Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) The Unwanted (2002) User Reviews

Shotgun wedding

[xmasdaybaby1966 · 9/10 · 4 August 2021]

A great start to the new series with Peter's family being introduced to the series.

The stunning Yorkshire landscape is a great backdrop to a good story with a good cast.

Novello has left without mention and her replacement, Harris, does seem a little out of sorts being the new girl but not formally introduced.

A good death rate and plenty of twists and turns to keep the viewer intrigued.

A further shift toward personal drama

[egggnome · 5/10 · 14 March 2024]

Too much soap opera emotional drama, not enough crime. The show started drifting away from being a police story fairly early in the series, with the insufferable Ellie character nearly ruining the drive forward in series two. In fact, it's odd that they seemed to be trying to make this into a 'chick-show' from the start, but had no likable female characters at all; actually, mostly very unlikable. The only interesting and likable one they did introduce was Novello who we lost in series 7 with no explanation nor even a reason, replacing her with DC Carrie Harris with little background and no character growth.