Editing Dempsey and Makepeace (section)

===Ratings===

The show was also critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-dempsey-makepeace-vol-23-no-11/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Dempsey & Makepeace|website=People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1985-09-14-0330050152-story.html|title='DEMPSEY AND MAKEPEACE' RUNS ON STARS' ELECTRICITY|first=Noel Holston, SENTINEL TELEVISION|last=CRITIC|website=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-09-8502140266-story.html|title=NO TEA, BUT NEW COP SERIES IS A JOLLY GOOD SHOW|first=Jon Anderson, TV|last=critic|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

All three series attained great popularity in the UK, achieving good ratings with 20 million viewers in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/theatre/80431/makepeace-with-their-past/|title=Makepeace with their past|first=Jennifer|last=McLaren|date=1 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/cops-who-found-love-at-first-sight-vzqzgmhpb3b|title=Cops who found love at first sight|first=Tim|last=Teeman|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/looking-great-56-dempsey-and-makepeace-actress-glynis-barber-1919071|title=Looking great at 56: Dempsey and Makepeace actress Glynis Barber|website=yorkshirepost.co.uk}}</ref>