by Jo Monroe | Mar 27, 2013 | Crime fiction posts, Reviews
Can a popular TV series be successfully novelised? That must have been the question Cath Staincliffe was asking herself when she agreed to take on the task of writing the prequel novel to the first series of Scott and Bailey. And she had less than four months from...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 20, 2013 | Crime drama posts
**NEW** Desperate for more Scott and Bailey before the new series starts? Take a look at my review for Dead to Me, by Cath Staincliffe – the prequel to the first TV series. The wait is almost over. The third series of Scott and Bailey is coming to ITV1 on...
by Jo Monroe | Dec 4, 2012 | Crime drama posts
And for that matter, Sally Wainwright fans. Nicola Walker (currently starring in Wainwright’s Last Tango in Halifax) is to be a regular on series 3 of Scott & Bailey. From what I’ve been able to glean, she’ll star in four episodes of the new...
by Jo Monroe | May 1, 2012 | Crime fiction posts
For details about the actress playing the part see Rachel Bailey’s mother – revealed. For reviews of series 3, start here. When the final episode of ‘Scott and Bailey’ ended last night visitor numbers to this blog went through the roof. There was a bit of...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 13, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts, Reviews
And a triumphant one it was too. Monday night’s episode started in the ladies’, with the DCI panicking over a TV appearance. That scene was swiftly followed by Scott and Bailey walking and talking their way out of the police station. An homage to Cagney...