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Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Dennis Waterman star as Sandra Pulman, Brian Lane, Jack Halford and Gerry Standing in New Tricks.
Brian is also known as “Memory Lane” and Gerry as “Last Man Standing” which refers to his incorruptibility
Unsolved Crimes and Open Case Squad
The show is about the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) which is a unit set up by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Robert Strickland (Anthony Calf). The squad is formed of three detectives brought back from retirement by Superintendent Pulman to investigate cold cases.
Sandra Pulman (Amanda Redman) has ended up heading the unit as “punishment” by her superiors for making the police service a laughing stock by shooting a dog during an armed raid to rescue a hostage. Sandra has dedicated herself to the police and her love life is a disaster. This is a running gag through the various serious and at one stage she even tries speed dating.
John Alan “Jack” Halford (James Bolam) retired from the police to care for his wife who was involved in a hit and run car incident. She dies and although the perpetrator is known he is not successfully prosecuted. Jack talks to his wife’s memorial in the back garden. He is a normally placid man but does have a violent temper.
Gerald “Gerry” Standing (Dennis Waterman) is a jack-
Brian Lane (Alun Armstong)has a photographic memory and can recall the details of
cases going back years. He is a recovering alcoholic, a sufferer of Obsessive-
First episode in March 2003
New Tricks is produced by Wall to Wall Television for the BBC. It began as a one-
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BBC’s police series New Tricks
The Unsolved Crime & Open Case Squad tackles crime in their own inimitable way
Starring Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Dennis Waterman
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