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COLLECTION · Series · 1994

Wycliffe

**Wycliffe** is a British TV series based on W. J. Burley's novels, focusing on Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. Produced by HTV and aired on the ITV Network from 24 July 1994 to 5 July 1998, it began with a pilot episode on 7 August 1993. Filmed in Cornwall with a production office in Truro, the series features a BAFTA-winning theme composed by Nigel Hess. Jack Shepherd portrays Wycliffe, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode centers around a murder investigation. Early seasons adapt Burley's books, presenting classic whodunits with eccentric characters and plot twists. Later seasons shift towards a more naturalistic tone, exploring police department politics.

Source: TMDB
* 6.0 (3)CrimeDramaUnited Kingdom
Creators
W.J. Burley
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment · HTV
Runtime
50 min/ep
Age rating
TV-14
Release
24/07/1994
Score
6.0 / 10 (3)
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
2 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death
1993-08-07 · 50 min

A bookshop owner in Penzance is brutally murdered, and Wycliffe discovers all is not well among the members of one of the area's most respected families.

Episode 2. Dance of the Scorpions
1997-12-27 · 50 min

Wycliffe clashes with his superiors over the way he's handling a gruesome double murder case, after a building society manager and his wife are gunned down.

Series 1
6 episodes · 1994

In series one Wycliffe is called in to head up several murder investigations, delving into each case to discover the culprits and the true nature of those involved in the deaths.

The Four Jacks
Episode 1. The Four Jacks
1994-07-24 · 50 min

A young female archaeology student is found naked in bed with gunshot wounds, and lies in a critical condition in hospital. As surgeons try to save her life, Wycliffe digs into the life of a famous novelist, who claims his life is at…

The Dead Flautist
Episode 2. The Dead Flautist
1994-07-30 · 50 min

When the body of an amateur flautist, Tony Miller, shot by his own gun, is found on the secluded estate of Lord & Lady Bottrell, it is assumed that he killed himself. But Wycliffe senses there is more to the case than first meets the eye.…

Episode 3. The Scapegoat
1994-08-07 · 50 min

A Cornish undertaker suddenly disappears. The missing man's body is found, washed up on the rocks, and a murder inquiry begins. A link is suspected between the undertaker's death and a strange local summer ritual, and the mystery ends…

The Tangled Web
Episode 4. The Tangled Web
1994-08-14 · 50 min

Wycliffe is brought in when an elderly bedridden woman is found dead, her body locked in a freezer, and a pregnant teenager, Hilda Clemo, from a bizarre family vanishes from her Cornish village. As fears for her safety grow, Wycliffe…

Episode 5. The Last Rites
1994-08-21 · 50 min

When the Reverend Jordan arrives at the village church, he discovers the partially clothed body of Jessica Dobell, the church cleaner, spreadeagled below the cross. A satanic cult is thought to be behind the gruesome death, but Wycliffe…

Episode 6. The Pea-Green Boat
1994-08-28 · 50 min

When a fishing-boat owner, Harry Tremaine, is killed in the explosion of his fishing boat, suspicion falls on the man's son, who stands to inherit everything, but Wycliffe remains unconvinced. There's also a local developer who wants to…

Series 2
8 episodes · 1995

Wycliffe is faced with many intriguing mysteries in series two - including the hunt for an escaped prisoner, a woman found dead in a car, a body washed ashore and claimed by two different wives, a dead schoolgirl and a surfer in a deep coma.

Episode 1. All for Love
1995-06-18 · 50 min

A hunt for John Bonetti, an escaped prisoner from HMP Bodmin, takes a dramatic twist after the discovery of a body. Wycliffe and his team race against time to recapture him.

Episode 2. The Trojan Horse
1995-06-25 · 50 min

Alex Keir is distraught when his wife Alison goes missing, but Wycliffe is sceptical of his grief, until a ransome note is found. The case of apparent kidnapping then takes a dramatic turn when Mrs Keir is found dead and smelling of…

Episode 3. Charades
1995-07-02 · 50 min

Wycliffe and his team investigate the death of a man found blasted by a shotgun at a Cornish holiday home. They discover evidence of ill-feeling between the dead man and his brother-in-law.

Episode 4. Lost Contact
1995-07-09 · 50 min

When a man's virtually unidentifiable body is washed ashore, Wycliffe is baffled when two separate women claim it is that of their missing husbands.

Episode 5. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
1995-07-16 · 50 min

When a farmer goes missing, leaving his sheep and house unattended, the local police call in Wycliffe. Discoveries of arson and bloodstains lead the team into a farming community struggling to survive.

Episode 6. Happy Families
1995-07-23 · 50 min

Through her family and friends, Wycliffe tries to discover if it was suicide or murder when a schoolgirl is found dead in a science laboratory after a school disco.

Episode 7. Wild Oats
1995-07-30 · 50 min

When an attempt is made to steal a headless skeleton from an archaelogical dig, Wycliffe discovers an estate steeped in archaic values. The identification of the skeleton unsettles the land-owning Rawle family, whose days of sovereignty…

Episode 8. Breaking Point
1995-08-06 · 50 min

Surfer Anne Carter is found in a deep coma when she is washed ashore. The assumption that she is a victim of afreak accident have to be revised when Wycliffe and his team investigate, and uncover a host of sinister facts and conspiracies.…

Series 3
8 episodes · 1996

In series three Wycliffe celebrates his silver wedding anniversary. As always, celebrations are interrupted by a murder investigation.

