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'''''[[New Tricks (TV series)|New Tricks]]''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television drama. To date, five series have been broadcast between 2003 and 2008. Series 6 has been commissioned for broadcast in 2009. |
'''''[[New Tricks (TV series)|New Tricks]]''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television drama. To date, five series have been broadcast between 2003 and 2008. Series 6 has been commissioned for broadcast in 2009. |
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==Pilot: 2003== |
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New Tricks began as a one-off episode, first shown in March 2003, which gained enough viewers for a series. |
New Tricks began as a one-off episode, first shown in March 2003, which gained enough viewers for a series. |
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==Series |
==Series 1: 2004== |
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The First series was broadcast in 2004, with 6 episodes |
The First series was broadcast in 2004, with 6 episodes |
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==Series 2: 2005== |
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A second series of New Tricks was commissioned to be shown in 2005, this time containing 8 episodes. |
A second series of New Tricks was commissioned to be shown in 2005, this time containing 8 episodes. |
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==Series 3: 2006== |
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New Tricks was given a double commission, for a third and fourth series to be produced. |
New Tricks was given a double commission, for a third and fourth series to be produced. |
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Series Four was broadcast in 2007, continuing where the third series had previously ended. |
Series Four was broadcast in 2007, continuing where the third series had previously ended. |
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Series Five was broadcast in 2008, there were 8 episodes in the series |
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Revision as of 12:58, 19 August 2009
New Tricks is a British television drama. To date, five series have been broadcast between 2003 and 2008. Series 6 has been commissioned for broadcast in 2009.
Pilot: 2003
New Tricks began as a one-off episode, first shown in March 2003, which gained enough viewers for a series.
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| Pilot | New Tricks | Roy Mitchell | Graham Theakston | 27 March 2003 | 6.69 million | |
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UCOS is set up, to investigate previously unsolved crimes. The squad is headed by Det Supt Pullman, who is moved after shooting a dog in a hostage rescue gone wrong. Along with retired policemen Jack Halford, Brian Lane and Gerry Standing. Their first case emerges when Roddy Ringer is released on appeal after serving twenty years for the murder of a nightclub hostess, a crime to which he always claimed his innocence. | ||||||
Series 1: 2004
The First series was broadcast in 2004, with 6 episodes
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Simon Block | Paul Seed | 1 April 2004 | 7.51 million | |
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Following the recovery of a murder weapon from a lake, of a policewomen, whose case was closed years ago, UCOS investigate the death. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Nick Fisher | Gina Cronk | 8 April 2004 | 5.87 million | |
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A fake painting is discovered in the Queen's art collection. The UCOS team reluctantly agree to investigate the case. Their investigations swiftly uncover a trail of high class frauds and suspicious deaths. Gerry finds out he is about to become a grandfather. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Roy Mitchell | Jamie Payne | 15 April 2004 | 5.88 million | |
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The murder of a young peace protestor, killed at the outskirts of a nuclear base in 1984, is investigated by UCOS, and the team realise that they may be in danger of exposing a Special Branch cover up. | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Roy Mitchell | Paul Seed | 22 April 2004 | 7.74 million | |
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The team are keen to re-open the case of a child murdered on a golf course. The only suspect at the time, a young teenager committed suicide | ||||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Alison Hume | Jon East | 29 April 2004 | 7.26 million | |
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A case originally investigated by Brian is reinvestigated, where a young women and her child disappeared. Two other disappearances are soon discovered, which occurred on the same date. | ||||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Simon Block | Jon East | 6 May 2004 | 7.72 million | |
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In an attempt to make contact with his late wife Mary, Jack goes to see a clairvoyant. Instead he meets a girl who died in a shipping container in 1982 and has the case re-opened. | ||||||
Series 2: 2005
A second series of New Tricks was commissioned to be shown in 2005, this time containing 8 episodes.
