New Tricks

Series 1 - Episode 5 Good Work Rewarded

Summary

A dying man asks the team to clear the name of his son, a talented junior golfer who committed suicide after being implicated in the murder of a 10-year-old boy. Aiding the investigation is a former chief superintendent who admits she always had doubts about the teenager's guilt, but the committee members of the exclusive golf club where the victim's body was discovered prove reluctant to help the officers with their inquiries. Isla Blair and Cherie Lunghi guest star.

Cast & Crew

Brian Lane Alun Armstrong

Jack Halford James Bolam

Sandra Pullman Amanda Redman

Gerry Standing Dennis Waterman

PC Clark Chike Okonkwo

Donald Bevan Nicholas Day

Esther Lane Susan Jameson

Diane Loveless Cherie Lunghi

Alice Pimley Isla Blair

Fred Donaldson Stephen Moore

Ian Gordon David Savile

Derek Rodger Frank Mills

Stewart Pimley Jamie Glover

Dave Pimley Tim Dowdie

Alex Spencer Andrew Hilton

Therapist Diana Kent

Det Insp John Cassidy Glyn Grimstead

Mike (Speed Dater) Francis Middleditch

Tim (Speed Dater) Andrew Wincott

Stanley (Speed Dater) Michael Wattam

Ivor (Speed Dater) Jim Barclay

Brindsley (Speed Dater) Gordon Milne

Vic (Speed Dater) Jeremy Gittins

Journalist Mark Webb

Director Paul Seed

Producer Gina Cronk

Writer Roy Mitchell

Drama

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Series 1 - Episode 5 Good Work Rewarded

Summary

Cast & Crew

Farewell to New Tricks: "Grumpy Old Men with dead bodies - and the BBC's secret weapon"

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New Tricks

Series 1 - Episode 5 Good Work Rewarded

Summary

Cast & Crew

Farewell to New Tricks: "Grumpy Old Men with dead bodies - and the BBC's secret weapon"

How Amanda Redman overcame grief and found solace on the set of The Good Karma Hospital

Farewell to New Tricks and the bunch of out-of-retirement coppers who became the BBC's secret weapon

New Tricks has no business using a rape storyline - it's the last resort of a dying drama

Gillian Taylforth, Tom Courtenay and Henry Winkler in this week’s Radio Times

Should there be another series of New Tricks?

Dennis Waterman: I found out they were axing New Tricks from my driver

What could possibly replace New Tricks?

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