Rent Dalziel and Pascoe: Series 5 (2000)
4.5 of 5 from 4 ratings
6h 0min
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- Synopsis:
1. A Sweeter Lazarus Having recovered from his wounds Andy Dalziel returns to the fold just as Peter Pascoe is in the midst of an undercover operation trying to capture a serial killer. Peter corners the man who then jumps to his death but the only witness turns out to be Abbie Hallingsworth who was kidnapped 19 years before and presumed dead. More difficult however is that her kidnapper, Gus Mullavey, confessed to her murder and is still in prison, though now on his deathbed. Dalziel has a great deal of difficulty in accepting the situation and Abbie's family has mixed feelings about her return, especially one of her two brothers who is simply not prepared to accept her claim. DNA testing confirms her identity but the police soon have a murder investigation on their hands when Abbie is found dead. When they learn that one-third of the Hallingsworths' considerable family wealth was in trust for Abbie, they focus on Abbie's brother David as the most likely suspect. It turns out that nothing is as it seems, however. Meanwhile, Peter's private life is in something of a turmoil after he and wife Ellie separate.
2. Cunning Old Fox
After Georgina Webster dies following a fall from her horse during a fox hunt, it's put down to an accident. When the Master of the Hunt, James Marsham, receives an anonymous letter saying her death was a good thing, he asks the police to investigate. ACC Rebecca Fenning puts Dalziel in charge of the case and he would rather be doing almost anything else. He doesn't object to fox...
3. Foreign Bodies
Peter is asked to protect Barney Winkler, a German academic whose book on the Cold war has put him in danger from former Stasi members...
4. Above the Law
Judge Jerry Chance is shot dead at point blank range and immediate suspicion falls on Kenneth Barbour, a large scale drugs importer being tried by the judge. Then Christina, his widow and prospective Euro MP, tells the police that they both had male lovers. When Simon, the judge's boyfriend is also found dead and an attempt is made to kill Christina, Andy is convinced the link is the successful businessman Peter Ransom...- Actors:
- Warren Clarke, Donald Sumpter, Amita Dhiri, Nicola Walker, Kevin Dyer, Christine Entwisle, David Royle, Colin Buchanan, Pippa Haywood, David Haig, Richard Coyle, Moir Leslie, David Rubin, Tim Preece, David Daker, Stuart Goodwin, Alex Knight, Jo-Anne Stockham, Chris Barnes, Rick Warden
- Directors:
- Stephen Whittaker, Matthew Evans, David Wheatley, Paul Marcus
- Producers:
- Andrew Rowley
- Creators:
- Reginald Hill
- Writers:
- Reginald Hill, Michael Jenner, Steve Attridge, Malcolm Bradbury, Matthew Hall
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
