Copper(II) and palladium(II) complexes of two 2,2′‐bidipyrrin ligands were prepared and examined, in comparison with the known nickel(II) complexes of these ligands, by means of X‐ray crystallography, cyclic voltammetry, and spectroelectrochemistry. All compounds are of helical geometry with coordination environments of the metal centres displaying very small tetrahedral distortions for palladium and very large ones for copper complexes. Porphyrinoid behaviour was found for the one‐ and two‐electron oxidations of all complexes studied, as well as for the reductions of the PdII species. On the other hand, the reduction of the CuII complexes shows some special features, which may be explained from the results of spectroelectrochemical studies as related to the particular non‐planarity of these compounds. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002)