Dalziel & Pascoe Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 12

• Season 12 Episode 3: Under Dark Stars

  Part two of two. After the breakdown of the trial, the detectives find their professional relationship and friendship put to the test. As the body count continues to rise, it becomes apparent that the trust they have built up over the years is at risk of being destroyed. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and Jennifer James

• Season 12 Episode 2: Project Aphrodite

  Feature-length episode. A car bomb explodes outside a woman's home before her son suffocates in a sealed lab at the university where he was working on an anti-ageing cream. The detectives learn the family had been targeted by animal rights activists and discover £20,000 was paid into the chemist's account by a pharmaceutical company shortly before his death, With Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, Jennifer James and Amelia Bullmore

• Season 12 Episode 1: Demons on Our Shoulders

  Conclusion. The duo are drawn deeper into the world of the occult as they continue to investigate the mysterious deaths. After stumbling across a magic ritual involving Steven Burlow, Charles and Sarah Johnson and the Hamiltons' relationship counsellor Edward Nash, Dalziel and Pascoe think they're closer to solving the crimes. However, they soon discover nothing is quite what it seems. Richard E Grant guest stars, with Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 11

• Season 11 Episode 2: Fallen Angel

  Part one of two. When a jockey dies at the racetrack, the detectives find themselves thrown into the sinister side of the sport after discovering he was poisoned with a blood-thinning drug. Their investigations lead them to links with a stable hand who has been missing for over a year, a gambling lottery winner, who happens to be the racecourse's biggest client, and a mysterious vet. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 11 Episode 1: The Cave Woman - Part One

  Feature-length episode. The mummified remains of a woman are found during a rescue operation in a cave, and the body is discovered to be the ex-wife of a chief constable. Dalziel and Pascoe investigate, and their lives are put on the line when they brave treacherous conditions to uncover more evidence at the scene of the find. With Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale, Christine Tremarco and Sylivia Syms

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 10

• Season 10 Episode 5: A Death In the Family

  Feature-length episode. A housewife dies of chemical poisoning during her weekly shopping trip and the detectives immediately suspect they have a case of terrorism on their hands, However, a second death points them toward a health retreat with a troubled past and a mysterious woman named Barbara Lennox. Stephen Tompkinson guest stars as the spa's dodgy boss

• Season 10 Episode 4: Guardian Angel

  Part two of two. The detectives trace the lethal chemical used in the murders back to Barbara Lennox and make her their prime suspect. However, as they learn more about the Arcadia 'new life' retreat, they begin to suspect the clients at the manor house are not passive victims of foul play but participants in a murderous plot. Stephen Tompkinson and Stella Gonet guest star

• Season 10 Episode 3: Wrong Time, Wrong Place

  First of a two-part story filmed on location in Amsterdam. Dalziel meets an attractive British singer during a European police conference, but wakes up to find her dead and himself accused of murder. Released on bail he begins inquiries into the case, and a complex story of diamond dealing and police corruption emerges. Michael French guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 10 Episode 2: Glory Days

  Feature-length episode. Tragedy strikes a Premiership football club when the team bus is hit by a train and the post-mortem reveals it was not an accident. Among the victims is manager Martin Bendelow, whose family have more than their share of skeletons in the cupboard, and more secrets are revealed when another murder takes place. Stephen Beckett guest stars, with Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 10 Episode 1: Houdini's Ghost

  First of a two-part story, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan as the chalk-and-cheese detectives. The mysterious death of a wealthy entrepreneur opens up a hornet's nest of family tensions, betrayal and cover-ups involving radioactive waste - and brings Dalziel face to face with an old flame. Cherie Lunghi guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 9 (2005)

• Season 9 Episode 4: Dust Though Art

  Feature-length episode. The detective duo investigate a series of murders, all of which seem connected to the Wetherton Arts Centre where a production of Oliver! is being prepared. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the latest victim is a little closer to home. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

