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30 x 60 minute episodes

THE CAST

DS Harriet Makepeace
Glynis Barber
Lt James Dempsey

Michael Brandon
Chief Supt. Gordon Spikings

Ray Smith
DS Chas Jarvis

Tony Osoba

Dempsey and Makepeace


This detective drama series was based around two mismatched detectives:- Lieutenant James Dempsey was a tough New York cop who found himself in a lot of trouble when he killed his partner during a corruption investigation in his own Department.

Dempsey was seconded to a new undercover section of Scotland Yard known as SI-10 for his own protection while the heat died down within the NYPD. 

In London, Dempsey was partnered with a beautiful female - Detective Sergeant Harriet Makepeace (who preferred to be known as "Harry").

Working under the extremely watchful eye of Chief Superintendent Gordon Spikings, Dempsey and Makepeace never ever agreed with each other's methods but they still managed to consistently get the bad guys.

Co-stars Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber married in real-life on 18 November 1989.