Best detective duo in your opinion?

tj-music.com

I for one am undecided. Like the style of Miami Vice, its fresh, sort of. Having said that I also think that Karl Malden and Michael Douglas in The Streets if San Francisco were briliant and Starsky and Hutch was a brilliant series too. And although very, very different and British those CI-5 guys were great as well, Martin Shaw and the other name escaped me.

So what do you think was/is the best detective duo on TV

elurhs

There were so many, back in the day, half remembered. This was on the radio during the week. You had:

Cagney and Lacey - saw an ep recently, thought it was very dark.

Miami Vice - Tubbs and Crockett, who were the '80s version of....

Starsky and Hutch - a bit before my time.

Streets of San Francisco - all I remember is "Act 1, Act 2, Act 3" coming up on the screen and then "Epilogue" at the end. Was that really necessary?

Dempsey and Makepeace - the English version. I think Dempsey was the woman.

And how could we forget Jake and the Fatman. Jake did all the work running around investigating crimes for the Fatman who just sat around being fat and feeding his dog (and presumably himself).

Not really duos, but classic '80s/early '90s: Matlock, who's client was NEVER guilty, and Father Dowling Mysteries, a crime fighting priest helped by a young nun. Ah those were the days!

jcoote

the sweeney were the men for sure.. rough as biscuits the way we like em

also columbo and his trench coat were a great team

ChityWest

My vote for the best goes to The professionals (cant beat that music) or the Sweeney.

The best american one would be columbo (duo cos of his wife) also The Rockford Files which is still watchable thesedays.

After them would be a silly american thing called the scarecrow and mrs king, - moonlighting or remmington steele - simon and simon.

*The worst ones ever would be dempsey and makepeace Hardcastle and mccormick or The fall guy.

meldrew

Michael Knight and KITT were a great duo as well !

byte

Ah yes, Michael Knight and KITT were a great duo!

elurhs wrote:

Streets of San Francisco - all I remember is "Act 1, Act 2, Act 3" coming up on the screen and then "Epilogue" at the end. Was that really necessary?

haha, couldn't agree more!

Ruu_Old

Streets of San Francisco was good minus to voiceover thingy.
All that elurhs mentioned, though Miama Vice I never watched.

deedee lepoopoo

I second The Professionals. Gutsy, brave, 'professional' and sexy as hell.

Dempsey and Makepeace were good also.

Nunu

Does anyone remember 'Hunter' on Sky One many moons ago. Now that was a great show! He had a petite female partner, whose name escapes me(Bonnie or Debbie or something like that). I was hooked on it as a young teenager. That and another classic called 'Riptide'. There were 3 guys on it and an orange robot! I also seem to remember they lived on a boat. Pretty sure the trio weren't detectives but PI's. One of them was the muscle of the group, the second was the ladies man and had a 'tache to support this claim, and the third was the nerdiest, wimpiest character you have ever seen - glasses, straight black, hair, pale skin, gadgets freak......he owned the robot.

Sky One in its early days was the ****!!

uncle ernie

morgan freeman and brad pitt in seven...cheer up lads!

and sharkey and george...

Fabritzo

elurhs wrote:

Dempsey and Makepeace - the English version. I think Dempsey was the woman.

Makepeace was the woman

Det. Sgt. Harriet Makepeace (Harry)
aka Lady Harriet Alexandra Charlotte Makepeace.................... Glynis Barber

Nunu

Riggs and Murtagh in Lethal Weapon.

_blank_

Dangermouse and Penfold tbh.

monkeyfudge

Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler.

trajan

PJ and Duncan

FatherTed

Noone mentioned Simon & Simon from the early 80's.

Also The X-Files - Sculley & Mulder

Hagar

Moonlighting - Bruce Willis and Cybil Sheppard.

ChityWest

FatherTed wrote:

Noone mentioned Simon & Simon from the early 80's.

Also The X-Files - Sculley & Mulder

I did Simon and Simon were neato ! havent seen that in about 15 or so years - would love to see it again though. Its a pity they both only went on to do more tv crap and not movies - but there ya go.

aidan_dunne

Nunu wrote:

Does anyone remember 'Hunter' on Sky One many moons ago. Now that was a great show! He had a petite female partner, whose name escapes me(Bonnie or Debbie or something like that). I was hooked on it as a young teenager. That and another classic called 'Riptide'. There were 3 guys on it and an orange robot! I also seem to remember they lived on a boat. Pretty sure the trio weren't detectives but PI's. One of them was the muscle of the group, the second was the ladies man and had a 'tache to support this claim, and the third was the nerdiest, wimpiest character you have ever seen - glasses, straight black, hair, pale skin, gadgets freak......he owned the robot.

Sky One in its early days was the ****!!

Yep, remember them well. Rick Hunter's female partner (for the first few seasons anyway before she got married and left) was actually called Dee Dee McCall. And nearly every week on that show she would end up going undercover as a hooker at some point, for some strange reason!

By the way, can you remember Hunter's catchphrase? (

"Works for me!"

)

As for 'Riptide', yeah, remember that well too. One of the guys (Joe Penny) went on to play Jake in 'Jake & The Fatman', as I recall. And what about the big, old, pink Sikorsky S-58 Choctaw helicopter they owned that always seemed to break down on them at some point in each episode. Can you remember what name they gave it? (

'The Screaming Mimi'

).

