Anglo American relations revived (Dempsey & Makepeace)

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Product:	Dempsey & Makepeace
Date:	18/07/08 (55 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good lead actors

Disadvantages: Bit dated these days

You can still catch Dempsey and Makepeace on ITV3 where the re-runs of old episodes are shown. This was a British detective series that originally went out in the eighties and the two lead characters were two police officers ho were totally chalk and cheese characters.

Makepeace is played by Glynnis Barber and she is a bit upper class while Dempsey played by Michael Brandon is an American detectoive forced to leave New York after his partner is shot and he becomes a target due to police corrruption so he is transferred to England to keep him safe. In the series both now work for an elite part of the London Met and they are allowed to carry guns due to the nature of their jobs.

Much of the enjoyment from this show is due to the on screen chemistry between the two characters, something that passed over into real life as they ended up getting married. This is an enjoyable enough crime caper, a bit like the Professionals in content although with some more believable acting thrown in. Viewing it now though it does look a little dated however apparently it was very popular when it was first released.

Summary: Crime drama.