New Tricks

With the general level of television declining with what seems a rapid pace at the moment, every night I cant seem to find anything decent to watch, it comes as some relief that the BBC have put a lot of faith in a show called New Tricks. Okay so it's yet another cop drama from the Beeb, however this one is worth watching as it has a twist that is not only fresh but also quite original in writing terms. We know eventually that the retirement age is going to be increased to around the 70 years of age mark, so having retired officers come out of retirement to solve crimes that were when they served the Force unsolvable. This is the premise to the show; there ...  Read the complete review

What is it, When is it and What channel is it on? New Tricks is a series drama, set in the police department of UCOS (Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad). You can find it broadcast from time to time at 9pm on BBC 1. Currently (as of 1st August 2009) it is being broadcast on Thursday nights on BBC 1. Storylines/Plots: The team that makes up of UCOS is the old retired people who want to do good by the community. There are 3 male staff, as well as 1 female member, and they are occasionally joined by other crew. Each member of staff has its own personality, and you see more when they go home - it is actually really intresting and quite funny! The team ...  Read the complete review

New Tricks is a detective show with a slight twist, as the majority of the cast are now retired police officers that are working on cold case files. This is the reason that the show has been given the title 'New Trick', as it comes out of the saying that you cannot teach and old brand new tricks. The main cast include Amanda Redman as the head of the unit as Detective Sandra Pullman, who is best described as a career character that is dedicated to the police force, who is initially does things by the books and was a higher flyer and initially did not want to run UCOS (Unsolved Crimes and Open case Squad). James Bolam plays Jack Halford, a character ...  Read the complete review

Popular 'who dunnit' tv series starring Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman (who yet again sings the theme tune!), James Bolam and Alum Armstrong as the lead characters who have joined forces as 'UCOS' which stands for the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad. These four characters work for the Met and re-examine old cases (generally murder cases) that were not solved previously and try and solve them. It has a real comedy element to it and the plotlines are actually very convincing and test the brains of those of you who like to guess who the culprit is. Head of the unit is DSI Sandra Pullman (Redman), a high flying career woman with a disasterous love life. Alongside her are ...  Read the complete review

Creators: Roy Mitchell and Nigel McCrery Directors: (several, including...) Graham Theakston, Paul Seed, Julien Simpson and Rob Evens. Writers: (several, including...)Roy Mitchell, Simon Block, Alison Hume and Nickolas Hopkins Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolan, Amanda Redman and Dennis Waterman The theme tune, 'It's alright' was composed by Mike Moran and sung by Dennis Waterman. This crime drama cum comedy revolves around the members of UCOS... Unsolved Crime and Open Squad... started its life in March 2003, creating 39 hour long episodes splitting them into 5 series for the BBC (Although I do believe a 6th series has been ...  Read the complete review