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:3.2 of 5Total number of episodes:239
Last broadcast:18/01/2022 at 15:00

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 4 - Good Work Rewarded

Expired18/01/2022 4.0 39 x

Twenty years after his murder, the case of a ten-year-old child found dead on a golf course is re-opened. The only suspect at the time, Ken Roger, committed suicide.

Season 1, Episode 2 - Painting on Loan

Expired11/01/2022 3.0 20 x

A fake painting is discovered in the Queen's art collection. The investigation swiftly reveals a trail of frauds and suspicious deaths.

Season 10

Season 10, Episode 1 - The Rock (Part 1)

Expired28/12/2021 4.0 14 x

A death in custody threatens Lane's future at UCOS, and the unsolved case of the murder of a playboy shipping heir is reopened.

Season 6

Season 6, Episode 6 - The Last Laugh

13/04/2021 4.5 84 x

The team reinvestigate the disappearance of two young political activists who had waged a very public campaign against racist comedian Ray Harris.

Episode 2 (ID Parade)

02/06/2020 4.0 135 x

Three retired cops are called back into action as a unit to give new attention to unsolved old cases. Their first case is the case is of the young police cadet Kate Daniels who was brutally murdered in 1987, the only witness at the time being a 6-yr old girl.

Episode 1 (The Chinese Job)

26/05/2020 4.6 95 x

Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama. (Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman)

Episode 1 (Bermondsey Boy)

02/03/2020 3.0 107 x

Gerry finds himself investigating the possible murder of the grandson of an old friend.

Episode 4 (The Little Brother)

16/12/2019 3.0 80 x

As Lane comes to terms with life after UCOS, Esther asks him to help one of her book club friends find her missing brother.

Episode 2 (The Rock (Part 2))

02/12/2019 4.0 67 x

On the Rock of Gibraltar, the team unlock 30 years of secrets and lies which help solve two murder mysteries.

Episode 6 (Love Means Nothing in Tennis)

21/10/2019 4.0 96 x

When junior tennis champion Alice Kemp fell to her death from a balcony in 2010 it was assumed she killed herself as she had lost a crucial match but now a cleaner recalls hearing raised voices just before the death and the case is reopened.

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