History Series / ScottAndBailey

* ConvenientMiscarriage: The resolution to [[spoiler: Rachel’s]] pregnancy in Season 1.

* TheOtherDarrin: "Scary" Mary Jackson was played by Julia Deakin in Series 2, and subsequently by Judy Holt.

* RealLifeRelative: Lesley Sharp (Janet) and Nicholas Gleaves (Andy) are married in RealLife. Lesley Sharp has stated in an interview that the casting was a coincidence.

* OddCouple: Janet, the loving family woman, and Rachel, the HardDrinkingPartyGirl.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Mitch. You have to watch the credits to find out his name is actually Ian Mitchell.

Although undoubtedly glamourised from real life, the show takes pains to get many aspects of police procedure correct - it's usually a case of breaking apart a suspect's alibi through tedious accumulation of evidence rather than any "Eureka" moment providing the critical breakthrough.

While the detective work is idealised (inevitably, they almost always get their man), the MarriedToTheJob aspect is not. The series has shown the gradual breakdown of Janet's marriage, and Rachel clearly loves her job rather than any of the men she has relationships with.

The series premiered in 2011 and is still running.

Scott & Bailey is a British Detective series set in the fictional police division of the Major Incident Team (MIT) in Manchester. Our two lead characters are the eponymous DC Janet Scott and DC Rachel Bailey. They are [[GenreSavvy (inevitably)]] a [[OddCouple chalk & cheese pairing]], Rachel being a [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl free spirit and intermittently single]], while Janet begins the series with a husband and with two children. [[DaChief Their boss]] is also a woman, [[IronLady DCI Jill Murray.]]

While the Detective work is idealised (inevitably, they almost always get their man), the MarriedToTheJob aspect is not. The series has shown the gradual breakdown of Janet's marriage, and Rachel clearly loves her job rather than any of the men she has relationships with.

* AmoralAttorney: Nick Savage, Rachel's annoying boyfriend.
* AscendedExtra: Pete, Mitch and Lee have very few lines in Series One, but gradually get more from Series Two onwards.

* HufflepuffHouse: The people in the background in team meetings. Presumably they're other MIT team members, or perhaps officers from other divisions sitting in, but it's never really made clear.

* OldFashionedCopper: Gets a mention when a rapist and serial killer who was active in TheSeventies is caught. The team are disgusted by the police report of the time, which is scornful of the one male victim who managed to escape.

* PerpSweating: Averted - interviews are conducted by calmly talking to suspects. The [[DeconstructedTrope trope is desconstructed]] in [=S04E02=], when the team reviews a tape from 1991 that essentially consisted of a police officer shouting at an (innocent) suspect. When asked about the tape, the now retired officer replied defensively, "you listen to any tape from 1991, it'll sound like that. That's how the job was done."

* SpeedDating: Janet tries this in Series 4. Unfortunately, you can take the girl out of the police station, but not the police station out of the girl...

* WrongGenreSavvy: An innocent suspect in [=S04E05=] gives a [[MistakenForRacist magnificent speech to Janet]] about how she thinks the police are going to attempt to blame her for a murder, as she is a working-class black woman. (She is quite wrong in this, as the team are simply investigating everyone who could have committed the crime.)

* SpotOfTea: Pretty much everyone seems to have a mug at any meeting and Gill tells everyone to "finish your brews" at the end of one. A "brew list" can be seen in the background in [=S04E04=]. (Rachel's top of the list, [[FridgeLogic so perhaps she was the one who wrote it

* SpotOfTea: Pretty much everyone seems to have a mug at any meeting and Gill tells everyone to "finish your brews" at the end of one. A "brew list" can be seen in the background in [=S04E04=]. (Rachel's top of the list, [[FridgeLogic so perhaps she was the one who wrote it?)]]

Scott & Bailey is a British Detective series set in the fictional police division of the Major Incident Team (MIT) in Manchester. Our two lead characters are the eponymous DC Janet Scott and DC Rachel Bailey. They are [[GenreSavvy (inevitably)]] a [[OddCouple chalk & cheese pairing]], Rachel being a [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl free spirit and intermittently single]], while Janet begins the series with a husband and with two children. Their boss is also a [[IronLady woman]], [[DaChief DCI Jill Murray.]]

Scott & Bailey is a British Detective series set in the fictional police division of the Major Incident Team (MIT) in modern day Manchester. Our two lead characters are the eponymous DC Janet Scott and DC Rachel Bailey. They are (inevitably) a chalk & cheese pairing, Rachel being a free spirit and (mostly) single while Janet is married with two children. Unusually, their boss is also a woman, DCI Jill Murray. Probably inspired by ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'', the three main female characters often meet in the Ladies to discuss their case of the week.

Although undoubtedly glamourised from real life, the show takes pains to get many aspects of police procedure correct - it's usually a case of breaking apart a suspect's alibi through tedious accumulation of evidence rather than any Eureka moment providing the critical breakthrough.

While the Detective work is idealised (inevitably, they almost always get their man), the "Married to the job" aspect is not. The series has shown the gradual breakdown of Janet's marriage while the reveal of Rachel's sudden marriage (between Seasons 2 & 3) seems already doomed to failure.

** Janet and Chris, lampshaded by Rachel, who is a ShipperOnDeck. (Apparently, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Gill has alsom commented on it.)]]

** Janet and Chris, lampshaded by Rachel, who is a ShipperOnDeck.

** Janet and Chris, lampshaded by Rachel, who is a ShipperOnBoard.

* PerpSweating: Averted - interviews are conducted by calmly talking to suspects. The [[DeconstructedTrope trope is desconstructed]] in [[=S04E02=]], when the team reviews a tape from 1991 that essentially consisted of a police officer shouting at an (innocent) suspect. When asked about the tape, the now retired officer replied defensively, "you listen to any tape from 1991, it'll sound like that. That's how the job was done."

* PerpSweating: Averted - interviews are conducted by calmly talking to suspects. The [[DeconstructedTrope trope is desconstructed]] in S04E02, when the team reviews a tape from 1991 that essentially consisted of a police officer shouting at an (innocent) suspect. When asked about the tape, the now retired officer replied defensively, "you listen to any tape from 1991, it'll sound like that. That's how the job was done."

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* BrandX: Rachel uses "Net Searcher" to look something up on the Internet in [=S01E05=]

* SpotOfTea: Pretty much everyone seems to have a mug at any meeting and Gill tells everyone to "finish your brews" at the end of one. A "brew list" can be seen in the background in [=So4E04=]. (Rachel's top of the list, [[FridgeLogic so perhaps she was the one who wrote it?)]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: There are a pair of murderers in Series Three that are quite clearly modelled on RealLife [[SerialKiller serial killers]] Fred and Rose West. Their daughter seems to be based on the West's daughter Anne Marie Davis.