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Dempsey and Makepeace

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About Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace is a action & adventure and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on January 11, 1985. It has 3 seasons and 30 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 10 "Guardian Angel", aired on November 1, 1986.

Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.

  • Action & Adventure
  • Drama

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Episodes

30 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

1985 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. Judgement

    Finale

    Makepeace has been asked by her best friend, Sarah Hackett, to be the matron of honour at Sarah's wedding. Makepeace accepts. Makepeace is giving Sarah a lift to the railway station. Sarah is off to Harrod's with her father, Sir Lionel Hackett, who turns out to be a judge. Sarah is murdered while she is on the train. Makepeace is devestated when she is informed. Sir Lionel, however, takes the law into his own hands. Makepeace gives Sir Lionel a photo-fit of a man who was seen at the railway station where Makepeace had taken Sarah. Sir Lionel assumed that he was the killer and goes in search of him. But, what Sir Lionel doesn't know is that he is looking for the wrong man.

  2. E9

    9. Cry God for Harry

    A priceless collection of jade artifacts has been stolen from Makepeace's ancestral home, Winfield Hall. When she and Dempsey join her father's other guest for a weekend pheasant hunt, the search soon turns into an old-fashioned murder mystery.

  3. E8

    8. Blind Eye

    Jailbird Charlie Wilson wants to speak to Gordon Spikings alone concerning an urgent matter. But he shuts up tight after his little boy is kidnapped in the park. Meanwhile Spikings finds himself subject to a bombed briefcase while traveling by tube.

  4. E7

    7. Make Peace, Not War

    Dempsey takes the place of American hit-man Schwartz to infiltrate a gang of drug dealers who are lacing T-shirts with heroin. Little does he suspect that their main contact, Lei Shan carries a grudge against the real Schwartz. When Makepeace gets her hands on one of the T-shirts via one of her contacts, the undercover Dempsey finds himself forced to bump her off.

  5. E6

    6. Nowhere to Run

    A truck carrying studio equipment is hijacked. Then it turns out the contents were actually automatic guns meant for a group of Arab terrorists.

  6. E5

    5. Hors De Combat

    Frank Price is sprung out of jail, only to be killed by his accomplices. Spikings suspects Price's boss Jack Lang, but when Lang's granddaughter Debbie is kidnapped it seems like someone else is trying to instigate a gang war. Meanwhile, Dempsey is more interested in wooing fellow American Angie Hughes.

  7. E4

    4. Given to Acts of Violence

    Dempsey and Makepeace are shadowing Frank Egan, who has just got off Scott free on a murder charge. His next big job seems to involve 'a bird man' and 'haggis'. It leads to Makepeace posing as a floozy and Dempsey as a pilot.

  8. E3

    3. Lucky Streak

    Dempsey happens to be present at a casino when it is robbed and a security guard murdered. Spikings tells him to wake up Makepeace in the middle of the night and start their investigation.

  9. E2

    2. The Squeeze

    A heavy duty transit van carrying half a million pounds in used notes is high jacked, drivers and all, and SI 10 is tasked with finding it. Meanwhile, Spikings has his hands full trying to get Dempsey to part with his gun, as it is illegal for police officers in England to carry one.

  10. E1

    1. Armed and Extremely Dangerous

    This feature-length episode starts with a gun being held by Leiutenant James Dempsey of the New York Police Department. He is sitting in his apartment waiting for his partner, Joey, to call. Dempsey's phones rings. It is Joey calling to tell Dempsey of their latest stakeout. They go to the docks where they suspect a drugs drop-off will take place. All of a sudden, Dempsey's CO (Commanding Officer), Coltrane, turns up at the docks in his car. Another man at the docks stands up with a bag. The man at first heads towards Coltrane's car, but then walks towards Dempsey and Joey. Dempsey realises that he is going to be set up. Joey and Coltrane were going to set Dempsey up, but Dempsey reached for his gun and shot the man approaching him. joey grabbed Dempsey from behind, while Coltrane made his getaway. Dempsey pushed Joey to the floor, turned round and shot Joey, who died. Back at the station, Dempsey and his associate, O'Grady, are having an argument about Dempsey's situation. Dempsey wa

Season 2

1985 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. The Bogeyman

    Finale

    A boxer turned murderer who escapes a police stakeout has Dempsey on his trail trying to catch him.

  2. E9

    9. In the Dark

    Once again, Dempsey and Makepeace are witness to a fellow policeman being shot. In this case it's one of Makepeace's former partners, Tom Bishop, who's dying words involve millions in cash and 'the man in the red coat'.

  3. E8

    8. The Hit

    A police informant suffers a near-fatal beating and due to this Dempsey and Makepeace go on the trail of a vicious gang leader.

