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The Best Episodes of Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5

Every episode of Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5!

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British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 1 - A Sweeter Lazarus
    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #1 - A Sweeter Lazarus

    S5:E1

    After suffering a gunshot wound at the end of the last season Dalziel returns to work and is quickly caught up in a serial killers death, he is amazed to learn that the main witness in the strange death is Abbie Hallingsworth - a woman who went missing as a young child 18 years before (Dalziel even put someone in prison for a murder). Dalziel also manages to get off on the wrong foot with new Assistant Chief Constable Rebecca Fenning.

    Director:Stephen Whittaker
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 2 - Cunning Old Fox
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    #2 - Cunning Old Fox

    S5:E2

    Dalziel and Pascoe have to investigate the murder of a member of the Harlesdon Hunt - tensions are high anyway with the anti-hunting element causing problems but Dalziel is not convinced a hunt saboteur is to blame, WDC Shirley Novello goes undercover amongst the hunt to try and find out thier secrets.

    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 3 - Foreign Bodies
    6.6/10(165 votes)

    #3 - Foreign Bodies

    S5:E3

    Dalziel and old flame Florence have their romantic getaway in Whitby ruined when a body is washed up on the beach there, when he and Pascoe investigate it takes them to a university and a possible involvement with Cold War Spies.

    Director:David Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dalziel & Pascoe Season 5 Episode 4 - Above the Law
    7.6/10(139 votes)

    #4 - Above the Law

    S5:E4

    An apparently clear-cut murder investigation soon leads the detectives into a web of political intrigue and shady financial deals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A Sweeter Lazarus" is the best rated episode of "Dalziel & Pascoe" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 159 votes. Directed by Stephen Whittaker and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/1/2000. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Cunning Old Fox".