Hit 91Èȱ¬ ONE drama New Tricks is back for a fourth series
This deservedly popular detective series goes from strength to strength. Why? Because it's well written, the director understands suspense and the cast can all act. The net result is a believable show of substance which entertains and intrigues - The Observer
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This is warm, well-constructed TV, with solid performances - Time Out
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The ensemble acting from a brilliant, mature cast wins you over every time - Mail on Sunday
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Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolam are back for a fourth series of the hit drama New Tricks, due for transmission on 91Èȱ¬ ONE next year.
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Jack Halford (Bolam), Gerry Standing (Waterman) and Brian Lane (Armstrong) are rule-breaking ex-coppers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes and open cases under the watchful eye of Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Redman).
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Despite her frequent despair at the boys' policing methods, Pullman has learned that sometimes the rules are there to be broken - and never more so than in the opening episode of the new series.
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Hell-bent on avenging his wife Mary's death, Halford is prepared to risk everything to kill the man responsible, Ricky Hanson (David Troughton).
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As the enormity of the situation dawns on the rest of the team, they know they have got to act fast to prevent him from making a huge mistake.
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But despite their last-minute intervention, Halford confronts his nemesis with near-disastrous consequences.
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Lynda Bellingham makes a guest appearance in episode one as DCI Karen Hardwick.
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Super-efficient and with the perfect work/life balance, Karen Hardwick irritates Pullman on every level. But with her entire team hospitalised, Pullman is forced to accept her help.
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Threatened by a new face in the office and desperate to justify their positions, the boys need a case and it isn't long before they are investigating the 10-year-old unsolved crime of a patient murdered on their own ward.
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Currently filming in London, New Tricks returns with eight new hour-long episodes and also features Susan Jameson, Anthony Calf and Natalie Forbes with guest appearances from Sheila Hancock, Eric Sykes, Lindsey Coulson, June Whitfield, John Sessions, Mark Womak, George Baker, David Harewood and Ian Mercer, among others.
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During the series, the team re-investigate cases involving bungled robberies, paedophilia, an undercover operation in a nursing home, the world of male models, a 600-year-old murder and a British hanging.
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Tom Sherry, Executive Producer and Head of Drama at Wall To Wall, says: "The fantastic support for New Tricks from the audience and critics alike has been overwhelming.
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"The combination of outstanding writing and a hugely talented cast have made this series a real hit."
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Producer Emma Turner concludes: "New Tricks appeals to every generation. In such a youth-obsessed culture it is a drama that celebrates age and experience, and the sense of perspective that that brings.
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"In each episode there is comedy and a warmth that is undisputedly feelgood but it is always set against the backdrop of compelling and often dark crime stories."
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Created by Roy Mitchell and Nigel McCrery, the fourth series of New Tricks is written by Roy Mitchell, John Wilsher, Lisa Holdsworth, Richard Zajdlic and Charles McKeown.
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New Tricks is a Wall To Wall production (Who Do You Think You Are?, A Rather English Marriage, Our Boy, Plotlands) for 91Èȱ¬ ONE, produced by Emma Turner (EastEnders, Holby City).
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Executive Producer is Tom Sherry (Murphy's Law, and the soon-to-be screened 91Èȱ¬ ONE comedy dramas Magnolia and The Good Housekeeping Guide).
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Executive producers for the 91Èȱ¬ are John Yorke and Eleanor Moran.
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