This really be called Dalziel and Past gones. The gritty drama and sarcastic humour is long gone and the stars are just caricatures of themselves.
This was slow and boring and even the return of Ellie gave little spark.
I have now bingewatched 37 episodes and will force myself to see this through to the end but the only light is seeing Midlands landmarks despite it being set in the north.
It's now more like a daytime soap than a tough detective series. Victims of their own success. Old rockers that don't know when to stop.
A 6 just because it was Ellie's last show.