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In this wildly popular crime series, aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. James Bolam (The Beiderbecke Affair), Alun Armstrong (Garrow’s Law), and Dennis Waterman (The Sweeney) star as three detectives pulled out of retirement to unravel cases that stumped the Metropolitan Police. Their beautiful boss, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman, Sexy Beast), keeps them on track and mostly out of trouble as they follow their hunches and bend the rules.
Strong writing, ample humor, and a splendid cast have made this one of the most-watched shows on British television. This time around, the team has its hands full with unsolved murders, an 18-year-old abduction, and a 30-year-old robbery that threatens the team’s very existence. Guest stars include Rupert Graves (Death at a Funeral), Paul Rhys (Chaplin), Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey), and Siân Phillips (I, Claudius).
Episode 1 Dark Chocolate - After a recent rape is linked to two unsolved attacks at a chocolate factory, the team examines all three cases and discovers even more dark secrets. Meanwhile, Gerry enlists Sandra’s help to quit smoking.
Episode 2 Good Morning Lemmings - Celebrated graffiti artist Danny “Flak” Tyler was murdered four years ago. So why is “I Killed Flak” graffiti suddenly appearing around London? While the team focuses on Flak’s former crew members, Brian’s obsession with Twitter proves distracting.
Episode 3 It Smells of Books - Brian goes undercover at the London Library, his “spiritual home,” to learn what really happened to a cold case victim. When university professor and book lover Richard Symes fell off the roof of his college, was it suicide or murder?
Episode 4 Coming Out Ball - The 1983 abduction of an 18-year-old debutante is a very cold case that just got warmer. A former member of the Irish Republican Front has come forward with new information. Can Sandra and her team learn the truth?
Episode 5 Dead Man Talking - When a psychic tells a dead man’s daughter that her father left unfinished business, the team reinvestigates the death of a wealthy financier. Sandra is convinced the psychic is a fraud—until he reveals a conflict involving her own late father.
Episode 6 Fashion Victim - Eight years prior, fashion designer Ritchie Levene was stabbed to death. There were plenty of suspects, but no evidence. On the eve of a retrospective exhibition of Levene’s work, the team takes another look at the crime.
Episode 7 Left Field - Soon after being released from jail, pedophile John Davies confesses to abducting and killing a 5-year-old boy 25 years earlier. Suspicious of Davies’s motives, the team reopens the case—to prove his innocence, not his guilt.
Episode 8 Gloves Off - A talented young boxer was shot and killed 15 years ago, but the case stalled when the murder weapon was never found. Now that the gun has surfaced, the team reopens the case and learns more than they want to know about professional boxing.
Episode 9 Where There's Smoke - When the team receives new information about a fatal fire, they are drawn into a dangerous criminal underworld. The original investigation was blocked by a wall of silence, which may be crumbling—if a witness can be trusted.
Episode 10 The Fourth Man - DI Frank Paterson joins the team to reinvestigate a 30-year-old armed robbery during which ₤10 million were stolen and two guards killed. Paterson’s belief that new evidence points to high-level police corruption puts Sandra’s team in jeopardy.
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New Tricks: Season 1
The scenery can be very nice, the writing is strong, the actors are first-rate, the stories tend to be interesting and thought-provoking, and the chemistry between the actors (even in New Tricks 1) is undeniably good. The humour is often subtle but right on track.
This series shows that cops don't have to be twenty-something to be good at their jobs or to make a difference. This is true in real life, so I like that this truth has permeated into the fictional realm in New Tricks 1 through 7.
Amanda Redman plays Sandra Pullman, a cop whose job it is to head a group of misfits who, although older, prove age isn't always a sign of maturity. These over-50's bring experience to their police work, but they also sometimes bicker and whine amongst themselves, try to find where they fit in in the world -- not being young, but not being elderly -- with issues from grandchildren to dating (including dating younger people); virility and self-confidence on a first date to loss of a long-time spouse.
I tend to forget age and become involved in the story, and then remember these characters (and actors) aren't in their 20's or 30's or 40's as they chase a suspect, for example, and start wheezing and gasping after half a block! But they don't have to be in top physical form, because they have the sense to listen to their gut and know a suspect is guilty the first moment they meet them, rather than spending days or weeks agonizing over whether or not to trust their instincts.
If you're looking for an enjoyable, quiet bit of entertainment, give New Tricks a try. If you're in the mood for foul language, huge explosions, car chases, nudity, gratuitious sex, or shoot 'em ups (and I for one am sometimes in the mood for these things!) then New Tricks isn't for you.
