New Tricks
Created by Nigel McCrery
On BBC One
A warmly comedic procedural built on the camaraderie of retired detectives solving cold cases, balancing playful banter with genuine investigative stakes.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Dennis Waterman
Gerry Standing
Amanda Redman
Sandra Pullman
James Bolam
Jack Halford
Alun Armstrong
Brian Lane
Tamzin Outhwaite
Sasha Miller
Denis Lawson
Steve McAndrew
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Danny Griffin
Chiké Okonkwo
PC Clark
Storme Toolis
Holly Griffin
Patrick Baladi
Susan Jameson
Esther Lane
Anthony Calf
Robert Strickland
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