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Roy Mitchell | Jon East | 9 May 2005 | 7.86 million | |
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The UCOS team, at the request of their new boss, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Robert Strickland, look into the death of David Barrie, a top barrister found in his car in 1980 after being bound and gagged, | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Roy Mitchell | Juliet May | 16 May 2005 | 7.54 million | |
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The attack on a women in 1996, who was left in a coma, is reinvestigated. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Howard Overman | Martyn Friend | 23 May 2005 | 8.25 million | |
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The case of Hannah Taylor who was kidnapped from her home in 1992, is reinvestigated, when it is discovered, that the body, previously thought to be Hannah's, was identified as another kidnap victim. | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Nick Fisher | Graham Theakston | 30 May 2005 | 7.72 million | |
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Celebrity chef, Kitty Campbell (played by Honor Blackman) is about to be made a DBE, when Tabloid editor Chris McConnell asks Sandra to help him prove Kitty killed her husband Bertie after a recording of their husband and wife cookery show 40 years ago. | ||||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Karen McLachlan | Martyn Friend | 6 June 2005 | 6.85 million | |
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Probate assessor Elise Allen asks Jack to find the rightful owner of a large, uncut red diamond, worth £15 million. The rare jewel was found in a flat rented by John Newman who died in 1982. | ||||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Roy Mitchell and Danny Miller | Juliet May | 13 June 2005 | 6.88 million | |
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Gerry loses a poker game, owing bookie Michael Jacobs £10,000. Michael offers him a chance to clear his debt by finding out who killed his dad Joe, when he was mugged outside Walthamstow stadium in 1983. | ||||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Nick Fisher | Juliet May | 20 June 2005 | 7.47 million | |
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When UCOS investigates the case of two boys abducted from a fishing lake in 1979, Brian believes there could be a link to a recent snatches near the M25. | ||||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Roy Mitchell | Graham Theakston | 27 June 2005 | 7.24 million | |
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The team try to find the identity of the remains of an unidentified woman, who was found back in 1987, at the request of the Home Office pathologist. | ||||||
Series 3: 2006
New Tricks was given a double commission, for a third and fourth series to be produced. Series 3 was shown in 2006, with 8 episodes;
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "Lady’s Pleasure" | Lisa Holdsworth | Graham Theakston | 17 April 2006 | 7.62 million | |
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A car, which in 2001, killed a teacher in a crash, is returned to the victim's husband. Sandra, who worked on the original case, re-opens the unsolved case, at the time she was surprised by the lack of emotion shown by the husband. | ||||||
| 2 | "Dockers" | John Johnson and J. C. Wilsher | Rob Evans | 24 April 2006 | 7.10 million | |
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The death of Joe Walsh, whose body was found in the Thames in 1975, is reinvestigated. Walsh was General Secretary of the Crane Driver's Union. Walsh stood accused of stealing money from the union's account, at the time of his death. | ||||||
| 3 | "Old Dogs" | Steve Coombers | Juliet May | 1 May 2006 | 8.58 million | |
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The team investigate the case when a series of dog killings emerge. A connection is soon made with similar killings which took place 30 years ago | ||||||
| 4 | "Diamond Geezers" | J. C. Wilsher | Juliet May | 8 May 2006 | 8.25 million | |
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The vicious criminal Chopper Hadley, returns to the country, to bury his father. Jack is viciously intimidated, after being tricked into attending the funeral. The team start to realise the full danger of Hadley, and Brian is sent undercover. | ||||||
| 5 | "Wicca Work" | Roy Mitchell | Roberto Banura | 15 May 2006 | 7.84 million | |
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The death of a local librarian, is reinvestigated when a woman insists it was because of witchcraft. | ||||||
| 6 | "Bank Robery" | Jacquetta May | Roberto Bangura | 22 May 2006 | 8.73 million | |
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When a former police informant returns to the country after 17 years on the run, he reveals information to Gerry about a bank robbery, which left a cashier dead. The evidence points to Ray Cook, a legendary criminal has turned prime time celebrity. | ||||||
| 7 | "Ice Cream Wars" | Lisa Holdsworth | Rob Evans | 29 May 2006 | 8.21 million | |
