New Tricks

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama about the UCOS, or Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad, which is part of the Metropolitan Police Service. This fictional unit consists of retired police officers who are recruited to work on unsolved crimes from the past. The name of the show comes from the well-known saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". Another fun fact about New Tricks is that many characters that appear in it have been named after past and then-current players of English football club West Bromwich Albion. This is because the show's creator Roy Mitchell is a huge fan of the team. The original three main male characters, Brian Lane, Jack Halford and Gerry Standing, were actually named after the club's oldest stand, the Halfords Lane Stand.

Rating:3.0 of 5Total number of episodes:224Last broadcast:06/05/2017 at 21:05

May 2017

Season 11, Episode 3 (Deep Swimming)

06/05/2017 3.0 54 x

The UCOS team stumbles upon a dangerous, high-powered police cover-up from the early 80s. Meanwhile Sasha's ex-husband Ned tries to win her back. Is she tempted or has too much water passed under the bridge? (Series 11 ep 3)

Episode 10 (Wild Justice)

02/05/2017 3.0 47 x

Miller is faced with a dilemma when the investigation of a corrupt senior officer calls into question the conviction of Edward Monroe.

April 2017

Season 11, Episode 2 (Tender Loving Care)

29/04/2017 3.0 30 x

The team reinvestigate the murder of Lydia Dryden, a popular junior doctor strangled in her flat. The first clues come when follow-up feature in a local newspaper prompts new witnesses to come forward. (Series 11 ep 2)

Episode 9 (Roots)

26/04/2017 3.0 32 x

Feathers are ruffled when new boss DCI Sasha Miller arrives to take over the running of UCOS, and an unexploded WW II bomb is unearthed in West London, dredging up a long hidden murder weapon.

Episode 8 (The One That Got Away)

18/04/2017 3.0 56 x

Pullman seizes the chance to solve a murder that she believes is linked to her first ever case and the team start putting together a jigsaw puzzle of suspects from a photograph taken in a London park in the 90's.

Episode 7 (Things Can Only Get Better)

11/04/2017 3.0 41 x

When the team investigate the death of an MP's researcher and find themselves in hot pursuit of a mysterious Bosnian woman, Strickland introduces Pullman to a War Crimes prosecutor who proves to be more than helpful to their case.

Episode 6 (Into The Woods)

04/04/2017 4.0 26 x

Bloodstained clothes belonging to missing Simon Belgrade are uncovered in Epping Forest.

Season 12, Episode 8 (Lottery Curse)

01/04/2017 3.0 19 x

A skeleton uncovered in the foundations of a swimming pool is identified as Cheryl - a young, pretty lottery winner reported missing 17 years ago. UCOS' prime suspects are her quiz teammates.

March 2017

Ep 5 Cry Me a River

28/03/2017 3.0 25 x

A paternity test leads to the reopening of a notorious murder case in the seedy underworld of 1980's Soho, in which the prime suspect was a mysterious ex-jazz chanteuse. Meanwhile in UCOS, retired police officer Dan Griffin joins the team.

Ep 3 The Sins of the Father

14/03/2017 3.0 41 x

Brian Lane knows his days at UCOS are numbered. Meanwhile, the team investigate a 16-year-old murder of a young mom by her criminal husband that could be a miscarriage of justice.

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