CID struggles to track down a serial killer with a penchant for words, as Messrs Dalziel and Pascoe take on their most puzzling and challenging case to date. The sublimely confident killer leaves a dialogue for the police to find after each murder. These chilling documents, carefully written and lovingly illustrated, describe each killing in detail and, at the same time, are strewn with tantalising hints and clues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 1 Episode 1 - A Clubbable Woman
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    #2 - A Clubbable Woman

    S1:E1

    The first episode see Dalziel picking up his once sociable roots - and returning to Wetherton Rugby Football Club where he is still a member. But his visit is not sparked off by a desire to down a few friendly pints in the bar. Connon the club's star player - he was tipped to play for England before an ankle injury wrecked his chances - has returned home from Saturday's match dazed and confused after a deliberate blow on the head in the confusion of a scrum. Still groggy, he goes to lie down leaving his wife Mary watching television. Some time later when he descends the stairs he finds her sitting in exactly the same position. There is just one difference - a neat, round and lethal hole in her skull. Has Connon killed his wife suspecting that she had ben unfaithful? Or could someone at the club have it in for the rugby star and his family?

    Director:Ross Devenish
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  3. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 1 Episode 2 - An Advancement of Learning
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    #3 - An Advancement of Learning

    S1:E2

    Pascoe is back on familiar territory when he is called to Holm Coltram University, along with his straight-talking, mickey-taking boss, the formidable Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel. But it is not the groves of academe that are calling to Dalziel, it is the lure of the unearthed body of a mystery middle-aged woman - buried underneath a statue commemorating the late head of the college. For Pascoe the discovery of the remains at the university gives him the chance to meet up once more with Ellie who is a lecturer there. The couple's relationship looks like it's ripe for renovation. The university campus becomes a temporary headquarters for Dalziel and Pascoe as they set up their office in the Principal's study. They soon learn that all is not as it seems at this seat of learning

    Director:Maurice Phillips
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  4. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 1 Episode 3 - An Autumn Shroud
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    #4 - An Autumn Shroud

    S1:E3

    The wedding bells ring out as Peter Pascoe finally walks down the aisle with Ellie. An Autumn Shroud sees the happy couple off on their honeymoon - leaving Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel with no one to torment. The lure of Lincolnshire - the wedding location - appeals and Dalziel sets off a holiday of his own. But it seems he just can't get away from death and intrigue. A flooded road, a stranded car - and his only means of rescue turns out to be a funeral flotilla passing by! The deceased is one Conrad Fielding whose beautiful widow Bonnie offers Dalziel a port in the storm until his car is mended. But all is far from well at the Fielding's beautiful but debt-laden country home Lake House

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 2 Episode 1 - Ruling Passion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Ruling Passion

    S2:E1

    Detective drama series. Pascoe and Ellie (who is now pregnant) visit friends in Oxfordshire but are horrified when they discover the murdered bodies of their friend Rose and two of her guests.Meanwhile DS Dalziel is back in Yorkshire investigating a series of burglaries in which the thief leaves a bizarre calling card. He finds a link with Patrick Ryecart who is a flamboyant antiques trader.

    Director:Gareth Davies
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 2 Episode 2 - A Killing Kindness
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    #6 - A Killing Kindness

    S2:E2

    A serial killer who murders young women who have just become engaged is at large, who after every death phones the local newspaper and quotes from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Investigations centre around a fair, where the young relative of a psychic fortune teller who "saw" the death of Brenda Sorby is also murdered.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 2 Episode 3 - Deadheads
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Deadheads

    S2:E3

    Dick Elgood, an old fiend of Dalziel's, unofficially reports two strange incidents which nearly kill him and asks Dalziel to investigate. The subsequent investigation by him and Pascoe exposes a chain of bizarre, accidental deaths stretching back nearly three decades but not a single shred of evidence to suggest foul play! Each of the, seemingly unconnected, deaths have somehow or other benefited Patrick Alderman even though it could not be proven that he had any connection to the deaths. The trail leads to Penny Highsmith, an old flame of Dalziel's, but goes cold when she is shown not to be involved. The case is eventually closed with the death, in mysterious circumstances, of Dick Elgood, the victim of yet another weird accident.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  8. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 2 Episode 4 - Exit Lines
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Exit Lines

    S2:E4

    A car crash leaves Dalziel suspended from duty pending an investigation into drink-driving allegations. Pascoe probes the source of the claims against his boss, and exposes a web of conspiracy surrounding the violent death of an elderly Army veteran - all the while coping with being a dad of the Nineties and dealing with his senile father-in-law. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 3 Episode 1 - Under World
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    #9 - Under World

    S3:E1

    A dead miner is found when old mine workings are re-opened. He is found on the anniversary of his, and another childs death. The question is, did he kill the child or not? The case is brought to a head when a journalist rules out the other suspect on the front pages of a sunday newspaper, causing red faces for the detectives. As the story unravels itself Dalziel makes sure the truth comes to light

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Michael Chaplin

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  10. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 3 Episode 2 - Child's Play
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    #10 - Child's Play

    S3:E2

    At the funeral of a thoroughly unpleasant woman, a mysterious older man appears and claims to be...her long-lost son! Needless to say, this complicates the matter of inheritance--and there's a fair amount of money at stake. Meanwhile, Sergeant Wield gets a phone call from a young man who knows a little too much about Wield's ""friend,"" Maurice Eaton. As it turns out, however, this mysterious (and possibly criminal?) young man has something to do with that family feud as well...

