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Best Episodes of Dempsey and Makepeace
Judgement
S1 Ep10
8.4
15th Mar 1985
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.
Blind Eye
S1 Ep8
8.2
1st Mar 1985
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.
Out of Darkness
S3 Ep7
7.9
11th Oct 1986
A murderer who is obsessed with Makepeace threatens to kill his hostage within 24 hours if Makepeace will not meet with him.
The Bogeyman
S2 Ep10
7.8
2nd Nov 1985
A boxer turned murderer who escapes a police stakeout has Dempsey on his trail trying to catch him.
The Burning (1)
S3 Ep1
7.8
30th Aug 1986
Dempsey goes undercover and infiltrates a gang after discovering a link between the London underworld and the New York police department.
No Surrender
S2 Ep4
7.8
21st Sep 1985
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.
The Hit
S2 Ep8
7.7
19th Oct 1985
A police informant suffers a near-fatal beating and due to this Dempsey and Makepeace go on the trail of a vicious gang leader.
Wheelman
S2 Ep2
7.6
7th Sep 1985
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.
Tequila Sunrise
S2 Ep5
7.6
28th Sep 1985
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.
Worst Episodes of Dempsey and Makepeace
The Squeeze
S1 Ep2
6.6
18th Jan 1985
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.
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
S1 Ep1
6.8
11th Jan 1985
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
Hors De Combat
S1 Ep5
6.9
8th Feb 1985
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.
The Prizefighter
S3 Ep4
7.0
20th Sep 1986
While investigating a death of a boxers, Dempsey and Makepeace discover a counterfeit money laundering scheme.
The Cortez Connection
S3 Ep8
7.1
18th Oct 1986
When an old girlfriend of Dempsey's shows up it causes problems as Dempsey is in pursuit of a cocaine dealer.
Mantrap
S3 Ep9
7.1
25th Oct 1986
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.
In the Dark
S2 Ep9
7.2
26th Oct 1985
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'.
Silver Dollar
S2 Ep1
7.3
31st Aug 1985
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.
Nowhere to Run
S1 Ep6
7.3
15th Feb 1985
A truck carrying studio equipment is hijacked. Then it turns out the contents were actually automatic guns meant for a group of Arab terrorists.
Dempsey and Makepeace Episode Guide
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
S1 Ep1
6.8
11th Jan 1985
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
The Squeeze
S1 Ep2
6.6
18th Jan 1985
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.
Lucky Streak
S1 Ep3
7.3
25th Jan 1985
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.
Given to Acts of Violence
S1 Ep4
7.4
1st Feb 1985
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.
Hors De Combat
S1 Ep5
6.9
8th Feb 1985
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.
Nowhere to Run
S1 Ep6
7.3
15th Feb 1985
A truck carrying studio equipment is hijacked. Then it turns out the contents were actually automatic guns meant for a group of Arab terrorists.
Make Peace, Not War
S1 Ep7
7.5
22nd Feb 1985
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.
Blind Eye
S1 Ep8
8.2
1st Mar 1985
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.
Cry God for Harry
S1 Ep9
7.5
8th Mar 1985
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.
Judgement
S1 Ep10
8.4
15th Mar 1985
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.
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.
No network information is available for this show.
The best rated episodes of Dempsey and Makepeace are:
Judgement S1E10 rated 8.4
Blind Eye S1E8 rated 8.2
Out of Darkness S3E7 rated 7.9
The Bogeyman S2E10 rated 7.8
The Burning (1) S3E1 rated 7.8
No Surrender S2E4 rated 7.8
The Hit S2E8 rated 7.7
Wheelman S2E2 rated 7.6
Tequila Sunrise S2E5 rated 7.6
The lowest rated episodes of Dempsey and Makepeace are:
The Squeeze S1E2 rated 6.6
Armed and Extremely Dangerous S1E1 rated 6.8
Hors De Combat S1E5 rated 6.9
The Prizefighter S3E4 rated 7.0
The Cortez Connection S3E8 rated 7.1
Mantrap S3E9 rated 7.1
In the Dark S2E9 rated 7.2
Silver Dollar S2E1 rated 7.3
Nowhere to Run S1E6 rated 7.3
The first episode of Dempsey and Makepeace aired on January 11, 1985.
The last episode of Dempsey and Makepeace aired on November 01, 1986.
