TV series
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
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Episode 1
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Robert Strickland is the new boss in charge of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). He asks the team to look into the death of David Barrie, a top barrister found in his car in 1980 after being bound and gagged.
Directed by Jon EastWritten by Roy MitchellGuest stars Jenny Agutter, Nicholas Jones, Susan Jameson, Anita Dobson, Anthony Calf, Keith Barron, Carolyn Allen, Heather James
Episode 2
In 1996 a beautiful newlywed, was attacked and left for dead. The only thing taken was her wedding ring and she has been in a coma ever since. The man jailed for the crime is now a born-again Christian and is protesting his innocence
Guest stars Nina Wadia
Episode 3
The team re-examine the case of Hannah Taylor who was kidnapped from her home in 1992. A body, previously thought to be Hannah's, has just been identified as that of another kidnap victim
Guest stars Rafaella Hutchinson
Episode 4
Tabloid editor Chris McConnell asks Sandra Pullman to help him prove celebrity chef Kitty Campbell killed her drunken husband Bertie 40 years ago at the height of their 60s TV fame.
Guest stars Stephen Tompkinson, Victor Spinetti, Susan Jameson, Honor Blackman, Stephanie Chambers
Episode 5
Attractive widow and probate assessor Elise Allen asks Halford to find the rightful owner of a large, uncut red diamond, worth £15 million. She found the rare jewel in a flat rented by John Newman who died in 1982.
Guest stars Rita Tushingham, Veronica Roberts, Susan Jameson, Anthony Valentine, Tom Karol
Episode 6
Luck turns against Standing when he loses a poker game, owing bookie Michael Jacobs £10,000. But Michael offers him a chance to clear his debt by finding out what happened to his dad Joe, who died after being mugged outside Walthamstow stadium in 1983.
Directed by Juliet MayWritten by Roy Mitchell, Danny MillerGuest stars Kieran O'Brien, Gillian Taylforth, Philip Whitchurch, Anthony Calf, Jeremy Beckman, Gary Cross, Harry Miller, Imogen Bain
Episode 7
Lane indulges his obsession with fishing when UCOS investigates the case of two boys abducted from a fishing lake in 1979, believing it could be linked to a recent spate of snatches near the M25.
Guest stars Seeta Indrani, Richard Ridings, Susan Jameson
Episode 8
The Home Office pathologist asks the team to identify the remains of an unidentified woman, whose remains were found back in 1987. These remains are the only body that he was unable to identify. With his help and that of his attractive assistant, not only must the team identify the body bits, but how she died and who killed her.
Guest stars Jane Asher, Susan Jameson, Amelia Curtis, Anthony Calf, Timothy West
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Dennis WatermanGerry Standing
Amanda RedmanSandra Pullman
James BolamJack Halford
Alun ArmstrongBrian Lane
Tamzin OuthwaiteSasha Miller
Denis LawsonSteve McAndrew
Nicholas LyndhurstDanny Griffin
Chiké OkonkwoPC Clark
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