"Wycliffe" (1994) TV series 1994-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

24 July 1994 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Supt. Wycliffe keeps the Cornish coastline crime free as he tackles arsonists, kidnappers and the odd psycho...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Police | One Word Title | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Shepherd	...	Det. Supt. Wycliffe / ... (37 episodes, 1994-1998)
Helen Masters	...	D.I. Lane / ... (37 episodes, 1994-1998)
Jimmy Yuill	...	D.I. Kersey / ... (34 episodes, 1994-1998)
Tim Wylton	...	Franks (30 episodes, 1994-1998)
Aaron Harris	...	D.S. Dixon / ... (22 episodes, 1994-1996)
Adam Barker	...	D.C. Potter / ... (22 episodes, 1994-1996)

Series Directed by
Martyn Friend		(6 episodes, 1994-1996)
Alan Wareing		(6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael Owen Morris		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Innes Edwards		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ferdinand Fairfax		(2 episodes, 1994)
A.J. Quinn		(2 episodes, 1994)
Steve Goldie		(2 episodes, 1995)
Patrick Lau		(2 episodes, 1995)
John Glenister		(2 episodes, 1996)
Michael Brayshaw		(2 episodes, 1997)
Graeme Harper		(2 episodes, 1997)
Jack Shepherd		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Writing credits
W.J. Burley		(33 episodes, 1994-1998)
Steve Trafford		(6 episodes, 1994-1996)
Isabelle Grey		(5 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jonathan Rich		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Carolyn Sally Jones		(3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Arthur McKenzie		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sian Orrells		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Scott Cherry		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Kevin Clarke		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Hammond		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Produced by
Michael Bartley	....	producer / associate producer (31 episodes, 1995-1998)
Stephen Matthews	....	executive producer / executive producer: HTV (30 episodes, 1994-1997)
Geraint Morris	....	executive producer / producer (30 episodes, 1994-1997)
Carmel Maloney	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1996)
Roger Elliott	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1997)
Michele Buck	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jenny Reeks	....	executive producer / executive producer: Red Rooster (6 episodes, 1994)
Kit Williams	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1994)
Dic Jones	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1998)

Series Original Music by
Nigel Hess		(36 episodes, 1994-1998)

Series Cinematography by
Brian Morgan		(30 episodes, 1995-1998)
Peter Middleton		(6 episodes, 1994)

Series Film Editing by
Steve Eveleigh		(14 episodes, 1995-1998)
Nigel Cattle		(11 episodes, 1994-1998)
Nick Ames		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Nick McPhee		(2 episodes, 1994)
David Spiers		(2 episodes, 1994)

Series Casting by
Angela Grosvenor		(6 episodes, 1998)

Series Production Design by
Andrew Purcell		(20 episodes, 1996-1998)
Kenneth Sharp		(8 episodes, 1995)
Michael Grimes		(6 episodes, 1994)
Bruce Grimes		(4 episodes, 1994)
Laurence Brenguier		(2 episodes, 1994)

Series Art Direction by
Hayden Matthews		(13 episodes, 1996-1998)
Penny Harvey		(11 episodes, 1997-1998)
Steve Groves		(4 episodes, 1995)
Deborah Morley		(4 episodes, 1996)
Jan Chaney		(3 episodes, 1995)

Series Costume Design by
Reg Samuel		(32 episodes, 1994-1998)

Series Makeup Department
Barbara Southcott	....	makeup designer / makeup artist (33 episodes, 1994-1998)
Pam Mullins	....	makeup artist (19 episodes, 1996-1998)
Sue Bide	....	makeup designer (14 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Production Management
Charlie Woodhouse	....	unit manager / location unit manager (14 episodes, 1994-1996)
Lisa Grimes	....	location unit manager / unit manager (12 episodes, 1995-1998)
Andy Eliot	....	location unit manager (4 episodes, 1997)
Manus Home	....	location unit manager (2 episodes, 1996)
Gareth Skelding	....	location unit manager (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominic Fysh	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (23 episodes, 1994-1997)
Simon Morris	....	third assistant director (16 episodes, 1996-1997)
Glynn Purcell	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 1996-1998)
Matthew Sharp	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1997)
Susie Liggat	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sam Harris	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Davina Nicholson	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1994)
Siobhan Tucker	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 1995)
Jim Wilkinson	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 1995)
Steffan Morris	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 1998)
Trevor Puckle	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1998)
Josh Robertson	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Peter Bennett	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1995)
Christopher Dando	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1995)
Cherry Gould	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1997)
James Gibb	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Billy Bridge	....	property master (23 episodes, 1995-1997)
Peter Skarratt	....	construction manager (14 episodes, 1994-1996)
Peter Thompson	....	construction manager / stand-by chippy (14 episodes, 1995-1998)
Richard Bennett	....	production buyer (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Leanda Bowden-Smith	....	production buyer (8 episodes, 1995)
John Kirsop	....	construction manager (8 episodes, 1995)
Paul Woods	....	production buyer (8 episodes, 1996)
Roy Cartlitch	....	production buyer (6 episodes, 1994)
Eugene Zelem	....	props (6 episodes, 1994)
Ron Dawling	....	stand-by props (4 episodes, 1995)
Daryl Sedgwick	....	property master (4 episodes, 1998)
Jonathan Holbrook	....	painter / scenic artist (3 episodes, 1995-1998)
Julian Searle	....	dressing props 3 / property master (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Michael Green	....	dressing props / stand-by props 2 (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Carey Harvey	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nigel Inch	....	rigger / stand-by rigger (2 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Sound Department
Keith Marriner	....	dubbing mixer (31 episodes, 1995-1998)
Mike Davey	....	sound mixer (30 episodes, 1994-1997)
Tim Partridge	....	boom swinger (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kim Harding	....	boom swinger (8 episodes, 1997)
Alistair Crocker	....	sound recordist (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Brad Bower	....	boom operator (6 episodes, 1994)
Ian Tapp	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 1994)
Simon Brown	....	boom swinger / boom operator (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Brendan Nicholson	....	assistant dubbing mixer (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tom Meadows	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Nick Middleton	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1994)

