# List of Dempsey and Makepeace episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the British television series Dempsey and Makepeace. It ran for three series between 11 January 1985 and 1 November 1986. A total of 30 episodes were produced. The series was devised by Tony Wharmby who also produced the first two series. The third was produced by Ranald Graham. The series was produced by LWT in a joint venture with Golden Eagle films and originally transmitted in the UK on ITV.

## Episode list

Regular cast: Michael Brandon as Lt. James Dempsey, Glynis Barber as Det. Sgt. Harriet Makepeace, Ray Smith as Chief Supt. Gordon Spikings, Tony Osoba as Det. Sgt. Chas Jarvis
| Episode | Original Transmission | Title | Writer | Director | Editor | Guest stars |
| Series 1 (ITV, 11 January to 22 March 1985) |||||||
| 1 | 11 January 1985 | "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" | Ranald Graham | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm | Ralph Michael, Ray Jewers, Terence Alexander, Mark Wing-Davey, Tony Jay, Margot Van der Burgh, Desmond Cullum-Jones |
| 2 | 18 January 1985 | "The Squeeze" | Jesse Carr-Martindale | Tony Wharmby | Derek Bain | Robert Blythe, Jonathan Stratt, Maureen Sweeney, James Beckett, Zig Byfield, John Moreno, JoAnne Good, Andy Bradford, Eddie Stacey, Roy Alon |
| 3 | 25 January 1985 | "Lucky Streak" | Dave Humphries | Tony Wharmby | Frank Webb | Christopher Strauli, Peter Cleall, Greg Powell, Trevor Ray |
| 4 | 1 February 1985 | "Given to Acts of Violence" | Jonathan Hales | William Brayne | Ray Helm | Ian Thompson, Brian Croucher, Ian McCulloch, Maureen O'Farrell, Angus MacKay, Neville Jason, Steve Emerson, Michael Cashman, Christopher Saul, Mike Mungarvan |
| 5 | 8 February 1985 | "Hors de Combat" | Jonathan Hales | Christian Marnham | Ray Weedon | Catriona MacColl, Derek Ware, Stephen Greif, Christopher Ellison, Godfrey James, Elaine Ives-Cameron, George Leech, Rocky Taylor, Chris Webb |
| 6 | 15 February 1985 | "Nowhere to Run" | Dave Humphries | Gerry Mill | Frank Webb | Michael Melia, Gary Shail, Tracy Hyde, Nick Stringer, Trevor Steedman, Bernard Padden |
| 7 | 22 February 1985 | "Makepeace, Not War" | Jesse Carr-Martindale | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm | William Boyde, Brian Coburn, Zienia Merton, Ralph Michael, Vincent Wong, Arnold Lee, Paul Cooper |
| 8 | 8 March 1985 | "Blind Eye" | Jesse Carr-Martindale | Tony Wharmby | Ray Weedon | William Simons, Roger Booth, Desmond McNamara, Desmond Jordan, Roy Alon, Chris Webb, Peter Spraggon |
| 9 | 15 March 1985 | "Cry God for Harry" | Neil Rudyard | William Brayne | Ray Helm | Ralph Michael, John Terry, Seretta Wilson, Ralph Arliss, Christina Greatrex, Christopher Robbie, Brenda Kempner, Brian Hawksley |
| 10 | 22 March 1985 | "Judgement" | Jesse Carr-Martindale | William Brayne | Derek Bain | John Horsley, Sarah Sherborne, Tip Tipping, Iain Rattray, Brett Forrest |
| Series 2 (ITV, 31 August to 2 November 1985) |||||||
| 1 | 31 August 1985 | "Silver Dollar" | Ranald Graham | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Paul Hudson | George Harris, Ben Thomas, Colin McFarlane, Norman Hartley, Ken Barker, Howard Cooke |
| 2 | 7 September 1985 | "Wheelman" | Murray Smith | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Paul Hudson | Tom Georgeson, George Irving, Lois Baxter, Tom Kelly, Valentino Musetti, Gareth Milne |