• Season 9 Episode 3: The Dig

  Feature-length episode. The detective duo are called to an unusual crime scene, where archaeologists searching for an ancient burial site are in conflict with builders working on a bypass. The investigation suffers a setback when a fight between the two factions destroys all the evidence. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

• Season 9 Episode 2: Dead Meat

  The duo are called out to a private zoo, where mauled human remains have been found in the tigers' den. The evidence points to an unfortunate accident, but Dalziel suspects foul play - and a connection to a mysterious disappearance he investigated 20 years previously. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 9 Episode 1: Heads You Lose - Part One

  Part one of two. The detective duo are called to a hospital, where a series of suspicious deaths has raised fears a serial killer may be at work on the wards. A grisly collection of body parts are found in a nearby lake, and both patients and staff are dropping dead with alarming regularity. However, Pascoe soon finds his own health is as much of a worry as the case. Robert Powell, Miriam Karlin and Haydn Gwynne guest star. Concludes tomorrow

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 8 (2004 - 2006)

• Season 8 Episode 4: Soft Touch

  The mismatched detectives investigate the murder of businessman Richard Mattis and discover a family tormented by sinister secrets. A second body found in the canal behind Mattis's factory makes matters even more puzzling. Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and Alison Steadman star

• Season 8 Episode 3: Great Escapes

  Convicted murderer Charlie Walker seizes his chance to escape while in transit across the moors. The next morning, the body of a barmaid is discovered - leaving the duo to figure out whether she was killed by the fugitive

• Season 8 Episode 2: The Price of Fame

  The coppers search for the killer of docu-soap star Efrona Davis, whose body has been found washed ashore. It soon emerges that she received a knock to the head before entering the water and the list of suspects includes her father Matthew, Wayland Bay's resident comedian Rowan Priestley and Gavin Oldham, a man she arranged a date with on the night she died. The investigation takes a surprising turn when a second body is found on the beach. Ricky Tomlinson and John McArdle guest star

• Season 8 Episode 1: A Game of Soldiers

  Feature-length episode. The apparently motiveless murder of an American tourist found battered to death brings Dalziel back in contact with an old flame. Evidence leads the detective duo to a rough pub just outside Thorpburgh, where they discover a photograph of the murdered woman pictured with two soldiers. David Soul, Phyllis Logan and Lee Boardman guest star

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 7 (2001 - 2002)

• Season 7 Episode 4: For Love Nor Money

  The death of a retired detective on his favourite golf course looks like a copycat murder, and Dalziel points the finger of suspicion at local villain Danny Macer - but his relentless pursuit of his old adversary only serves to get him thrown off the case. Directed by and starring Warren Clarke, with guest appearances from John Duttine, Pippa Guard and Diana Quick

• Season 7 Episode 3: Sins of the Fathers

  A priest is murdered in a tiny village, the site of a hugely publicised miracle cure a few weeks earlier, and the crime-solving duo arrive to find a community deeply divided and steeped in superstition. Searching for a likely suspect, they instead discover the body of a girl killed 40 years previously. James Bolam, Lindsey Coulson and Roger Lloyd Pack guest star, with Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 7 Episode 2: Mens Sana

  When a woman is found dead at a health spa, a convalescing Dalziel decides to mix business with pleasure and books himself in - but finds more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, Pascoe is bitten by the love bug and runs the risk of making a real fool of himself. Norman Wisdom guest stars, with Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 7 Episode 1: The Unwanted

  As Dalziel takes it easy at a local B&B after a bout of ill health, Pascoe returns to his home town to attend the wedding of an old friend. However, the ceremony ends abruptly when a man is found beaten to death. Andy joins his colleague to investigate - but the duo become rapidly embroiled in a plot of intrigue and murder that implicates Peter's father. Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, John McEnery and Jim Carter star

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 6 (2001 - 2002)

