New Tricks

Season 5 - New Tricks

• Season 5 Episode 8: Mad Dogs Jack and Strickland form an unlikely alliance that sees them break the rules to find out why a British soldier died while taking part in a Ministry of Defence medical trial. With three of the man's colleagues now suffering from psychological, drink or memory problems, the team consider whether he died as a result of the experiment, or if he was a victim of an Army cover-up. Last in series
• Season 5 Episode 7: Communal Living The unexplained death of a university student who disappeared before his body was found is reinvestigated when the deceased's mother discovers her son had secretly spent time at a commune. While Sandra becomes suspicious of the community's way of life, Brian embraces its sense of freedom - but even he has to concede life there isn't what it seems when the body of a pimp is uncovered. Sylvia Syms guest stars
• Season 5 Episode 6: Magic Majestic The team investigate the death of a man originally thought to have been killed by his hypnotised wife. Brian confronts the magician named in a tip-off and becomes embroiled in a battle of wits, while Gerry, sceptical of the phenomenon, agrees to be put under the spell of an expert at the Magic Circle - with unspeakable results. Sam Kelly and Kevin Eldon guest star
• Season 5 Episode 5: Couldn't Organise One The team re-open a case originally worked by a corrupt colleague of Pullman's father, leading the detective to seek the truth about her family's shady past in a decision which puts pressure on the relationship with her mother. Brian investigates a suspicious death at a brewery, while Gerry and Jack take the time to enjoy its fruits
• Season 5 Episode 4: Loyalties and Royalties The team investigate the apparent suicide of a Seventies guitarist following the deathbed confession of a witness. Strickland, a fan of the rock star's band, reveals himself to be a keen musician, while Brian tracks down Jack and persuades the veteran detective to rejoin UCOS. Roger Lloyd Pack and George Costigan guest star
• Season 5 Episode 3: Face for Radio The team investigate an arson attack on an Eighties music station which resulted in the death of a controversial DJ, and also look into the suicide of the station's owner shortly afterwards. Strickland seeks a permanent replacement for the absent Halford, but Pullman and Standing call his bluff
• Season 5 Episode 2: Final Curtain The inclusion of a letter in a late actor's biography reopens an old case for the team - but reliving the past threatens to be too much for the widow who was accidentally responsible for his death. DAC Strickland's cocky young nephew lends his assistance, but his affections for Pullman bring out the worst in Standing and Lane. Dexter Fletcher guest stars
• Season 5 Episode 1: Spare Parts (2008) New series of the detective drama, starring Amanda Redman, James Bolam, Alun Armstrong and Dennis Waterman. Jack's mind is not on the job as Ricky Hanson faces trial for attempting to murder him and threatens to discredit the squad. However, when an old friend asks him to reinvestigate the murder of a wealthy businessman, he, Brian and Gerry spring into action. David Troughton guest stars

Season 4 - New Tricks

• Season 4 Episode 8: Big Topped (2007) Sandra loses her trust in the team when she discovers they have withheld information concerning her father from her. The revelation that he committed suicide while under investigation for corruption causes the detective to doubt all she took for granted, but she tries to set her feelings aside when she is asked to look into the death of a circus ringmaster. Ian McNeice and Sheila Hancock guest. Last in series
• Season 4 Episode 7: Father's Pride (2007) The team reopen a 20-year-old case when a camera and film belonging to a photographic lab assistant murdered in 1987 are found in a Soho pub toilet. New evidence leads the detectives into the dark underside of the modelling world and to the door of a professional footballer. Meanwhile, Brian's erratic behaviour takes an alarming turn and Gerry is less than happy when his daughter Emily (played by Dennis Waterman's real-life daughter Hannah) joins the team and looks to Sandra as a role model
• Season 4 Episode 6: Buried Treasure (2007) A body is found, prompting two people to confess to murder. When tests show the corpse is more than 600 years old, the team must discover why the pair took responsibility for a crime they couldn't possibly have committed and if they are in fact the perpetrators of other killings. Alun Armstrong and James Bolam star
• Season 4 Episode 5: Powerhouse (2007) The team reinvestigate the 50-year-old murder of Frederick Tully, a young wages clerk at Battersea Power Station. The detectives discover new evidence that leads them to doubt the man executed for the crime was guilty,and question the validity of the original case against him. Drama, guest starring George Cole and Roy Hudd
• Season 4 Episode 4: Nine Lives (2007) The team reopen the investigation into the undetermined death of an elderly woman, whose decision to leave her estate to her cats sparked a family feud. When the deceased's pets die, her money and property reverts to the relatives, leaving the detectives with no choice but to get to the bottom of her mysterious demise. Drama, guest starring comedian Eric Sykes, former EastEnders star Lindsey Coulson and Goodnight Sweetheart's Victor McGuire
• Season 4 Episode 3: Ducking and Diving (2007) An armoured security van is discovered at the bottom of a lake, and the team make a link to a disappearance 17 years ago and an unsolved murder, prompting them to re-open the case. Sandra Pullman feels she is making progress after finding the offending weapon, but suffers a setback when a key witness is killed. Detective drama, starring Amanda Redman
• Season 4 Episode 2: God's Waiting Room (2007) Sandra's private and professional worlds become intertwined when her mother has a fall that means she needs to go into a care home and her first choice is revealed to be the scene of a suspicious death a year earlier. Jack, Gerry and Brian decide to go undercover at the home. Drama, guest starring June Whitfield, Sheila Hancock and Gwyneth Strong
• Season 4 Episode 1: Casualty (2007) New series. Sandra takes drastic measures to prevent Jack exacting revenge on the hit-and-run driver who killed his wife. With the team's future under threat, she desperately tries to keep the truth about the accident from shady new recruit DCI Karen Hardwick while working on a 10-year-old murder case to restore the squad's reputation. Amanda Redman and Lynda Bellingham star

