After seeing Lesley Sharp on This Morning talking about a new female led police drama I was intrigued. ITV always come up with fantastic drama showing after the 9pm watershed. So, when the day arrived I was excited to tune in.
The six part detective drama welcomes a new female crime fighting duo, Scott & Bailey. Starring Surranne Jones and Lesley Sharp. Ratings for this show at 9pm on Sunday evening debuted at 7.92m viewers, with 262,200 tuning in an hour later.
It was one of the best TV dramas to hit our screens for a long time. The series explores the personal and professional lives of DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp) and DC Cathy Bailey (Suranne Jones), both members of Greater Manchester Police's prestigious Major Incident Team.
Cathy is 30, down-to-earth, noisy, argumentative and single whilst Janet is 40, a diplomat and a thinker, as well as being a wife and mother. Despite the obvious differences between them, the fact that they are often thrown together in difficult situations means they have developed a robust friendship.
On the first show we witnessed Cathy mixing her personal feelings about men with her professional ability to interview her criminal fairly. What I enjoyed about this show was that we saw the two detectives trying their best to not let their personal lives interfere with their jobs, and letting us see that it can be a struggle for anyone sometimes.
I think this drama allows ordinary people to relate to the characters of Scott and Bailey as they are hard working women who do an extraordinary job. Cathy and Janet investigate homicide and find themselves in extreme and challenging situations every day of their lives.
Watch the action unfold on ITV1 Sundays at 9pm
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