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Scott & Bailey 2011

★ 7.3/10 · 83 votes TV-14 CrimeDrama 5 seasons · 33 eps Ended
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Topic: Television series "Scott & Bailey" (2011). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
TV series
Year
2011
Status
Ended
Episodes
33
Runtime
45 minutes
First aired
May 29, 2011
Last aired
Apr 27, 2016
Original language
EN
Origin
GB
Networks
ITV1, STV
Genres
Crime, Drama
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🔄 Rewatch Potential7.7/10
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Topic: Television series "Scott & Bailey" (2011).
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Title: Scott & Bailey.
Year/Dates: 2011–2016.
Genre: British police procedural drama, Crime and Drama.
Network: ITV.
Creators: Sally Wainwright, Diane Taylor.
Cast: Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Tony Mooney, David Prosho.
Characters:
D.C. Rachel Bailey (played by Suranne Jones, also Acting Detective).
D.C. Janet Scott (played by Lesley Sharp, within Syndicate 9, briefly acts as Detective Sergeant during Series 3).
Plot: Detectives Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police/Manchester Police's Major Incident Team. They have a robust and engaging friendship that allows them to draw on each other's strengths.
Setting: Manchester.
Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler.

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“Detectives Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.”

Reasons to watch
  • Follows the robust and engaging friendship between D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott.
  • Features investigations of murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police and the Major Incident Team.
  • Created by Sally Wainwright and Diane Taylor, starring Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp.
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  • Viewers seeking genres outside of crime and drama may want to skip it.

Watch it if you enjoy British police procedural series focusing on murder investigations.

The tone is dramatic and crime-focused, fitting the television-fourteen rating.

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Is Scott and Bailey worth watching?

Yes, it is a critically noted British police procedural created by Sally Wainwright and Diane Taylor.

What is the binge duration for Scott and Bailey?

The series ran from May twenty-ninth, 2011, to April twenty-seventh, 2016 on ITV.

What are the essential episodes of Scott and Bailey?

All episodes follow D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott investigating murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

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