New Tricks 

Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama

Creators:

Nigel McCrery, Roy Mitchell

Stars:

Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dennis Waterman	...	Gerry Standing 99 episodes, 2003-2015
Amanda Redman	...	Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman / ... 84 episodes, 2003-2013
Alun Armstrong	...	Brian Lane 80 episodes, 2003-2013
James Bolam	...	Jack Halford 69 episodes, 2003-2013
Anthony Calf	...	D.A.C. Strickland / ... 64 episodes, 2005-2015
Susan Jameson	...	Esther Lane 54 episodes, 2003-2013

Storyline

After a hostage rescue goes wrong, superintendent Sandra Pullman is put in charge of unsolved crimes. With little resources and no back-up she decides to recruit three ex policeman. However times have changed, unlike her new recruits. Jack Halford is yet to get over the loss of his wife, Brian Lane is over obsessed and over medicated, and Gerry Standing is not quite the ladies man he used to be. They may have the experience but it's not like the old days. Not only are they chasing criminals, but they are having to deal with a new police force which does not always appreciate their old style policing.

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Plot Keywords:

two word series title | famous opening theme | pun in title | 

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Taglines:

Back on the case again.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Flics toujours

Filming Locations:

Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wall to Wall Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (14 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tamzin Outhwaite, who plays DCI Sasha Miller from series 10 onward, played the character Victoria Kemp, the victim's mother, in an episode of the series two years earlier.

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Quotes

[after discovering a map with an X on it]
Brian Lane: If you find a map with an X on it, you are intrinsically bound to follow it, go there, and start diggin'.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 3 September 2010 (2010)

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Soundtracks

It's Alright
Written by Mike Moran
Sung by Dennis Waterman

User Reviews

Entertaining to say the least

My wife got me watching this as she is into Detective/Crime Drama and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised for several reasons. The use of actors who probably had their heyday twenty years ago was one and the stories are very well written. The show is classed as Drama but there is fun and games in there too.

James Bolam is an actor I have long rated highly and this shows he has not lost his touch. In fact the range of acting skills these people bring to the show make younger actors in the same show look shallow. The team knit well together. They make great use of the fact that they are all retired police officers who can and do ignore rules and protocols to solve supposedly dead cases.

It makes a refreshing change compared to some American shows of the same genre. I strongly recommend it.