# british or scottish police procedural series **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619 "2018-12-05T16:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/1 "2018-12-05T16:44:19Z")
I read a few of them some time ago. All I can remember is that there was a supervisor type who ate candy constantly. Anyone know which series this is? Thanking you. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/2 "2018-12-05T16:57:57Z")
You know British and Scottish is the same thing, right? I think we also need more to go on - are you talking about books? When were they written? ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/3 "2018-12-05T17:54:18Z")
Now I do. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/4 "2018-12-05T17:57:08Z")
Not all Brits are Scots. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/5 "2018-12-05T17:57:25Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > You know British and Scottish is the same thing, right? > > I think we also need more to go on - are you talking about books? When were they written? Well, not really, especially when dealing with all things legal. Scottish people are by definition British, but British people are not by definition Scottish. Scotland has a completely different legal system to England, and a different police structure. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/6 "2018-12-05T18:20:12Z")
The candy references were very specific, and very, well, British?, like sherbets and wine gums and flying saucers and Maltesers and such. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/7 "2018-12-06T12:27:08Z")
oops, wrong thread ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/8 "2018-12-06T20:10:48Z")
Bump. Any help, Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/9 "2018-12-06T20:25:03Z")
If it’s Scottish, what instantly comes to mind is _Taggart_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/10 "2018-12-06T21:22:47Z")
Might it be Heartbeat? > **[Heartbeat (British TV series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbeat_(UK_TV_series))** > > Heartbeat is a British police procedural period drama series, based upon the "Constable" series of novels written by Nicholas Rhea, and produced by ITV Studios (formerly Yorkshire Television until it was merged by ITV) from 1992 until 2010. The series is set during the 1960s around real-life and fictional locations within the North Riding of Yorkshire, with most episodes focused on stories that usually are separate but sometimes intersect with one another; in some episodes, a singular story ta... “Heartbeat is a British police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire based on the “Constable” series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N Walker, under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea, and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010.” ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/11 "2018-12-07T18:39:07Z")
It’s a book series, Leaffan. Should have emphasized that more in the OP. Thanks though, I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/12 "2018-12-07T19:08:29Z")
The North Riding of Yorkshire is some way from Scotland. Nor do I recall any character on _ **Heartbeat** _ consuming mass quantities of candy. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/13 "2018-12-07T19:35:21Z")
All the characters hated each other. I recall. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/14 "2018-12-07T20:02:30Z")
> [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](#): > > All the characters hated each other. I recall. On your show? Certainly not on _ **Heartbeat** _. ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/15 "2018-12-10T21:43:37Z")
> [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](#): > > I read a few of them some time ago. All I can remember is that there was a supervisor type who ate candy constantly. Anyone know which series this is? Thanking you. Could it be the Logan McRae series, by Stuart McBride? [http://www.stuartmacbride.com/blog/an-sordid-confession/](http://www.stuartmacbride.com/blog/an-sordid-confession/) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-scottish-police-procedural-series/825619/16 "2018-12-10T22:33:06Z")
Speaking of Stuart McBride, his Logan McRae novels are set here in Aberdeen. From your description his other series, Oldcastle, with Callum MacGregor, sounds more likely.