New Tricks (2004)
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 - The War Against Drugs
Release Date: 2009-07-16Brian Lane enters rehab to treat his alcoholism, but the rest of the team soon join him.
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Episode 2 - The Truth Is Out There
Release Date: 2009-07-23The team find themselves at the centre of a shocking cover-up.
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Episode 3 - Fresh Starts
Release Date: 2009-07-30The team exhumes the body of a car crash victim after claims she has been seen alive.
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Episode 4 - Shadow Show
Release Date: 2009-08-06UCOS are forced to re-open the investigation into producer Max Stone's death.
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Episode 5 - Death of a Timeshare Salesman
Release Date: 2009-08-13The UCOS team find themselves reinvestigating the death of a well-known timeshare magnate.
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Episode 6 - The Last Laugh
Release Date: 2009-08-20The team reinvestigate the disappearance of two young political activists.
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Episode 7 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Release Date: 2009-08-27UCOS reinvestigate a high-profile riverboat disaster on the Thames after a new witness comes forward claiming the collision was the result of sabotage, rather than an accident. But the case means putting DAC Strickland's wealthy sailing chums under the investigation spotlight; what better motivation could the team have?
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Episode 8 - Meat Is Murder
Release Date: 2009-09-03As the series comes to an end, the desiccated, neatly carved-up body of a butcher who disappeared more than 30 years ago is discovered, leading Sandra Pullman and her boys to pay a visit to Smithfield meat market in London, the original murder scene. It's a pity the butcher is dead, because he has a few questions to answer about why the body of a doctor was found hanging from a meat hook all those years ago at the back of his market stall. It's an episode peppered with revelations. We discover Gerry Standing's very interesting family history - he's descended from French Huguenots and is thus tormented by his colleagues for being a fake cockney, much to his annoyance: "Je suis ang-bleedingglais!" he protests. But it's Sandra who has to face up to a startling personal disclosure that has a direct bearing on the case and also throws a whole new light on her father. For once Gerry, Brian and Jack are left completely speechless.