TV series
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.
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Episode 1
An abandoned lorry with five corpses at the ferry terminal and a man on the run bring Wycliffe's silver wedding anniversary celebration, which their children have laid on as a surprise, to an abrupt halt.
Directed by Michael Owen MorrisWritten by Steve TraffordGuest stars Lynn Farleigh, Nick Dunning, Tilly Vosburgh, Stuart Organ, Peter Leafe, Grace Mitchell, James Paget, Armorel Chamberlain
Episode 2
When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.
Directed by Michael Owen MorrisWritten by Jonathan RichGuest stars Tenniel Evans, Kenneth Colley, Robert Vahey, Brian Miller, Neil McCaul, Bernard Latham, Buffy Davis, Robert Perkins
Episode 3
A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year old wood provides an intriguing case.
Directed by David Innes EdwardsWritten by Jonathan RichGuest stars Mike Grady, Oliver Ford Davies, Martha Cope, John Bowler, Chris MacDonnell, Dione Inman, Elaine Hallam, Angela Belton
Episode 4
When a fishing boat goes down taking one of the crew with it , Kersey and Lane discover a fishing community that is struggling to survive under the strain of legislation, as well as a new competitive edge to their working relationship.
Directed by David Innes EdwardsWritten by Isabelle GreyGuest stars David Bradley, Tristan Sturrock, Allan Surtees, Dominic Knutton, Toby Ross-Bryant, Glyn Grain, Marjorie Yates, Tom Karol
Episode 5
A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.
Directed by Martyn FriendWritten by Tom NeedhamGuest stars Zara Turner, John Shrapnel, Jacqueline Phillips, Alan Penn, Martin Ball, Jon Croft, Jenifer Armitage, Rachael C. Carter
Episode 6
The discovery of a baby's body leads the team to a bizarre pagan sect.
Guest stars Malcolm Storry, Nigel Humphreys
Episode 7
When a magistrate known to Wycliffe is found hanged, everything pints to suicide. But Wycliffe's instincts tell him otherwise.
Directed by John GlenisterGuest stars Pam Ferris, Diana Hoddinott, Dominic Mafham
Episode 8
When a young woman is found strangled, a pathologist is struck by the similarities to a string of other unsolved murders. Wyclife and his team have to unearth 11-year old evidence to see if they can trace a link.
Directed by John GlenisterWritten by Scott CherryGuest stars Lynn Farleigh, Jenny Merrett, Suzan Sylvester, Hans Matheson, Eileen Davies, Martin Bennetts, Steve Jacobs, Maryann Turner
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Jack ShepherdDetective Superintendent Wycliffe
Jimmy YuillDI Doug Kersey
Helen MastersDI Lucy Lane
Aaron HarrisDS Dixon
Lynn FarleighHelen Wycliffe
Mike GradyMichael Morva
ITV1United Kingdom
HTVUnited Kingdom
