Hale and Pace (1986)

Name: Hale and Pace
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Norman Pace, Gareth Hale

Comedy

Hale and Pace are an English comedy duo who have starred in several TV sketch series.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (683 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.99 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 6.6 25 min avg

Declining

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.7	17
2	Episode #1.2	7.1	13
3	Episode #1.3	7.0	13
4	Episode #1.4	7.0	11
5	Episode #1.5	6.8	13
6	Episode #1.6	6.7	13
7	Episode #1.7	6.6	13

Season 2 (1989)

6.42 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 6.2 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	6.9	10
2	Episode #2.2	6.3	9
3	Episode #2.3	6.6	9
4	Episode #2.4	6.2	8
5	Episode #2.5	6.3	8
6	Episode #2.6	6.2	8

Season 3 (1990)

7.27 avg 3 episodes 7.2 → 7.2 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.2	9
2	Episode #3.2	7.4	9
3	Episode #3.3	7.2	10

Season 8 (1995)

6.60 avg 3 episodes 7.2 → 6.2 25 min avg

Declining

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #8.1	7.2	7
2	Episode #8.2	6.4	7
3	Episode #8.3	6.2	7

Season 10 (1998)

6.63 avg 3 episodes 6.5 → 7.2 25 min avg

U-shaped

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Episode #10.2	6.5	8
3	Episode #10.3	6.2	7
6	Episode #10.6	7.2	7