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Scott & Bailey is a British police procedural television series broadcast by ITV from 2011 to 2016. Set in Greater Manchester, it centers on detectives Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey, members of a fictional major incident team led by Detective Chief Inspector Gill Murray. The series combines murder investigations with the officers' personal and professional lives, emphasizing interview work, team relationships, and the contrasting temperaments of its two principal detectives.
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Are Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey based on real Manchester detectives?
The detectives are fictional, but the series was developed with former Greater Manchester Police detective Diane Taylor. Suranne Jones plays Rachel Bailey, Lesley Sharp plays Janet Scott, and Amelia Bullmore plays their major incident team leader, Gill Murray.
Does Scott & Bailey tell one continuous murder story or a new case each episode?
The ITV series mixes individual investigations with continuing personal and professional storylines. Its fifth and final series changes the format into a three-part case involving a serial killer investigation.
Why is Rachel Bailey absent from part of Scott & Bailey?
Rachel leaves for a secondment with London's Metropolitan Police after the fourth series. Suranne Jones returns for the final three-part story, which ITV broadcast in 2016.
What should I watch after Scott & Bailey if I want another female-led British police drama?
Happy Valley is the closest follow-up because it also stars Sarah Lancashire and was created by Sally Wainwright, who co-created Scott & Bailey. ITV's Unforgotten and the BBC's Line of Duty offer similarly character-driven murder investigations, although neither uses the same Manchester team.
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