New Tricks

Series 9 - Episode 8 Blue Flower

Review

by Jane Rackham

Perhaps it’s me, but the cases the Ucos team investigate are getting increasingly weird. This time they’re looking into the murder of Max, an East German immigrant who loitered on the same London street corner every morning and whose last words were “blue flower”.

A chance meeting with a woman whose son was killed in a road accident nearby sends the detectives in the right direction, which is to the recycling plant where Max had been employed to sort waste paper. Then it turns out that prior to the demolition of the Berlin Wall, he had connections with the Stasi. What’s not clear is whether he was working for them or against them.

Summary

The detectives investigate the murder of an East German immigrant, but all they have to go on are his mysterious final words, which translate as `blue flower'. As they piece together his remarkable story, Sandra tries to gain the trust of his estranged daughter. Crime drama, starring Amanda Redman.

Cast & Crew

Brian Lane Alun Armstrong

Sandra Pullman Amanda Redman

Gerry Standing Dennis Waterman

Steve McAndrew Denis Lawson

DAC Robert Strickland Anthony Calf

Grace Cusack Elizabeth Berrington

DCI Rosser Nicholas Burns

Max Klein Edward Baker-Duly

Paul Armitage Alex Blake

Alicia Klein Aislinn Sands

Corey Murgins Jordan Long

Mia Adler Kate Bracken

Damon Ripley Roger Evans

Director Philip John

Producer Tom Mullens

Writer Simon Allen

Drama

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Series 9 - Episode 8 Blue Flower

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

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