Cast and Crew

Creator： Sally Wainwright, Diane Taylor

Leading Role： Suranne Jones,Lesley Sharp,Amelia Bullmore,Nicholas Gleaves,Ben Batt,David Prosho,David Prosho

Summary of Scott & Bailey Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set

Scott & Bailey is a British detective drama series that debuted on ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) on 29 May 2011. The programme's main characters are DC Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) and DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp), both of whom are members of the Major Incident Team of the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police, headed by DCI Gill Murray (Amelia Bullmore). The show revolves around the personal and professional lives of DC Bailey and DC Scott. Based upon an original idea by Jones and Sally Lindsay, upon taking the concept to executive producer Nicola Shindler, who in turn directed the project to writer Sally Wainwright, Scott & Bailey came into fruition. It is largely filmed in Greater Manchester.
 
Rachel and Janet are close friends with different personalities: Rachel is impulsive and free-thinking, whereas Janet is subtle and wise. Janet, who is older than Rachel, is married and has two daughters, though her marriage is somewhat stale and is marred by an affair with a colleague, Andy (Nicholas Gleaves). Rachel does not have a family, but was involved in a tempestuous and unstable relationship with a barrister, Nick (Rupert Graves), who Rachel discovers is already married with children and is a serial womaniser.
 
Debuting to strong viewing figures and with a fairly positive critical reception, Scott & Bailey ran from 29 May 2011 until 3 July over the course of six episodes. The second series premiered on 12 March 2012 and consisted of eight episodes. A third series was announced on 28 May 2012 and filming will begin in November of this year.