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New Tricks
E7 of 10
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Series 9 - Episode 7
Dead Poets
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Review
by
Jane Rackham
Sandra and her Ucos pals come over all lyrical this week when they re-open a case in which “the most exciting poetic prospect of the new millennium” was brutally murdered and then set on fire. His remains were discovered in the yard of a drug smuggler who wasn’t charged with murder but imprisoned on drug smuggling offences.
With all the rhyming couplets and flowery references swirling about, Brian’s in his element. Unlike the boorish Gerry who proudly declares he’s taking an administrative role in the investigation because he’s “allergic to poetry”. Until he discovers that verse can be a powerful aphrodisiac, that is.
Summary
Sandra and the team unearth the 10-year-old case of a poet from Belfast whose burnt body was found in the scrapyard of a known gangster. Gerry becomes convinced the victim's links with the criminal fraternity led to his demise, but Brian has a different theory, believing the secret of his murder lies in his verse. Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman and Alun Armstrong star.
Cast & Crew
Brian Lane
Alun Armstrong
Sandra Pullman
Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing
Dennis Waterman
Steve McAndrew
Denis Lawson
Esther Lane
Susan Jameson
Roxanne Guthrie
Tanya Franks
Mara Donaldson
Bronagh Gallagher
Sarah Powell
Simone Lahbib
Luke Oswald
James Murray
Mehtin Topal
Philip Arditti
Sean Doherty
Cian Barry
Eoin Donaldson
Patrick O'Kane
Young poet
Sarah Campbell
Alice
Rachel Lumberg
Director
Philip John
Producer
Tom Mullens
Writer
Marston Bloom
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