| 3 | 14 September 1985 | "Love You to Death" | Roger Marshall | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Ray Weedon | Suzi Quatro, Elisabeth Sladen, Colin McFarlane |
| 4 | 21 September 1985 | "No Surrender" | Paul Wheeler | Viktors Ritelis | Ray Helm, Frank Webb | Jamie Foreman, Tony London, Christopher Bowen, Jerry Harte, Colin McFarlane, Trevor Steedman |
| 5 | 28 September 1985 | "Tequila Sunrise" | Ranald Graham | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Ray Weedon | Lou Hirsch, Milton Johns, Edward Kelsey, Lloyd McGuire, Roy Evans, Angela Bruce, Johnny Dennis |
| 6 | 5 October 1985 | "Blood Money" | Dave Humphries | Graham Theakston | Ray Helm, Ray Weedon | Stefan Kalipha, Dudley Sutton, Derek Martin, Julian Fellowes, Roy Alon |
| 7 | 12 October 1985 | "Set a Thief" | Dave Humphries | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Paul Hudson | Eric Deacon, Karl Howman, Tracey Childs, Malcolm Terris, Edward Peel, Mark Jones, Richard Mayes |
| 8 | 19 October 1985 | "The Hit" | Murray Smith | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Frank Webb | Billy Murray, Patti Boulaye, Amanda Pays, Eamonn Walker, Arne Gordon, Mark Heath, Richard Ashley |
| 9 | 26 October 1985 | "In the Dark" | David Crane | Graham Theakston | Ray Helm, Ray Weedon | Benjamin Whitrow, Caroline Bliss, David Savile, Mary Jo Randle, Gareth Milne, Nick Hobbs |
| 10 | 2 November 1985 | "The Bogeyman" | Ranald Graham | Tony Wharmby | Ray Helm, Ray Weedon | Nick Brimble, Timothy Block, Clive Wood |
| Series 3 (ITV, 30 August to 1 November 1986) |||||||
| 1 | 30 August 1986 | "The Burning" (Part One) | Ranald Graham | Baz Taylor | Ray Helm | Jill St. John, Michael J. Shannon, Bruce Boa, Andy Bradford, Nick Hobbs, Gareth Milne, Wayne Michaels, Anita Graham, Philip Anthony |
| 2 | 6 September 1986 | "The Burning" (Part Two) | Ranald Graham | Baz Taylor | Ray Helm | Jill St. John, Michael J. Shannon, Bruce Boa, William Ilkley, Andy Bradford, Nick Hobbs, Gareth Milne, Wayne Michaels |
| 3 | 13 September 1986 | "Jericho Scam" | Jeffrey Caine | Robert Tronson | Paul Hudson | Lee Montague, Jack Watson, Michael Robbins, Martyn Whitby |
| 4 | 20 September 1986 | "The Prizefighter" | Murray Smith | Baz Taylor | Ray Weedon | Ben Howard, Kevin Lloyd, Greg Powell, Philip Ryan |
| 5 | 27 September 1986 | "Extreme Prejudice" | Jeffrey Caine | John Hough | Paul Hudson | Clive Mantle, Stephan Chase, Mark Ryan, Kenneth Gilbert, Roy Boyd, Wayne Michaels, Simon Crane, Linzi Drew, Terence Plummer, Marc Boyle |
| 6 | 4 October 1986 | "Bird of Prey" | David Wilks | Roger Tucker | Tony Webb | Nick Brimble, Annabel Leventon |
| 7 | 11 October 1986 | "Out of Darkness" | John Field | Christopher King | Paul Hudson | Julia Watson, Garry Cooper, Tim Preece |
| 8 | 18 October 1986 | "The Cortez Connection" | Guy Meredith | Baz Taylor | Ray Weedon | Susannah Fellows |
| 9 | 25 October 1986 | "Mantrap" | Murray Smith | Roger Tucker | Paul Hudson | Christopher Benjamin, Barbara Young, Cory Pulman, Heinz Bernard |
| 10 | 1 November 1986 | "Guardian Angel" | Ranald Graham | Michael Brandon | Paul Hudson | Kate O'Mara, Richard Johnson, Don Henderson, Damien Thomas, Derek Newark, John Ainley |