High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Scott Bailey is a British detective drama series that debuted on ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) on 29 May, 2011. The programme`s main characters are DC Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) and DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp), both of whom are members of the Major Incident Team of the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police, headed by DCI Gill Murray (Amelia Bullmore). The show revolves around the personal and professional lives of the DC Bailey and DC Scott. Based upon an original idea by Jones and Sally Lindsay, upon taking the concept to executive producer Nicola Shindler, who in turn directed the project to writer Sally Wainwright, Scott Bailey came into fruition. It is largely filmed in Greater Manchester.