Season 3 - New Tricks

• Season 3 Episode 8: Congratulations (2006) A young man wrongly convicted of burning down his school is released, and seeks Halford's help in tracking down the real culprit. Standing meets a woman who claims to be his daughter (played by Dennis Waterman's real-life daughter Hannah) but Lane is not convinced she's telling the truth. Pullman is offered a promotion to become head of the Murder Squad. Kevin Whately guest stars
• Season 3 Episode 7: Ice-Cream Wars (2006) The team investigate a long-running feud between two family ice-cream businesses, which resulted in a shooting and several armed raids 10 years ago. Standing enlists the aid of his daughter in cracking the case, and she discovers evidence of drug dealing - but Pullman does not approve of her involvement. With Dennis Waterman and Amanda Redman, alongside guest star Jodie Kelly
• Season 3 Episode 6: Bank Robbery (2006) A police informant resurfaces after 17 years on the run, and claims to have information implicating a former crook-turned-celebrity (guest star Steven Berkoff) in an unsolved armed robbery. Pullman accompanies Strickland to the Hero of the Year Awards, where the recipient of the title is an old rival of Standing's - who is brought in to work on the case
• Season 3 Episode 5: Wicca Work (2006) The team reopen the 10-year-old murder of a librarian who also belonged to a witches' coven, and attempt to track down the other members of the group. Halford has visions of his dead wife, and becomes convinced he has been cursed, while Lane starts to suspect the killing may have been part of a human sacrifice. With guest star Stephanie Beacham
• Season 3 Episode 4: Diamond Geezers (2006) A notorious criminal suspected of murdering a police informant returns to the country, prompting Pullman to reopen the case. While Halford feels responsible for not preventing the victim's death at the time, Standing finds his past indiscretions coming back to haunt him. However, evidence emerges that the crook's henchman may be concealing dark secrets from his boss. Patrick Malahide and Christopher Fairbank guest
• Season 3 Episode 3: Old Dogs (2006) A dog is found killed in a manner that matches a series of animal slayings from 30 years ago. The team reopen the case, but the cruelty of the crimes affects Lane's judgement - especially when his own pet dies. Halford's deteriorating health causes concern for his colleagues, and a visit to a museum leads to an alarming discovery. Richard Briers guest stars
• Season 3 Episode 2: Dockers (2007) The team are asked to reinvestigate the 1975 death of a union leader, whose body was found in the Thames. As they delve deeper into the case, a financial scandal involving misappropriated funds is uncovered and a Labour peer points the finger of suspicion at the victim's deputy, but Brian's increasingly erratic behaviour threatens to hamper the inquiry. Frances Barber, Kenneth Cranham and Dave Hill guest star
• Season 3 Episode 1: Lady's Pleasure (2006) A car in which a teacher was murdered five years ago is returned to its owner - the victim's husband. Pullman reopens the unsolved case, hoping to track down the dead woman's secret lover, who is known to have a small tattoo - a clue that eventually leads to a male prostitute. Detective drama, starring Amanda Redman, James Bolam, Dennis Waterman and Alun Armstrong

