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Wycliffe

1994 – 1998 · ITV1
5 seasons · 36 episodes
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Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.

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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.

SERIES CAST

Jack Shepherd
Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
Jimmy Yuill
DI Doug Kersey
Helen Masters
DI Lucy Lane
Tim Wylton
Franks
Aaron Harris
DS Dixon
Adam Barker
DC Potter
Lynn Farleigh
Helen Wycliffe
Michael Attwell
DCC Stevens
Created by W.J. Burley

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Jul 24, 1994
Original language
EN
Production
Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment, HTV
Country
GB

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