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Dalziel and Pascoe: Series 12

6 episodes Premiered May 6, 2007 Updated Sep 30, 2026
Previously on Dalziel and Pascoe

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dalziel and Pascoe Season 11.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 12: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (3): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S12·E1 Mytharc

Demons on Our Shoulders (1)

May 6, 2007 · 60 min

On Halloween, Kate Johnson is killed in her bedroom, the victim of a shotgun blast. Her husband Guy is the obvious suspect, having now vanished. In an odd twist, the couple had bee

S12·E2 Core

Demons on Our Shoulders (2)

May 13, 2007 · 60 min

On Halloween, Kate Johnson is killed in her bedroom, the victim of a shotgun blast. Her husband Guy is the obvious suspect, having now vanished. In an odd twist, the couple had bee

S12·E3 Core

Project Aphrodite (1)

Jun 14, 2007 · 60 min

As the body count continues to rise, Dalziel and Pascoe continue to focus their investigation on Lee Knight. Knight continues to maintain his innocence and says he's being set up b

S12·E4 Core

Project Aphrodite (2)

Jun 15, 2007 · 60 min

As the body count continues to rise, Dalziel and Pascoe continue to focus their investigation on Lee Knight. Knight continues to maintain his innocence and says he's being set up b

S12·E5 Mytharc

Under Dark Stars (1)

Jun 21, 2007 · 60 min

A sunburned Dalziel returns from holiday in Australia and finds himself immediately investigating a murder. The dead man is Declan Roach, a researcher at the local university found

S12·E6 Mytharc

Under Dark Stars (2)

Jun 22, 2007 · 60 min

Having disposed of Michael Wheeler's body, Pascoe tries to cover up all traces of the crime. When a homeless man discovers the body, Dalziel has little sympathy for the dead. As ph

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