Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)

1. S01E01Armed and Extremely DangerousJanuary 11, 1985 8.0This feature-length episode starts with a gun being held by Leiutenant James Dempsey of the New York Police Department. He is sitting in his
2. S01E02The SqueezeJanuary 18, 1985 8.0A heavy duty transit van carrying half a million pounds in used notes is high jacked, drivers and all, and SI 10 is tasked with finding it.
3. S01E03Lucky StreakJanuary 25, 1985 8.0Dempsey happens to be present at a casino when it is robbed and a security guard murdered. Spikings tells him to wake up Makepeace in the mi
4. S01E04Given to Acts of ViolenceFebruary 1, 1985 8.0Dempsey and Makepeace are shadowing Frank Egan, who has just got off Scott free on a murder charge. His next big job seems to involve 'a bir
5. S01E05Hors De CombatFebruary 8, 1985 8.0Frank Price is sprung out of jail, only to be killed by his accomplices. Spikings suspects Price's boss Jack Lang, but when Lang's granddaug
6. S01E06Nowhere to RunFebruary 15, 1985 8.0A truck carrying studio equipment is hijacked. Then it turns out the contents were actually automatic guns meant for a group of Arab terrori
7. S01E07Make Peace, Not WarFebruary 22, 1985 8.0Dempsey takes the place of American hit-man Schwartz to infiltrate a gang of drug dealers who are lacing T-shirts with heroin. Little does h
8. S01E08Blind EyeMarch 1, 1985 8.0Jailbird Charlie Wilson wants to speak to Gordon Spikings alone concerning an urgent matter. But he shuts up tight after his little boy is k
9. S01E09Season's bestCry God for HarryMarch 8, 1985 9.0A priceless collection of jade artifacts has been stolen from Makepeace's ancestral home, Winfield Hall. When she and Dempsey join her fathe
10. S01E10JudgementMarch 15, 1985 9.0Makepeace has been asked by her best friend, Sarah Hackett, to be the matron of honour at Sarah's wedding. Makepeace accepts. Makepeace is g

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Silver DollarAugust 31, 1985—While trying to stop a extremist group who are trying to overthrow the British government by flooding the country with counterfeit money, De
2. S02E02WheelmanSeptember 7, 1985 9.0Makepeace poses as reporter Debby Smith to get close to hoodlum 'Marocco' Jack and ends up saving his life from a rival gang. Dempsey joins
3. S02E03Season's bestLove You to DeathSeptember 14, 1985 10.0Dempsey is stalked by a homicidal woman who obsesses over him, and who hates Makepeace for being with him.
4. S02E04No SurrenderSeptember 21, 1985 9.0Makepeace gets injured while pursuing jewelry thieves with Dempsey. On her first day out of hospital, they run straight into a bank robbery
5. S02E05Tequila SunriseSeptember 28, 1985 8.0Dempsey and Makepeace investigate a jewel thief who has masterminded a series of robberies but his life is also under threat by his underwor
6. S02E06Blood MoneyOctober 5, 1985 8.0An antique dealer is murdered and priceless Egyptian artefacts are stolen. While the crooks try to find a buyer, Dempsey and Makepeace go un
7. S02E07Set a ThiefOctober 12, 1985 8.0Dempsey and Makepeace witness a young woman being run down on the street. She turns out to have been a model with connections to drug traffi
8. S02E08The HitOctober 19, 1985 9.0A police informant suffers a near-fatal beating and due to this Dempsey and Makepeace go on the trail of a vicious gang leader.
9. S02E09In the DarkOctober 26, 1985 9.0Once again, Dempsey and Makepeace are witness to a fellow policeman being shot. In this case it's one of Makepeace's former partners, Tom Bi
10. S02E10The BogeymanNovember 2, 1985 10.0A boxer turned murderer who escapes a police stakeout has Dempsey on his trail trying to catch him.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Burning (1)August 30, 1986 7.5Dempsey goes undercover and infiltrates a gang after discovering a link between the London underworld and the New York police department.
2. S03E02Season's bestThe Burning (2)September 6, 1986 9.0While working undercover, Dempsey comes across a former nemesis from New York City.
3. S03E03Jericho ScamSeptember 13, 1986 8.0When Dempsey is framed by another cop for something he didn't do, Makepeace risks her career to prove his innocence.
4. S03E04The PrizefighterSeptember 20, 1986 8.0While investigating a death of a boxers, Dempsey and Makepeace discover a counterfeit money laundering scheme.
5. S03E05Extreme PrejudiceSeptember 27, 1986 8.0Dempsey and Makepeace go undercover as Middle East terrorists to find an arms dealer supplying several terrorist groups in Britain, Can they
6. S03E06Bird of PreyOctober 4, 1986 9.0When the main witness of a trail of a drug dealer threatens to withdraw her statement when her daughter is kidnapped, Dempsey goes to the Bo
7. S03E07Out of DarknessOctober 11, 1986 9.0A murderer who is obsessed with Makepeace threatens to kill his hostage within 24 hours if Makepeace will not meet with him.
8. S03E08The Cortez ConnectionOctober 18, 1986 8.0When an old girlfriend of Dempsey's shows up it causes problems as Dempsey is in pursuit of a cocaine dealer.
9. S03E09MantrapOctober 25, 1986 9.0Dempsey and Makepeace are targeted into a deadly trap which involves both jewels and bank robbers who set the trap, to even the sides Dempse
10. S03E10Guardian AngelNovember 1, 1986 9.0When Dempsey is nearly killed during an investigation, Makepeace resigns for good from the police force.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed