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
Jack announces that he he has decided to leave the team, but before Sandra, Brian and Gerry can question his reasons, Whitehall figure Stephen Fisher shows up with one of his secret cases featuring the unsolved murder of a woman dating back around a hundred years. With only 24 hours to solve it, the team attempt to find time to get to the bottom of Jack's surprising decision and attempt to persuade him not to leave.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 2
The team are called in to reinvestigate the disappearance of PE teacher Jason Bowe after a body is found on the perimeter of the elite public boarding school where he was employed. The investigation has come at a really bad time for the school, which is getting to welcome a former pupil, the Rt Hon Geoffrey Parkes MP, for the opening of a new computer centre.
Directed by Julian SimpsonWritten by Sarah PinboroughGuest stars Susan Jameson, Nicola Walker, Brian Pettifer, Susannah Harker, Phoebe Fox, Sam Crane, Lucy Phelps, Tony Gardner
Episode 3
DS Pullman breaks the rules to explore a possible cover-up at the Foreign Office.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 4
Retired DI Steve McAndrew from Glasgow joins the team to reopen one of his old cases when the DNA of a woman who went missing as a teen turns up at the scene of a petrol station robbery.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 5
The team become concerned that undercover police operations may have been compromised when the body of a computer expert who worked with the Met turns up under a false name at a teaching hospital.
Directed by Robin SheppardWritten by Julian Simpson, Lisa HoldsworthGuest stars Anthony Calf, Tom Fisher, Alex Jennings, Lorraine Ashbourne, Sarah Smart, Andy Rush, Chris Ashby, Carrie Quinlan
Episode 6
The team investigate the death of a 16-year-old tennis star who fell—or was pushed—from a penthouse balcony after she lost an important match to a rival.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 7
UCOS re-open the case of Sean Docherty, a talented young poet whose burnt body was discovered ten years ago in the scrapyard of a known gangster. While Standing is convinced that the murder is related to Docherty's criminal connections, Lane is sure that the answer lies in his poetry.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 8
The team investigate the murder of an East German immigrant, but they only have his mysterious final words to work with. As they attempt to piece together his remarkable story, Sandra attempts to gain the trust of his estranged daughter.
Directed by Andy HayWritten by Simon Allen
Episode 9
McAndrew and Standing are sent to Scotland by Strickland for a week, to help the Glasgow Police try and establish a new UCOS section led by DCI Fiona MacDougall. While there, they end up being caught up in a cold case from 1993 featuring the murder of bookie James Soutar.
Where to watch New TricksEpisode 10
Thirty years ago, Strickland and a group of his associates, including Stephen Fisher, were involved in a covert operation on behalf of MI5. Now, someone is trying to kill all the members of that group and Strickland turns to the UCOS team for help.
Directed by Brian GrantWritten by Simon AllenGuest stars Jana Carpenter
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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