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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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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New series of the drama featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes. Jack confronts his nemesis in court when Ricky Hanson stands trial for his attempted murder, and Gerry faces the consequences of lying to his 'daughter', Emily. The team uncover a shady organ-donor racket when they reinvestigate the murder of a wealthy businessman who left a three million pound fortune to a prostitute.
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Guest stars James Fox, Camille Coduri, Anthony Calf, Ian Bartholomew, Bruce Alexander, David Troughton, John Warnaby
The team return to the 1992 case of actor Michael Austin, shot dead by his wife on stage during the opening night performance of Death at the Masked Ball. Already a man down when Halford goes AWOL, the case looks like claiming another member of the team as Lane embraces his newfound love of acting and the theatre.
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Directed by Julian SimpsonWritten by Chris CoghillGuest stars Diana Weston, Gavin Millar, Susan Jameson, Dexter Fletcher, John Fortune, Anthony Calf, Will Kemp, Claire Bloom
The team reinvestigates the murder of a popular DJ who died live on air after an arson attack at 80s music station Roxy Radio. Lane is determined to find the missing Jack Halford when Pullman and Standing threaten to quit rather than work with a new team member.
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Guest stars Reece Shearsmith, Kellie Bright, Susan Jameson, Danny Webb, Anthony Calf, Gillian Raine
Gerry meets his heroes, the 70s rock band Bad Faith, when the team investigate the death of its lead guitarist. It is over 30 years since the group split up, however, and the ageing rockers do not quite live up to the legends Gerry remembers. Meanwhile, determined to prevent UCOS from disbanding, Brian finally tracks down Jack and tries to persuade him to return.
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Guest stars George Costigan, Richard O'Callaghan, Susan Jameson, Roger Lloyd Pack, Anthony Calf, Trevor Byfield
The team investigate the death of the Chief Brewer at Felspar's Brewery which proves to be rather intoxicating for the boys. For Pullman, the case has a more personal agenda and she learns some difficult truths about her dead father.
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Guest stars Anthony Calf, Sheila Hancock, Donald Sumpter, Jonathan Firth, Trevor Cooper, Ronald Pickup, Chris Wilson
The team investigate the art of illusion when they reopen a case involving a magic trick that ended in murder. Powerful mind games and hypnosis prove a dangerous mix for Brian Lane, however, sending him down a destructive path. Meanwhile, a session with the Magic Circle's Dr Moroni leaves a sceptical Gerry Standing feeling paranoid and his colleagues a little nervous around him.
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Directed by Julian SimpsonWritten by Paul RutmanGuest stars Mark Bazeley, Sam Kelly, Sara Stewart, Kirsty Mitchell, Justin Salinger, Kevin Eldon
As Brian Lane struggles to control and conceal his desire to drink again, he finds the perfect refuge in a commune at the centre of the team's investigation into the death of a university student. The case also helps Gerry face up to his relationship with Emily, who has not spoken to him since she discovered the truth about the DNA test at Ricky Hanson's trial.
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Guest stars Ruby Bentall, Sylvia Syms, Joseph Macnab
Jack and Strickland form an unlikely alliance that sees them break the rules to find out why a British soldier died while taking part in a Ministry of Defence medical trial. With three of the man's colleagues now suffering from psychological, drink or memory problems, the team consider whether he died as a result of the experiment, or if he was a victim of an Army cover-up.
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Directed by Dermot BoydWritten by Roy MitchellGuest stars René Zagger, Susan Jameson, Anthony Calf, Sam Hazeldine, Ralph Ineson, Nicole Charles, Ellen Thomas, Michael Simkins