Season 2 - New Tricks

• Season 2 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8 (2005) A Home Office pathologist joins the team to help discover the identity of a dead girl found in woodland in 1987. The detectives trace her origins back to the Highlands of Scotland, uncovering evidence of syphilis and a possible connection with local aristocrat Lady Deeley. Meanwhile, Lane confronts his fears by revisiting the crime scene. Detective drama, guest starring Timothy West and Jane Asher
• Season 2 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7 (2005) The team investigate the kidnapping of two boys in 1979, which they believe could be linked to a recent spate of disappearances. The youngsters involved in the earlier case escaped - though their abductor was never found. Fearing they may be on the trail of a serial killer, the detectives also uncover a link with another unsolved case - the assault on a champion fisherman
• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6 (2005) Standing loses £10,000 in a high-stakes poker game - but his opponent, a bookmaker, agrees to write off the debt if the detective can bring his father's killer to justice. Lane helps him uncover a connection with the case of a champion greyhound abducted in the 1980s, and a map comes to light that appears to lead to the missing dog's grave. Meanwhile, a dead man's widow mounts a protest outside the station
• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5 (2005) Halford is approached by an old friend who has discovered a diamond worth millions in the flat of a man who died more than 20 years ago. It transpires that the precious stone was stolen in a safety deposit box heist, but the dead man's passport shows he was out of the country when the crime was committed. Delving deeper into his past, the team discover some well-concealed secrets - including a daughter who's still unaware of her true parentage - and track down the prime suspect in the original j…
• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4 (2005) A tabloid editor approaches the detectives, claiming to have evidence implicating world-famous celebrity chef Kitty Campbell in the murder of her husband Bertie during the 1960s. A former assistant of the culinary couple claims Bertie was gay, and that she killed him for fear of a scandal wrecking her career. Halford is convinced they are being taken for a ride, but Lane's wife spots a vital clue in one of Kitty's old cookery shows. Honor Blackman and Stephen Tompkinson guest star
• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3 (2005) The team reopen a 1992 abduction case when the woman who disappeared turns up alive and well, claiming she was never kidnapped in the first place. Halford suspects the apparent victim's mother of faking the incident to get her ex-husband to pay the ransom. However, the case is complicated further when she threatens to sue the police. Drama, starring Amanda Redman, James Bolam and Dennis Waterman
• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2 (2005) The unsolved crime squad reopen the case of an Asian woman who was attacked eight years ago, and has been in a coma ever since. They enlist the aid of a community liaison officer and uncover conflict in the victim's family, as well as a possible connection with the disappearance of a private detective. Nina Wadia, Keith Allen and Navin Chowdhry guest star
• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 (2005) The squad have a new boss, who orders them to look into the unsolved murder of a barrister found bound and gagged in his car 25 years ago. The case was a rare failure for a former chief inspector, although his notes point to a very clear suspect. As they uncover the late advocate's unusual hobbies, they gradually learn exactly what happened. Anita Dobson, Jenny Agutter and Keith Barron guest star

Season 1 - New Tricks

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6 (2004) Halford visits a clairvoyant in the hope of making contact with his dead wife, but instead receives a message from a teenage girl who was abducted and left to die in a transport container in 1982. Despite the unconventional nature of the new evidence, Pullman agrees to reopen the investigation. The ageing detectives become convinced it will be their final case when they are ordered to report for physical and psychological evaluation. James Bolam, Amanda Redman and Robert Bathurst star
• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5 (2004) The discovery of a blood-stained pair of hot pants results in the team being asked to reinvestigate the 1971 disappearance of a mother and her six-month-old son. Lane, who worked on the original case, quickly identifies the victim's husband as the chief suspect, but when Halford and Standing learn that two other women went missing in the area on the same day, they begin to wonder if they are really looking for a serial killer. Alun Armstrong and Dennis Waterman star
• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4 (2004) A dying man asks the team to clear the name of his son, a talented junior golfer who committed suicide after being implicated in the murder of a 10-year-old boy. The team are aided in their investigation by a former chief superintendent who admits she always had doubts about the teenager's guilt, but the committee members of the exclusive golf club where the victim's body was discovered prove reluctant to help the officers with their inquiries. Isla Blair and Cheri Lunghi guest star
• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3 (2004) The team are given the task of re-examining the unsolved case of peace protester Josh Livesey, found dead near a Nato base in 1984, when one of his former friends is locked up in Broadmoor for murder. Other campaigners claimed innocence at the time, but refused to co-operate with police, blaming the death on Secret Service skulduggery. A recovered film shows that a section of the wire fence at the camp was replaced the night Livesey died, and a Special Branch officer admits his people moved the …
• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2 (2004) The team have to draw on all their powers of detection and discretion when a painting in the Queen's private collection is found to be a fake - and all the clues lead to an art forger and political activist who seemingly committed suicide after a fire destroyed his studio. Meanwhile, prospective grandfather Standing feels his age when he has to sell his beloved Triumph Stag to buy his pregnant daughter a pushchair, though an encounter with an attractive widow puts the spring back in his step. An…
• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 (2003) The team are asked to reinvestigate the murder of a policewoman some 17 years previously - a case which proves to be uncomfortably close to home for Pullman. Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, James Bolam and Alun Armstrong star

Season Pilot - New Tricks

• Season Pilot Episode 1: Pilot Pilot episode of the crime drama, starring Amanda Redman as Superintendent Sandra Pullman, a rising star of the Met who is sidelined after a failed hostage rescue. Put in charge of a new department, she is dismayed to discover the unit is to be manned by a motley crew of old-school former detectives who know little about modern police procedure. However, when they re-examine the case of a man whose conviction for murder 20 years ago has just been overturned, their combined experience and unortho…