New Tricks

Series 9 - Episode 7 Dead Poets

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

Drama

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New Tricks

Series 9 - Episode 7 Dead Poets

Review

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

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Should there be another series of New Tricks?

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