Which leaves me feeling as if old and dear friends have suddenly stopped inviting me into their homes. Still solving cases brilliantly, still having fun in the office -- but I miss the intimacy.
Every season has had one episode that I watch over and over. My all-time favorite is the one when Esther cuts her hand and Jerry cooks that gourmet dinner for her. In fact any time Jerry heads into a kitchen makes me happy. I hope Season 8 will go back to those informal moments. I haven't found an episode that I want to watch from start to finish twice in a row in Season 7. New Tricks: Season 7.
..........Cast: DS Pullman (Amanda Redman-`Little Dorrit') guides 3 ex-cops on unsolved crime & open cases (UCOS). This team's personalities & relationships make this award-winning fun. Pullman tough, realistically slightly overweight, but yet sexy. Brian (Alun Armstrong-`Garrows Law') is an old alcoholic, tech nerd with a photographic memory. Jack (James Bolam-`Beiderbecke Tapes') a widower of a murdered spouse, & Gerry (Dennis Waterman-`Sweeney') aging playboy. DAC Strickland (Anthony Calf-`Upstairs Downstairs') is their often antagonistic boss. And we must mention Brian's wife Esther (Susan Jameson-`The Queen' and voice for Catherine Cookson audios). Expect first name familiarity in New Tricks, like in a family series. They are a cop family. Episodes always have a difficult past crime, plus personal issues of the UCOS team. You will laugh through the sleuthing efforts. You'll see many guest stars.
SDH SUBTITLES for almost 10 hrs. UCOS-Unsolved Crime & Open Case Squad
............BONUS: Behind-the-scenes featurette * Bloopers
Episodes in DVD order; 1: Dark Chocolate
A cake maker rape. Chocolate factory head (Neil Stuke -Reggie Perrin) is suspect. That's not dark chocolate on those bodies, its sweetless sweat. More dark secrets. Can Gerry go smokeless?
2: Good Morning Lemmings
Graffiti claiming "I killed Flak" sprays London. Dad Flak by Chris Barnes (Horatio Hornblower) It's a 4-year-old dead case. Why now? Former taggers checked. Brian Twitters disturbingly.
3: It Smells of Books
Brian says libraries `smell...hold wierdos," but loves em & goes undercover. Library pals played by Anne Reid and David Ryall. But a man's roof dive after checking out a stack of books seems a crime, not suicide. A plot?
4: Coming Out Ball
Debutante abduction heats. An Irish Republican Frontist (Ian McKlhinney -Little Dorrit) has new info for Sandra & team. Sian Phillips plays Lady Elizabeth. And I enjoyed Amy (Sophie Ward -Land Girls) a good bit + Ms Jones (Annette Crosbie -One Foot in the Grave). Sandra's school reunion.
5: Dead Man Talking
Psychic (Paul Rhys- The Queen, Bonekickers) says a dead daughter's dad's not done. Is the clairvoyant a fraud--as Sandra thinks? Eldridge (Jo Stone-Fewings) a blood relative? Beswick is David Bradley (H. Potter).
6: Fashion Victim
Eight yrs past designer Levene stabbed. Bolts of suspects: brother (Rupert Graves -Garrow's Law, Forsyte Saga), Beck (Peter Wight -Titanic), sexy PA (Tuppence Middleton.) Gerry's real-life daughter is back (Hannah Waterman).
7: Left Field
Pedophile Davies (Adrian Schiller -Going Postal) confesses abducting and killing a quarter century earlier. Case reopened to prove his innocence. Different! Watch for Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey, The Queen, Lark Rise to Candleford)
8: Gloves Off
Boxer (James Grogan) shot ages ago Never a weapon-`til now. Learn about professional boxing-if you dare. Also see Matthew Marsh (Iron Lady), Maggie O'Neill (Shameless), Del Synnott (Murphy's Law), and more.
9: Where There's Smoke
Drink club fatal fire, goes underworld. Old silence finds a speaking witness. Trustworthy? Seems more smoke than fire. Brian fires up his arson skills.
10: The Fourth Man
DI Paterson (Phil Daniels- Chicken Run) investigates a 3-decade past robbery of £10 million & 2 killed. Evidence may point to copper corruption. John Shrapnell (Notting Hill, Elizabeth: Golden Age, Troy) plays a bad guy here. Is UCOS in jeopardy? Auto forensics.
A great dialogue line referring to the 3 retired cop guys: "Nurse. They're out of their beds again."
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