Series Stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 1998)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Armstrong	....	gaffer (28 episodes, 1995-1998)
Andrew Bailey	....	best boy (24 episodes, 1995-1998)
Steve Murray	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 1997-1998)
Paul Donachie	....	focus puller (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nick Beeks-Sanders	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
Stuart Godfrey	....	grip (8 episodes, 1995)
Roberto Contreras	....	focus puller (8 episodes, 1996)
Keith Mead	....	grip (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Graham Baker	....	rigger (6 episodes, 1994)
Andy Baybutt	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 1994)
Ian Maghie	....	grip (6 episodes, 1994)
Chris Roach	....	focus puller (6 episodes, 1994)
Phil Allan	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 1994)
Richard Hosken	....	sparks (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Steve Slocombe	....	sparks (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Miles Proudfoot	....	clapper loader (4 episodes, 1995)
Donald Russell	....	focus puller (4 episodes, 1995)
Ricky Hall	....	grip (4 episodes, 1996)
Terry Moore	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1994)
Peter Edwards	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1996)
Steve Evans	....	grip (2 episodes, 1996)
Jamie Monks	....	grip (2 episodes, 1996)
Deborah Smith	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Sarah Bird	....	casting (29 episodes, 1994-1997)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Howell	....	costume assistant (22 episodes, 1994-1996)
Lesley Tait	....	costume supervisor (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Christian Motta	....	set costumer / wardrobe assistant (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Mark Brooks	....	wardrobe assistant / costume assistant (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Hilary Guthrie	....	wardrobe assistant / costume assistant (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Christine Robinson	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Editorial Department
Dave Mason	....	telecine (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Quentin Williams	....	music advisor (20 episodes, 1996-1998)

Series Other crew
Trevor Colman	....	series police advisor / series advisor / ... (34 episodes, 1994-1998)
Dave Aubrey	....	production accountant (26 episodes, 1994-1998)
Elaine Matthews	....	script supervisor (25 episodes, 1994-1998)
Roger Elliott	....	location manager (22 episodes, 1994-1996)
Sara Hamill	....	production coordinator (16 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kathrine Smith	....	script editor (16 episodes, 1995-1996)
Barbara Cox	....	script editor (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Paul Coyne	....	accountant / assistant accountant / ... (11 episodes, 1995-1998)
Sally Haynes	....	series consultant (8 episodes, 1995)
Karen Walter	....	accountant / production accountant (8 episodes, 1996)
Rebecca Christensen	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1997)
Charlie Woodhouse	....	location manager (8 episodes, 1997)
Pat Bryan	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1994)
Tim Vaughan	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1994)
Dee Hellier	....	production coordinator / producer's assistant (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tina Murray	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Dyfed Williams	....	location manager (4 episodes, 1998)
Jon Day	....	publicist (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Brian Scott	....	unit cars (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Maggie Boyd	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1998)
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1994)
Carol Dainty	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lisa Grimes	....	locations unit manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Harlech Television (HTV)
• Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (DVD)
• Harvest Entertainment
• Independent Television (ITV)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Cine-Europe  camera equipment provided by (as Cine Europe)
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Martyr Television  post-production facilities
• Take 5  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

UK:50 min ({38 episodes})

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Wheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Harlech Television (HTV)

Trivia:

The series was cancelled because Jack Shepherd refused to continue in the title role when the producers sacked Jimmy Yuill (Det. Insp. Doug Kersey) "for insurance reasons" after he contracted life-threatening meningitis during filming, and then would not reinstate him even though he made a full recovery. Cast and crew felt betrayed and embittered by the production company's heavy-handed attitude. The character of Doug Kersey was written out of the last two episodes of what became the final series.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Drama Trails: 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' to 'London's Burning' (#1.6)" (2008)

Gritty, tense and beautifully filmed

Despite the occasional slow tempo, Wycliffe is a wonderful detective series. It is gritty and tense, but there is something somewhat charming about it as well. The series is beautifully photographed, and the scenery is exquisite. The music, especially the main theme, is lovely and has a pleasant Cornish lilt to it. The series is well scripted and well constructed in terms of story lines as well, with the writing focused, thoughtful and sensitive and the story lines having their fair moments of grit and tension. And the acting is great, Jack Shepherd is superb as Wycliffe, who is quite old fashioned and conventional, and Helen Masters and Jimmy Yuill are also great as well developed supporting characters. Overall, a fine detective series, perhaps not the best out there, but it is very atmospheric thanks to the scenery and main theme music. 9/10 Bethany Cox