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Scott & Bailey is a British detective drama series that debuted on ITV on 29 May 2011. The programme's main characters are DC Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) and DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp), both of whom are members of the Major Incident Team (MIT) of the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police, headed by DCI Gill Murray (Amelia Bullmore). The show revolves around the personal and professional lives of DC Bailey and DC Scott. Based upon an original idea by Jones and Sally Lindsay, they took the concept to executive producer Nicola Shindler. She brought in writer Sally Wainwright and Scott & Bailey was commissioned. It is produced by Manchester-based Red Production Company and is largely filmed in the Greater Manchester area.
Rachel and Janet are close friends with different personalities: Rachel is impulsive and free-thinking, whereas Janet is subtle and wise. Janet, who is older than Rachel, is married and has two daughters, though her marriage is somewhat stale and is marred by an affair with a colleague, Andy (Nicholas Gleaves). Rachel does not have a family, but was involved in a tempestuous and unstable relationship with a barrister, Nick (Rupert Graves), who Rachel discovers is already married with children and is a serial womaniser.
Debuting to strong viewing figures and with a fairly positive critical reception, Scott & Bailey ran from 29 May 2011 until 3 July over the course of six episodes. The second series premiered on 12 March 2012 and consisted of eight episodes.[1] A third series was announced on 28 May 2012 and filming began in November 2012. It was announced on 23 March 2013 that the third series of Scott & Bailey would premiere on 3 April 2013.