    Director:David Wheatley
    Writer:Michael Chaplin

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  11. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 3 Episode 3 - Bones and Silence
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Bones and Silence

    S3:E3

    Andy Dalziel is sole witness to the murder of his neighbour but has a hard time finding the evidence to convict the man, Philip Swain, he is convinced is guilty.

    Director:Maurice Phillips
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  12. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 3 Episode 4 - The Wood Beyond
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Wood Beyond

    S3:E4

    Pascoe has his life thrown into turmoil when he discovers that his grandfather was shot as deserter during World War One, Dalziel manages to fall for the prime suspect in the case (an animal rights raid on a pharmaceutical company and the discovery of a skeleton in the grounds of the place) he is investigating.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 4 Episode 1 - On Beulah Height
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - On Beulah Height

    S4:E1

    Memories of a case fifteen years before are revived for Dalziel when an eight year old girl is found murdered in a local beauty spot. Meanwhile Pascoe has other things to worry about when his daughter falls ill with meningitis.

    Director:Maurice Phillips
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 4 Episode 2 - Recalled to Life
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    #14 - Recalled to Life

    S4:E2

    A former nanny (Shirley Anne Field) is released after 35 years in jail, which prompts an investigation about her conviction. Dalziel attempts to clear his name.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 4 Episode 3 - Time to Go
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Time to Go

    S4:E3

    A young clubber dies after being given poisoned drugs, trailing the culprit leads Andy and Peter into an alien world of raves. Meanwhile Dalziel has a shock in store for him when he meets the guardian of one of the chief suspects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 4 Episode 4 - The British Grenadier
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    #16 - The British Grenadier

    S4:E4

    Dalziel gets a phone call from an old flame, Stella, who needs someone to talk too as her marriage is falling apart. She had a row with her husband, Frank and he believes she is unfaithful Dalziel goes round to the pub they own and gets confronted by the husband, who has a gun from his army days. He takes Dalziel and the other people in the pub hostage. Dalziel tries to keep everyone calm while Frank starts to crack under the stress.

    Director:Maurice Phillips
    Writer:Michael Chaplin

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  17. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 1 - A Sweeter Lazarus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - A Sweeter Lazarus

    S5:E1

    After suffering a gunshot wound at the end of the last season Dalziel returns to work and is quickly caught up in a serial killers death, he is amazed to learn that the main witness in the strange death is Abbie Hallingsworth - a woman who went missing as a young child 18 years before (Dalziel even put someone in prison for a murder). Dalziel also manages to get off on the wrong foot with new Assistant Chief Constable Rebecca Fenning.

    Director:Stephen Whittaker
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 2 - Cunning Old Fox
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    #18 - Cunning Old Fox

    S5:E2

    Dalziel and Pascoe have to investigate the murder of a member of the Harlesdon Hunt - tensions are high anyway with the anti-hunting element causing problems but Dalziel is not convinced a hunt saboteur is to blame, WDC Shirley Novello goes undercover amongst the hunt to try and find out thier secrets.

    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 3 - Foreign Bodies
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    #19 - Foreign Bodies

    S5:E3

    Dalziel and old flame Florence have their romantic getaway in Whitby ruined when a body is washed up on the beach there, when he and Pascoe investigate it takes them to a university and a possible involvement with Cold War Spies.

    Director:David Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 4 - Above the Law
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    #20 - Above the Law

    S5:E4

    An apparently clear-cut murder investigation soon leads the detectives into a web of political intrigue and shady financial deals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 6 Episode 1 - Walls of Silence
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    #21 - Walls of Silence

    S6:E1

    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.

    Director:Ashley Pearce
    Writer:Matthew Hall

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  22. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 6 Episode 2 - Home Truths
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    #22 - Home Truths

    S6:E2

    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.

    Director:Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Writer:Elizabeth-Anne Wheal

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  23. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 6 Episode 3 - Secrets of the Dead
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    #23 - Secrets of the Dead

    S6:E3

    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

    Director:Ross Devenish
    Writer:Tom Needham

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  24. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 6 Episode 4 - Truth and Consequences
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    #24 - Truth and Consequences

    S6:E4

    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.

    Director:David Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 7 Episode 1 - The Unwanted
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    #25 - The Unwanted

    S7:E1

    Pascoe returns home for the grand country wedding of a school friend. Soldier Ian Henslowe is marrying Jill Lowry, favourite daughter of wealthy farmer Ted Lowry. The reception is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body in the Lowry's pig sheds. The victim is Ian's best friend, fellow soldier Martin Wilkie. Dalziel, who's just returned from a hospital check-up for his dodgy heart, arrives to investigate. Ian's devastated when Jill admits that she was having an affair with Wilkie. Dalziel and Pascoe visit Wilkie's regiment and his home, only to find that it has just been ransacked and set on fire by an intruder; Dalziel tells Pascoe he is too close to the suspects to stay on the case; instead he can remain at his parents' and hope to pick up gossip. Pascoe does not get on with his father, who has always resented his son's decision not to go into farming, especially after the recent hardships of the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Instead, Bill Pascoe has relied for help on Pascoe's cousin, T

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dialogues of the Dead (1)" is the best rated episode of "Dalziel & Pascoe". It scored 5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/21/2002. This episode scored 5.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Clubbable Woman".