Scott & Bailey
Seen it?2011 | 5 seasons | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Castle or Unforgotten, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 25 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 121K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 5 is the high point.
- Series 12011 · 6 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
- Series 22012 · 8 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
Series 32013 · 8 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday- Series 42014 · 8 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday
- Series 52016 · 3 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Sally Wainwright, Diane Taylor
- Lesley SharpDC Janet Scott
- Suranne JonesDC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey
- Sally LindsayAlison Bailey
- Delroy BrownDC Lee Broadhurst
- Jing LusiDC Anna Ram
- Tony MooneyDC Pete Readyough
- David ProshoDC Ian Mitchell
- Judith BarkerDorothy Parsons
- Richard RiddellSteve Dench
- Pippa HaywoodDCI Julie Dodson