Dempsey and Makepeace

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.

Creators and Cast

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Tony Wharmby

Creator

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Michael Brandon

James Dempsey

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Glynis Barber

Harriet Makepeace

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Tony Osoba

Det. Sgt. Chas Jarvis

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Ray Smith

Spikings

Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes

S1 E1 · Armed and Extremely Dangerous

1985-01-11

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

S1 E2 · The Squeeze

1985-01-18

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.

S1 E3 · Lucky Streak

1985-01-25

Dempsey is in a top London Casino when a security guard is robbed of £100,000 and murdered. Spikings is not happy about this at all. Makepeace, however, is extremely amused about the entire situation. Before the security gaurd's body was found, a guest named James Bessel was escorted from the building due to making a niusance. It turned out that that he was having an affair with Roz Jamesd, a croupier at the casino. She gave him information about the amount that the casino would be holding in the security bags. he was escorted from the building, re-entered the building from the rear and murdered the guard

S1 E4 · Given to Acts of Violence

1985-02-01

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.

S1 E5 · Hors De Combat

1985-02-08

A prisoner named Frank Price is sprung from prison, but is murdered once he is on the outside. The man driving the getaway patrol car, Hurst, belongs to Bernie Silk's crime gang, whereas Frank Price belonged to Jack Lang's gang. Dempsey meets an American woman named Angie Hughes. She claims that she is taking care of some business and seeing the sights. He and Makepeace investigate Price's murder. They discover that the killer was hired for a professional hit. Dempsey and Makepeace go to see Jack Lang to ask him why someone would want Price dead. The duo soon realise that Price's murder could be the start of war between Lang's and Silk's gangs. Dempsey then realises that Angie was Price's killer, taken hostage and placed into the boot of Angie's car. Jack's grand-daughter, Debbie, is kidnapped. Then, Bernie Silk is taken by Lang's gang. The gangs had set their bosses up, so that the gangs could carve up the territories between them.

S1 E6 · Nowhere to Run

1985-02-15

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

S1 E7 · Make Peace, Not War

1985-02-22

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.

S1 E8 · Blind Eye

1985-03-01

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.

S1 E9 · Cry God for Harry

1985-03-08

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.

S1 E10 · Judgement

1985-03-15

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.

Season 2

10 episodes

S2 E1 · Silver Dollar

1985-08-31

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.

S2 E2 · Wheelman

1985-09-07

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.

S2 E3 · Love You to Death

1985-09-14

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

S2 E4 · No Surrender

1985-09-21

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.

S2 E5 · Tequila Sunrise

1985-09-28

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.

S2 E6 · Blood Money

1985-10-05

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.

S2 E7 · Set a Thief

1985-10-12

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.

S2 E8 · The Hit

1985-10-19

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

S2 E9 · In the Dark

1985-10-26

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'.

S2 E10 · The Bogeyman

1985-11-02

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

Season 3

10 episodes

S3 E1 · The Burning (1)

1986-08-30

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

S3 E2 · The Burning (2)

1986-09-06

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

S3 E3 · Jericho Scam

1986-09-13

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

S3 E4 · The Prizefighter

1986-09-20

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

S3 E5 · Extreme Prejudice

1986-09-27

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.

S3 E6 · Bird of Prey

1986-10-04

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.

S3 E7 · Out of Darkness

1986-10-11

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

S3 E8 · The Cortez Connection

1986-10-18

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

S3 E9 · Mantrap

1986-10-25

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.

S3 E10 · Guardian Angel

1986-11-01

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