Dead on Arrival
Episode 1. Dead on Arrival
1996-06-09 · 50 min

An abandoned lorry with five corpses at the ferry terminal and a man on the run bring Wycliffe's silver wedding anniversary celebration, which their children have laid on as a surprise, to an abrupt halt.

Number of the Beast
Episode 2. Number of the Beast
1996-06-16 · 50 min

When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.

Slave of Duty
Episode 3. Slave of Duty
1996-07-07 · 50 min

A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year old wood provides an intriguing case.

Total Loss
Episode 4. Total Loss
1996-07-14 · 50 min

When a fishing boat goes down taking one of the crew with it , Kersey and Lane discover a fishing community that is struggling to survive under the strain of legislation, as well as a new competitive edge to their working relationship.

Crazy for You
Episode 5. Crazy for You
1996-07-21 · 50 min

A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.

Faith
Episode 6. Faith
1996-07-28 · 50 min

The discovery of a baby's body leads the team to a bizarre pagan sect.

Last Judgement
Episode 7. Last Judgement
1996-08-04 · 50 min

When a magistrate known to Wycliffe is found hanged, everything pints to suicide. But Wycliffe's instincts tell him otherwise.

Old Habits
Episode 8. Old Habits
1996-08-11 · 50 min

When a young woman is found strangled, a pathologist is struck by the similarities to a string of other unsolved murders. Wyclife and his team have to unearth 11-year old evidence to see if they can trace a link.

Series 4
8 episodes · 1997

In series four, Wycliffe faces a raft of new murder cases and an internal investigation.

Episode 1. Strangers
1997-06-29 · 50 min

Tragic events unfold after a wedding with a bizarre guest list: the bride and groom, who have only known each other for three weeks, advertised for guests to attend the ceremony in Penzance. Next day, one of the couple is found stabbed to…

Episode 2. Close to Home
1997-07-06 · 50 min

A petty criminal turns into a killer. A man is stabbed to death in a pub car park by a stranger. As Wycliffe investigates, the victim turns out not to be the upstanding businessman he seemed to be.

Episode 3. On Account
1997-07-13 · 50 min

Wycliffe and Kersey exchange strong words as they investigate a disturbing case involving the contamination of jars of baby food in a local supermarket by a blackmailer. Meanwhile, the disciplinary enquiry into Wycliffe's team continues…

Episode 4. Lone Voyager
1997-07-20 · 50 min

Wycliffe probes the disappearance of a lone yachtswoman, whose boat is discovered scuttled on the seabed.

Episode 5. Seen a Ghost
1997-07-17 · 50 min

A dark family secret comes to light when a girl deliberately runs over a woman on a pedestrian crossing. The results of the enquiry board are revealed.

Episode 6. Bad Blood
1997-08-03 · 50 min

A couple facing eviction from their tied cottage are suspected of murder when the landowner is suddenly killed. Wycliffe must act quickly to identify the killer before locals take the law into their own hands.

Episode 7. To Sup with the Devil
1997-08-10 · 50 min

When a local pub landlord is bludgeoned to death, Wycliffe can find few people with a good word to say about him. A police informant points the finger at the victims' former wife and her new husband, but when DI Lane mishandles the…

Episode 8. Old Crimes, New Times
1997-08-17 · 50 min

Pursued by the press, under the spotlight of an internal investigation, and lacking support from his superiors, Wyclife's problems multiply when an old case resurfaces, and DCC Stevens seems out to prove Wycliffe is no longer up to the job.

Season 5
6 episodes · 1998

Wycliffe gradually recovers from his injuries and begins to take on cases again. Whilst trying to solve a number of particularly complex murders, he is also forced to defend his reputation as photographs sent to the police threaten his good name.

Episode 1. On Offer
1998-05-17 · 50 min

In a police nursing home, Wycliffe ponders the future after the attempt on his life. Meanwhile, Kersey investigates a salmon poacher's suspicious death. Acting DCI Lane is tempted to move on and up.

Episode 2. Time Out
1998-05-24 · 50 min

A prostitute tells Kersey that a customer has killed one of her colleagues.

Episode 3. Standing Stone
50 min

The wife of one of Kersey's friend goes missing after an evening class and the tutor is found murdered.

Episode 4. Feeding the Rat
1998-07-06 · 50 min

A climber dies after a cliff fall and a witness claims that his climbing partner is responsible.

Episode 5. Scope
1998-06-21 · 50 min

A Policeman is murdered and orders Wycliffe to avoid any scandal made difficult by the Officers wife was having an affair with another Officer.

Episode 6. Land's End
1998-07-05 · 50 min

Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.

Cast by season
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
Jimmy Yuill
Jimmy Yuill
DI Doug Kersey
Helen Masters
Helen Masters
DI Lucy Lane
Aaron Harris
Aaron Harris
DS Dixon
Lynn Farleigh
Lynn Farleigh
Helen Wycliffe
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