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New Tricks

2004–2015 · 12 seasons

A cosy, gently witty cold-case procedural where retired detectives trade banter and hard-won wisdom while cracking old mysteries.

Created by
Nigel McCrery
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, James Bolam
Overview
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
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Created by
Nigel McCrery
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, James Bolam
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • aging
  • friendship
  • justice
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Length
12 seasons, 107 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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