Scott & Bailey (2011)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (12,566 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.75 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 8.1 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Congratulations	7.2	441
2	Surprise	7.6	363
3	Personal	7.7	340
4	Execution	7.7	337
5	Faultlines	8.2	340
6	Vendetta	8.1	343

Season 2 (2012)

7.65 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 49 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Loyalty	7.7	317
2	Secrets	7.4	293
3	Pipe Dreams	7.6	296
4	Sacred Trust	7.6	283
5	Graves	7.8	276
6	Mould	7.5	270
7	Sidelines	7.6	264
8	Divided Loyalties	8.0	277

Season 3 (2013)

7.88 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 46 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Vulnerable	7.9	319
2	Things We Do For Love	7.3	279
3	Thin Ice	7.6	269
4	Cradle	8.1	268
5	Witness	8.1	274
6	Undermined	7.6	250
7	Wrong Place, Wrong Time	7.9	242
8	Futures	8.5	316

Season 4 (2014)

7.74 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 45 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Superficial	7.7	275
2	Tough Love	7.8	264
3	Damaged	7.3	249
4	A Matter of Rank	7.5	247
5	Neglect	7.6	241
6	Professional Divide	7.6	234
7	Fatal Error	8.2	259
8	Lost Loyalty	8.2	264

Season 5 (2016)

7.70 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Home Fires	7.7	302
2	Nobody's Fool	7.7	265
3	Change	7.7	280