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The Best Episodes of Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2

Every episode of Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2 Episode 1 - Ruling Passion
    7.6/10(186 votes)

    #1 - Ruling Passion

    S2:E1

    Pascoe and a pregnant Ellie visit friends in Oxfordshire but are horrified when they discover the corpses of Rose Hopkins and two of her guests. Meanwhile, back in Yorkshire, Dalziel investigates a series of burglaries in which the thief leaves a bizarre calling card.

    Director:Gareth Davies
    Writer:Malcolm Bradbury

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  2. Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2 Episode 2 - A Killing Kindness
    7.5/10(194 votes)

    #2 - A Killing Kindness

    S2:E2

    A serial killer is targeting recently engaged young women, and, after every attack, 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:Malcolm Bradbury

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  3. Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2 Episode 3 - Deadheads
    8.0/10(183 votes)

    #3 - Deadheads

    S2:E3

    Dick Elgood, an old fiend of Dalziel's, unofficially reports two strange, nearly fatal incidents and asks Dalziel to investigate. The subsequent investigation 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 although it cannot be proven that he has any connection.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  4. Dalziel and Pascoe Season 2 Episode 4 - Exit Lines
    7.8/10(174 votes)

    #4 - Exit Lines

    S2:E4

    A car crash leaves Dalziel suspended from duty, pending investigation into drunk-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.

    Director:Ross Devenish
    Writer:Stephen Lowe

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Ruling Passion" is the best rated episode of "Dalziel and Pascoe" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 186 votes. Directed by Gareth Davies and written by Malcolm Bradbury, it aired on 6/14/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Killing Kindness".