You're right, Sky One back in the early days really was the shít!

Zebra3

S&H all the way!!!!

TCamen

Emma Peel & John Steed - The Avengers

billy the squid

Scarecrow and Mrs King. they used to take on badguys in a station wagon.

Father Dowling and Sister Stephanie

Capt'n Midnight

seansouth wrote:

Dangermouse and Penfold tbh.

Gotta agree.

Sledge Hammer and Durrow "Trust me I know what I'm doing"

What was the name of the team where one was a malfunctioning robot ?

Maxwell Smart and 99. [ /me wants a 99 with chocolate on it ]

And of course the classic avengers, Steed and Emma.

is_that_so

Hawaii Five oh - "Book him Dano":D

And the Sweeney.

Clare gunner

Simon&Simon.Perpetually bitching and moaning at each other.:D

thejuggler

How about Hercule Poirot & Hastings or Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson - two of the original detective duos!

Metacortex

Chuck Norris + Shotgun

Walker Texas Ranger. You know it to be true!

Failing that - Mulder & Scully.

Sharky and George

Dirk Gently

Nunu wrote:

Does anyone remember 'Hunter' on Sky One many moons ago. Now that was a great show! He had a petite female partner, whose name escapes me(Bonnie or Debbie or something like that). I was hooked on it as a young teenager. That and another classic called 'Riptide'. There were 3 guys on it and an orange robot! I also seem to remember they lived on a boat. Pretty sure the trio weren't detectives but PI's. One of them was the muscle of the group, the second was the ladies man and had a 'tache to support this claim, and the third was the nerdiest, wimpiest character you have ever seen - glasses, straight black, hair, pale skin, gadgets freak......he owned the robot.

Sky One in its early days was the ****!!

Ahh hunter. Yeah use to love that, and fun the sized token chick (Dee Dee mc Call or something similar) anyway she wasn't important.
Remember having my first real interaction with a girl as a kid while playing hunter and mc Call with some girl in the estate. Wonder if that would work as a chat up line now? Wanna play hunter and dee dee?
Its still one of my best relationships to date. ahh the innocence of youth. Less baggage more hunter and dee dee.

Have to throw chips in there too, vroom vroom.

Rhyme

Sharkey & George... crimebusters from the sea

jobonar

uncle ernie wrote:

and sharkey and george...

when i read the thread title sharkey and george were the first thing to pop into my head but i couldnt remember if they were actually a "Detective duo" or not.... god damn tv rots the brain

arctic lemur

Cagney and Lacey
Hetty Waintropp and Geoffrey (that mrs bucket woman!)

tj-music.com

Miss Marple and Mister Stringer

metaoblivia

Penny and Brain. They were always getting Inspector Gadget out of trouble.

solskjaer20

Sharkey and George, end of conversation.

Slice

I can't believe Cagney and Lacey haven't got more votes!

Behind the cheesey theme tune that show was (and still is) a really edgey show. It dealt with things you wouldn't even find in detective shows today.

Remember when Cagney gets date-raped and a number of episodes pass where she's totally compromised by it in her job?

Remember the episode where Cagney and Lacey have conflicting opinions over who shot who at a crime scene and a young rookie's neck is on the line over it? That episode was pure character/relationship autopsy between the two of them.

It may have been brilliant 1980's kitsch in parts but it was also really gripping.

Haven't seen anything on The Bill or CSI: Miami that comes close.

deadl0ck

Hart to Hart !!

LOL!

"Because when they met....it was moi-der"

solskjaer20

Monk and Sharona?

mawk

god you people are luckey "Sam and Max" havent read this.

ass kickings left and right...

gizmo

Without a doubt...Sam And Max.

Then Sharkey And George...Crimebusters of the sea tbh.

Dun laoire

Tango and cash

FUBAR!!

Saintly

I loved Starsky and Hutch; Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul played brilliantly off one another and both were hot as hell.

Andy Sipowitz with John Kelly and/or Bobby Simone in NYPD Blue. Back when it was good.

Quite like Benson and Stabler on Law and Order, Special Victims Unit, they've got a nice mojo going on between them. Remember Scarecrow and Mrs King? I cannot even remember the premise of the show - weren't they private investigators?

Saintly

Shivvv

Anyone else remember Saphire & Steele with Joanna Lumley and David McCallum? It wasn't really a detective series though - more sci fi I suppose.

_Kaiser_

Dun laoire wrote:

Tango and cash

FUBAR!!

That was on ITV2 last night.. classic! (Oh and Teri Hatcher was damn fine back in them days too! )

Mr. Presentable

Holmes and Yoyo

or

Sledgehammer and his .45

_Kaiser_

nipplenuts wrote:

Sledgehammer and his .45

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing!"

Capt'n Midnight

nipplenuts wrote:

Holmes and Yoyo

Ta.

Mr. Presentable

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

jonny68

It's a tough choice but it's gotta be these dudes,oh how i copied this style when i was a youngster chasing the mots

muesli_offire

Lovejoy and Tinker Dill.

Had that whole 'stick an old bald guy next to a younger mullet-type-haircut-guy to make him look more virile'-thing goin on.

And no, its nothing at all like MacGyver and Pete.

the Shades

Danger Mouse and Penfold there's no crime those guys couldn't crack.