  4. E7

    7. Set a Thief

    Dempsey and Makepeace witness a young woman being run down on the street. She turns out to have been a model with connections to drug trafficking and members of parliament.

  5. E6

    6. Blood Money

    An antique dealer is murdered and priceless Egyptian artefacts are stolen. While the crooks try to find a buyer, Dempsey and Makepeace go undercover and find several parties looking to get their hands on the artefacts.

  6. E5

    5. Tequila Sunrise

    Dempsey and Makepeace investigate a jewel thief who has masterminded a series of robberies but his life is also under threat by his underworld rivals.

  7. E4

    4. No Surrender

    Makepeace gets injured while pursuing jewelry thieves with Dempsey. On her first day out of hospital, they run straight into a bank robbery and hijacking - and Dempsey is reluctant to put Makepeace in any kind of danger.

  8. E3

    3. Love You to Death

    Dempsey is stalked by a homicidal woman who obsesses over him, and who hates Makepeace for being with him.

  9. E2

    2. Wheelman

    Makepeace poses as reporter Debby Smith to get close to hoodlum 'Marocco' Jack and ends up saving his life from a rival gang. Dempsey joins Marocco's gang by posing as an American driver called Andy Sallapuccio, whom they need to pull off two simultaneous jewel heists. Meanwhile Spikings is facing complaints from upstairs that might lead to SI 10 being shut down.

  10. E1

    1. Silver Dollar

    While trying to stop a extremist group who are trying to overthrow the British government by flooding the country with counterfeit money, Dempsey and Makepeace try everything in there power to stop them.

Season 3

1986 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. Guardian Angel

    Finale

    When Dempsey is nearly killed during an investigation, Makepeace resigns for good from the police force.

  2. E9

    9. Mantrap

    Dempsey and Makepeace are targeted into a deadly trap which involves both jewels and bank robbers who set the trap, to even the sides Dempsey get help from a boxer who Dempsey sent to jail to help him out.

  3. E8

    8. The Cortez Connection

    When an old girlfriend of Dempsey's shows up it causes problems as Dempsey is in pursuit of a cocaine dealer.

  4. E7

    7. Out of Darkness

    A murderer who is obsessed with Makepeace threatens to kill his hostage within 24 hours if Makepeace will not meet with him.

  5. E6

    6. Bird of Prey

    When the main witness of a trail of a drug dealer threatens to withdraw her statement when her daughter is kidnapped, Dempsey goes to the Bogeyman for help.

  6. E5

    5. Extreme Prejudice

    Dempsey and Makepeace go undercover as Middle East terrorists to find an arms dealer supplying several terrorist groups in Britain, Can they find the dealer and stop him.

  7. E4

    4. The Prizefighter

    While investigating a death of a boxers, Dempsey and Makepeace discover a counterfeit money laundering scheme.

  8. E3

    3. Jericho Scam

    When Dempsey is framed by another cop for something he didn't do, Makepeace risks her career to prove his innocence.

  9. E2

    2. The Burning (2)

    While working undercover, Dempsey comes across a former nemesis from New York City.

  10. E1

    1. The Burning (1)

    Dempsey goes undercover and infiltrates a gang after discovering a link between the London underworld and the New York police department.

Cast & crew

Created by Tony Wharmby

  • Lee Montague

    Lee Montague

    Det. Chief. Inspector Lacey

  • Frederik de Groot

    Frederik de Groot

    Olaf Schram

  • Terence Plummer

    Club Bounce

  • Peter Sproule

    George Henshaw

  • Julia Watson

    Julia Watson

    Terry

  • Vincenzo Nicoli

    Vincenzo Nicoli

    Colombian

  • Christopher Benjamin

    Christopher Benjamin

    Sam Powell

  • Don Henderson

    Don Henderson

    Don

  • Elaine Ives-Cameron

    Mrs. Prescott-Lowell

  • Zienia Merton

    Zienia Merton

    Lei Shan

  • William Simons

    William Simons

    Tennant

  • David Barrass

    David Barrass

    Det. Insp. Wilson

  • Ian McCulloch

    Ian McCulloch

    Archie McAllister

  • Terence Budd

    Jim Presley

  • Elisabeth Sladen

    Elisabeth Sladen

    Mrs. Barrett

  • Colin McFarlane

    Colin McFarlane

    Watson

Dempsey and Makepeace FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Dempsey and Makepeace?

Dempsey and Makepeace has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 1, 1986.

When did the latest episode of Dempsey and Makepeace come out?

The most recent episode of Dempsey and Makepeace, Season 3 Episode 10 "Guardian Angel", aired on November 1, 1986.

How many seasons of Dempsey and Makepeace are there?

Dempsey and Makepeace has 3 seasons with 30 episodes in total.

When did Dempsey and Makepeace first air?

Dempsey and Makepeace first aired on ITV1 on January 11, 1985.

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