"Dempsey & Makepeace" (1985)TV series 1985-1986

Directors:

Michael Brandon
William Brayne

Writers:

Jeffrey Caine (writer)
Ranald Graham (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

11 January 1985 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

James Dempsey was a tough New York cop who got himself into a lot of trouble by killing his partner during a corruption investigation...

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Tension | Male Female Relationship | Culture Clash | London | Undercover Cop

Cast

Michael Brandon	...	Lt. James Dempsey (30 episodes, 1985-1986)
Glynis Barber	...	Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace aka Lady Harriet Alexandra Charlotte Makepeace / ... (30 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ray Smith	...	Chief Supt. Gordon Spikings (30 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tony Osoba	...	Det. Sgt. Chas Jarvis (30 episodes, 1985-1986)

Also Known As:

Dempsey and Makepeace (Australia)

Runtime:

UK:120 min (pilot) | UK:60 min (29 episodes) | USA:60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Australia:M | UK:12 | Iceland:16 (TV movie)

Filming Locations:

Kent, England, UK

Company:

Golden Eagle Films

Trivia:

Dempsey drove a 1984 Mercedes SL (white in series one and two and silver in series 3) and Makepeace a Ford Escort 1.6i Cabriolet (silver in series one and two and Diamond white in series 3).

Quotes:

Makepeace: DON'T you babe me!

Soundtrack:

Blind Eye

The best 80's show

I used to love this show as a kid and recently I've been re-watching some of it and I still think it's as good as I used to.

Micheal Brandon and Glynis Barber are great as James Dempsey and Harry Makepeace. The chemistry is amazing and because it was real all the more interesting to watch.

It's a shame that they only made 3 seasons - although its great to re-watch them all again.

My only complaint is that they never got together romatically and I think that they should have.