Wycliffe (1994)

07/24/1994 (GB) • 50m

Crime, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jack Shepherd

Detective Superintendent Wycliffe

36 Episodes

Jimmy Yuill

DI Doug Kersey

36 Episodes

Helen Masters

DI Lucy Lane

36 Episodes


Last Season

Season 5

1998 | 6 Episodes

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.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

england

based on novel or book

cornwall, england

police detective

murder investigation

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