• Season 6 Episode 4: Truth and Consequences

  The duo are sent to investigate the discovery of a skeleton in an old Yorkshire mining town. When they are told the remains are those of a police officer who worked undercover during the miners' strike in the mid-Eighties, the mismatched coppers begin to unravel a complex web of crimes. However, just when they think they are making progress, the killer strikes again

• Season 6 Episode 3: Secrets of the Dead

  The duo investigate the murder of a solicitor in a sleepy Yorkshire village, but grumpy detective Dalziel finds himself personally involved when a letter addressed to him is discovered among the victim's belongings. Feature-length drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan as the chalk-and-cheese detectives

• Season 6 Episode 2: Home Truths

  The unlikely crime-fighting duo investigate the murder of a Sikh woman whose death has unleashed simmering racial tensions in the town - but as corruption and political intrigue erupt around them, they find that love can thrive against all the odds. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 6 Episode 1: Walls of Silence

  The duo are called in to investigate the death of a musically gifted schoolboy whose body has been found drugged and drowned in a canal - but for Dalziel, the case forces painful memories to resurface, while Pascoe exposes hidden scandals at the victim's school. Crime drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 5 (2001 - 2004)

• Season 5 Episode 4: Above the Law

  The duo investigate the murder of a high-profile judge in the midst of a prominent drugs trial, but Pascoe is distracted by an important personal decision which, for once, his partner can't help him with. Crime drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 5 Episode 3: Foreign Bodies

  Feature-length episode. An embalmed body is found washed up on Whitby beach, and turns out to be just the first in a spate of mysterious and seemingly unrelated deaths. The intrepid duo's investigations turn up an equally bizarre set of leads including ex-Cold War spies, Dracula's black dog and an old flame from Dalziel's past. Drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 5 Episode 2: Cunning Old Fox

  Detective Andy Dalziel investigates a mysterious death at a local hunt, only to find there are more suspects than hard clues. Are the saboteurs out of control or is there something sinister afoot among the shooting set? Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and David Royle

• Season 5 Episode 1: A Sweeter Lazarus

  A brewery heiress appears to be the only witness to the murder of a serial killer - but the snag being, she was herself presumed dead 19 years previously. Dalziel assumes she's an imposter, until further research uncovers bad blood between the brothers currently running the family business. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 4 (2002)

• Season 4 Episode 4: The British Grenadier

  Part two. A landlady's husband is driven insane by jealousy, taking the regulars at their pub hostage as he attempts to find out whether she has been unfaithful. Little does he realise that among his captives is an off-duty Dalziel : but can the law-enforcing ladies' man do anything to avert disaster as the siege spirals out of control? Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and David Royle, with a guest appearance by Dennis Waterman

• Season 4 Episode 3: Time to Go

  A clubber is found dead from a suspected drug overdose - but the autopsy results reveal an even more disturbing truth. A preliminary investigation turns up a wealth of suspects, and brings Dalziel face-to-face with a ghost from his past. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, Susannah Corbett, David Royle and Bernard Cribbins

• Season 4 Episode 2: Recalled to Life

  A woman is released from prison after a 35-year campaign to clear her of murder - which is bad news for Dalziel, who was the investigating officer responsible for her conviction all those years ago. With his reputation at stake, the bluff copper decides to reinvestigate - and soon uncovers a link with the secret services. With guest appearances by Shirley Anne Field, Leslie Phillips and Tom Bell

• Season 4 Episode 1: On Beulah Heights

  The duo are called in to find the murderer of an eight-year-old girl, a case which dredges up disturbing memories for Dalziel, who investigated a similar incident in the same area 15 years earlier. The townsfolk are sure a missing local man is guilty of both crimes, but new evidence soon points toward a more complex solution. Detective drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, Joanna David, Ronald Pickup and Tom Georgeson

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 3 (2001 - 2003)

• Season 3 Episode 4: The Wood Beyond

  The news of his grandmother's death sends Pascoe into mourning, and while sorting her belongings, he discovers his grandfather may have been a World War One deserter. Unable to accept this, he resolves to uncover the truth

