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CHARACTERS In the tradition of apparently mismatched detective duos, the characters are divided by attitude, class and generation. Andrew "Andy" Dalziel ( Pronounced ) is a Fat Detective Superintendent , who likes to get the job done. He is a hard-talking, Politically Incorrect person, who is known to wind up suspects (and his colleagues) and crack jokes at what others would consider inappropriate moments. Dalziel prefers the old school way of policing, which goes against everything Peter Pascoe is about, although he is a progressive in other ways. In recent episodes Dalziel has had to face up to his unhealthy lifestyle eating Eggs and Bacon , drinking Beer and Chain Smoking . In some episodes he suffers severe health lapses like heart problems or Over Weight . Peter Pascoe is somewhat the polar opposite of his partner Dalziel. He is polite and professional, a university-educated Detective Inspector . He has a healthier lifestyle than Dalziel. He runs and jokes and eats Vegetables . He doesn't smoke Tobacco . In the fifth TV series Pascoe separated from his wife Ellie, with whom he has a daughter. The split came about because of his dedication to his job, rather than to his family. He faced the prospect of his wife and daughter going to live in the United States . THE NOVELS The first Dalziel and Pascoe novel was ''A Clubbable Woman'' ( 1970 ). The series now runs to 19 full-length novels and four short stories.
''One Small Step'' is included in ''Asking for the Moon''. Hill's mysteries often break with storytelling tradition. The novels employ various structural tricks, such as presenting parts of the story in non-chronological order, or alternating with sections from a novel supposedly written by Peter's wife, Ellie Pascoe (nee Soper). The novella ''One Small Step'' is even set in the future and deals with the detectives investigating a murder on the moon. In another departure from the norm, the duo do not always "get their man", with at least one novel ending with the villain getting away and another strongly implying that what Dalziel and Pascoe dismiss as a series of unrelated accidents actually included at least one undetected instance of murder. TV SERIES See Also: Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
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