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The battle between the two ice cream selling families erupts once again. UCOS discover most of their conflict is based on the ice cream bandit, an armed robber whose targets were the ice cream vans of the two feuding families in the mid 1990s. | ||||||
| 8 | "Congratulations" | Roy Mitchell | Rob Evans | 5 June 2006 | 7.67 million | |
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The case of arson at a school is reinvestigated when the main suspect of the crime, Luke Hanson, has an alibi. However Jack is determined to get a confession from Luke’s father, Ricky, who he comes to believed destroyed his life 8 years ago. A woman visits Gerry claiming to be his daughter. | ||||||
Series 4: 2007
Series Four was broadcast in 2007, continuing where the third series had previously ended. There were 8 episodes in the series
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "Casualty" | Roy Mitchell | Rob Evans | 9 April 2007 | 7.58 million | |
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Sandra manages to prevent Jack from taking revenge against the Ricky Hanson, just in time, but in the process the whole team end up in hospital. Whilst at the hospital a 10-year-old murder case comes to light. As well as the case, the team attempt to keep Jack’s actions from temporary team member, DCI Karen Hardwick. | ||||||
| 2 | "God’s Waiting Room" | Richard Zajdlic | Sydney Macartney | 16 April 2007 | 7.95 million | |
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Sandra’s mother falls ill, and has to put in a home, whilst visiting an appropriate home, it appears a suspicious death occurred a year earlier, that was not conclusively solved. | ||||||
| 3 | "Ducking & Diving" | J.C. Wilsher | Rob Evans | 23 April 2007 | 8.37 million | |
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The murder of a woman 17 years ago is reinvestigated when an armoured van is discovered at the bottom of a lake. | ||||||
| 4 | "Nine Lives" | Lisa Holdsworth | Sydney Macartney | 30 April 2007 | 7.98 million | |
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The death of a woman who left everything she owned to her cats, causes a family feud, causing the UCOS team to investigate the cause of her death. They discover the body was undiscovered for two weeks, and the windows were deliberately closed to ensure the cats would eat their owner. | ||||||
| 5 | "Powerhouse" | J.C. Wilsher | Nicholas Laughland | 7 May 2007 | 7.71 million | |
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The team reinvestigate a murder of a wages clerk at Battersea Power Station, from the 1950s. The case is investigated when the granddaughter of the man originally hung for the murder, demands his innocence, and blames his hanging on police incompetence. | ||||||
| 6 | "Buried Treasure" | Joe Ainsworth | Minkie Spiro | 14 May 2007 | 8.66 million | |
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Brian’s dog discovers the skeletal remains of a body, in a wood, which leads to one person to confess to murder and another to ask suspicious questions about the body, making him a suspect for the murder. It is later revealed the body is over 600 years old, making it impossible for either to have had involvement in the murder | ||||||
| 7 | "Father’s Pride" | Lisa Holdsworth | Nicholas Laughland | 21 May 2007 | 9.25 million | |
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The case of a murder on a lab assistant from 1987 is reopened, when a camera and film belonging to him are discovered. | ||||||
| 8 | "Big Topped" | Roy Mitchell | Minkie Spiro | 28 May 2007 | 8.51 million | |
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The mysterious death of a circus ringmaster. His only remaining body parts, were his feet, after his body caught fire. Meanwhile Sandra discovers something about her father, which the rest of the team had previously failed to tell her. | ||||||
Series 5: 2008
Series Five was broadcast in 2008, there were 8 episodes in the series
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "Spare Parts" | Douglas Watkinson and Roy Mitchell | Martyn Friend | 7 July 2008 | 9.24 million | |
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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. | ||||||
| 2 | "Final Curtain" | Chris Coghill | Julian Simpson | 14 July 2008 | 8.69 million | |
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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. | ||||||
| 3 | "A Face For Radio" | Lisa Holdsworth | Martyn Friend | 21 July 2008 | 8.42 million | |
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The team reinvestigates the murder of a popular DJ who died live on air after an arson attack at 80s music station Roxy Radio. Brian Lane is determined to find the missing Jack when Sandra and Gerry threaten to quit rather than work with a new team member. Guest starring Danny Webb. | ||||||
| 4 | "Loyalties and Royalties" | Nicholas Hopkins | Rob Evans | 28 July 2008 | 8.91 million | |
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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. | ||||||