• Season 3 Episode 3: Bones and Silence

  Dalziel witnesses a shooting through a neighbour's window and rushes to the scene to find a dead woman - whose husband is suspected of being responsible for the incident. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

• Season 3 Episode 2: Child's Play

  The detectives investigate when a mysterious stranger appears at the funeral of a wealthy woman claiming to be her son, and is later found murdered. Drama, starring Warren Clarke

• Season 3 Episode 1: Under World

  The discovery of a man's body in a disused mine shaft reawakens the community's suspicions over a girl's death - and the mismatched duo's investigation lifts the lid on murder, mystery and intrigue. Feature-length drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan as the chalk-and-cheese detectives

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 2 (2001)

• Season 2 Episode 4: Exit Lines

  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

• Season 2 Episode 3: Deadheads

  An old friend of Dalziel arouses suspicion by claiming a series of apparently accidental deaths may have a more sinister explanation. Inquiries lead the duo into a tangled web of family loyalties - and onto the trail of a mild-mannered rose-grower who could be a serial killer. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

• Season 2 Episode 2: A Killing Kindness

  The mismatched detectives go on the trail of the Wetherton Choker, a killer who calls the local paper with a quotation from Hamlet each time he claims a victim. After the services of a fortune-teller are enlisted, suspicion falls on a nearby gypsy camp. Drama, starring Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and Richard Hawley

• Season 2 Episode 1: Ruling Passion

  Dalziel hunts a killer with a taste for antique porcelain, while Pascoe puts his promotion celebrations on hold to investigate the shooting of three old friends and uncovers a Scottish oil fraud. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star

Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 1 (2001)

• Season 1 Episode 4: An Autumn Shroud - Part Two

  Part two of two. The detectives uncover fraud, murder and conspiracy at the family's country house. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star as the chalk-and-cheese detectives

• Season 1 Episode 3: An Autumn Shroud - Part One

  Newlyweds Ellie and Pascoe leave for their honeymoon, so Dalziel decides to take a break of his own in East Anglia. Inevitably, peace is the last thing on the menu as he indulges in a passionate fling with a local widow and uncovers all manner of scurrilous goings-on involving her troubled family. Crime drama, starring Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

• Season 1 Episode 2: An Advancement of Learning

  The coppers investigate the discovery of a buried body unearthed during renovations at a new university, and are left puzling over blackmail, mistaken identity and possible suicide. Feature-length detective drama, with Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan and Prunella Scales

• Season 1 Episode 1: A Clubbable Woman

  Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star as chalk-and-cheese detectives determined to find the killer of a once-promising rugby player's wife. Clues point to the husband - but the duo suspect it could be part of a conspiracy. Adapted by Alan Plater from Reginald Hill's award-winning crime novels, with Ralph Brown and Susannah Corbett

Dalziel & Pascoe: Special (2002)

• Dialogues of the Dead : Part One

  Part one of two. The chalk-and-cheese detective duo face their toughest case yet as they try to track down a serial killer with a penchant for words. At the scene of each crime, the culprit leaves behind a chilling document for the police, carefully written and lovingly illustrated, describing each murder in detail. The case begins at a short story contest, where one entry proves so graphic it prompts the police to revise their initial views of a recent fatal accident. So begins a desperate game of cat and mouse between a sinister foe and an increasingly concerned Dalziel and Pascoe, for whom the crimes are getting agonisingly close to home. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star, with guest appearances from Dervla Kirwan, Lucy Davis, Jack Dee, John Sessions, Pauline McLynn and Bill Maynard. Based on the novel by Reginald Hill. Concludes tomorrow

• Dialogues of the Dead : Part Two

  Conclusion of the two-part tale. The chalk-and-cheese detective duo continue their hunt for the serial killer who leaves illustrated documents featuring clues as to his identity at the heritage centre - though the capture of the murderer may not signal the case's end. Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star, with Dervla Kirwan, Lucy Davis, Jack Dee, John Sessions and Bill Maynard