| 5 | "Couldn't Organise One" | Roy Mitchell | Rob Evans | 4 August 2008 | 8.85 million | |
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The team investigate the death of the Chief Brewer at Felspar's Brewery which proves to be rather intoxicating for the boys. For Sandra, the case has a more personal agenda and she learns some difficult truths about her dead father. | ||||||
| 6 | "Magic Majestic" | Paul Rutman. | Julian Simpson. | 11 August 2008 | 8.87 million | |
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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. | ||||||
| 7 | "Communal Living" | Lisa Holdsworth | Dermot Boyd | 18 August 2008 | 9.36 million | |
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As Brian 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. | ||||||
| 8 | "Mad Dogs" | Roy Mitchell | Dermot Boyd | 25 August 2008 | 8.29 million | |
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Ministry of Defence spooks try to silence the UCOS team when they reinvestigate the death of British soldier Eric Trimble. Just weeks before a tour of duty in Iraq, Trimble, along with three other squaddies, was sent to the MoD's Influenza Research Unit (IRU) to take part in a medical trial. All four went out drinking one night, but Trimble never returned. He was later found beaten to death two miles from the Unit. Brian's behaviour, meanwhile, causes concern. His new obsession is masking the truth. | ||||||
Series 6: 2009
Series Six was broadcast in 2009, there were 8 episodes in the series
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate | Original Rating[1] | |
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| 1 | "The War Against Drugs" | Roy Mitchell | Martyn Friend | 16 July 2009 | 8.78 million | |
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The Unsolved Crime And Open Case Squad (UCOS) face a difficult professional and personal dilemma when Brian Lane is forced into rehab to treat his alcoholism and stumbles on a case involving the death of a heroin addict. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Truth Is Out There" | Julian Simpson | Julian Simpson | 23 July 2009 | 7.59 million | |
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Conspiracy theories and government cover-ups face the team when they reopen a case involving the suspected suicide of respected journalist Peter Edelmann. Halford is rattled when confronted at the funeral of a colleague by his widow, Cheryl Brooker. She plans to drag her former husband's name through the mud in order to contest his will, proving he wasn't of sound mind when he wrote her out of it. It's a question of honour and Halford is determined to protect his friend's name – even at the cost of his own reputation. | ||||||
| 3 | "Fresh Starts" | Lisa Holdsworth | Robin Sheppard | 30 July 2009 | 7.73 million | |
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When Gerry Standing notices a man behaving suspiciously at a children's playground, he is quick to act and have him arrested. The accused, David Fleeting, isn't a pervert, though – he's a desperate man who believes he has seen his dead wife among the other parents. | ||||||
| 4 | "Shadow Show" | John Wilsher | Julian Simpson | 6 August 2009 | 6.93 million (overnight) | |
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When clips of actress Eva Roderick being assaulted in the 1990 film noir Shadow Show are posted on the internet, the Unsolved Crime And Open Case Squad reopens the investigation into producer Max Stone's death and Eva's subsequent disappearance. | ||||||
| 5 | "Death Of A Timeshare Salesman" | Matthew Thomas | Martyn Friend | 13 August 2009 | 6.92 million (overnight) | |
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When former escort girl Alice Hill finds God and decides to confess her sins, the Unsolved Crime And Open Case Squad team find themselves reinvestigating the death of well-known timeshare magnate Dean Scott. | ||||||
| 6 | "The Last Laugh" | TBC | TBC | 20 August 2009 | N/A | |
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Emily takes a reluctant Gerry and the team to a comedy club to celebrate Gerry's birthday. Racist, sexist and homophobic comedian Ray Harris isn't everyone's cup of tea. Gerry's enjoyment is certainly at odds with a group of hecklers who cause such a commotion that they are manhandled out of the gig. Somewhat affronted by their treatment, Pullman intervenes and discovers that the most vocal of the hecklers, Jo, is the niece of a political activist, Sarah Jones, who went missing with her boyfriend 25 years earlier after waging a campaign against Harris and his act. | ||||||
| 7 | "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" | TBC | TBC | 27 August 2009 | N/A | |
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Team drinks on board DAC Strickland's sailing boat are rudely interrupted by a heated argument on a neighbouring gin palace. There's drama on the high(ish) seas, as wealthy property developer Lawrence Fisher receives a drink in the face and some choice words from a young woman, before she is bundled away. Gallantly, but ill-advisedly, Halford intervenes – only to get a bruised shin and torn jacket for his efforts. | ||||||