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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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- E1 The Four JacksNext upJul 24, 1994 · 50 min
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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 risk. Then a man is shot dead while walking his dog on the beach, and Wycliffe is under pressure to act quickly if he is to prevent another murder.
Guest stars: Bill Nighy (David Cleeve), Nicholas Gecks (Prof. Faber), Roger Sloman (Gerald Prout), Susan Wooldridge (Patricia Cleeve), Tim Treslove (PC Pearce), Rupam Maxwell (Paul Redman), James Curran (Surgeon), Pandora Colin (Milli)
- E2 The Dead FlautistJul 30, 1994 · 50 min
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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. As he unravels the dead man's last days, another mystery is revealed - the disappearance of a maid from the Bottrell household. Family feuds and illicit relationships are uncovered - and then another body is found.
Guest stars: Susan Fleetwood (Lady Cynthia Bottrell), David Bamber (Guy Bottrell), Jeremy Clyde (Lord Hugh Bottrell), James Faulkner (Steven Lander), Mary Wimbush (Mrs. Christopher), Emily Hamilton (Jean Lander), Kenneth Watson (Carter), Mark Chapman (PC Jones (uncredited))
- E3 The ScapegoatAug 7, 1994 · 50 min
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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 with a figure strapped to a burning wheel plunging over the cliffs.
Guest stars: Susan Penhaligon (Mariah Penrose), John McEnery (Ephraim Gardner), Hilary Mason (Edith Riddle), Catherine McCormack (Asenath Gardner), Christopher Ashley (Sgt. Luff), Laura Brattan (WPC Eva Luff), Carole Nimmons (Sarah Riddle), Geoffrey Larder (John Gander)
- E4 The Tangled WebAug 14, 1994 · 50 min
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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 questions the family, whose feuding uncovers some dark secrets. Wycliffe has to unpick the tangled web of intrigue and greed.
Guest stars: Eric Deacon (Neil Innes), Richenda Carey (Jane Rule), Leonie Mellinger (Polly Innes), Trevor Danby (Parson), Kevin Dignam (Francis Harvey), Stephanie Buttle (Hilda Clemo), Joanne Thirsk (Alice Harvey), Robert Demeger (James Clemo)
- E5 The Last RitesAug 21, 1994 · 50 min
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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 believes responsibility lies elsewhere. There is an air of violent hatred in the village, not all of it directed towards the dead woman.
Guest stars: Jeff Rawle (Rev. Jordan), Julia Deakin (Stephanie Vinter), Nigel Terry (Lawrence Vinter), Dinah Stabb (Celia Jordan), Ellie Haddington (Katherine Geach), Paul Moriarty (Abe Geach), Mark Letheren (Giles Vinter), Geoffrey Leesley (Glynn)
- E6 The Pea-Green BoatAug 28, 1994 · 50 min · ★ 3.3
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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 build a marina on the quayside Tremaine owned; Tremaine's partner has been having an affair with his wife; and there is a mysterious recipient of £500 in cash from Tremaine on the first day of every month.
Guest stars: Anne Stallybrass (Mrs. Tremaine), Paul Bettany (Ian Greaves), Jan Pearson (Mary Clark), Brigit Forsyth (Ella Jones), Brendan O'Hea (David Jones), David J. Nicholls (Scrap Metal Merchant), Roy Alon (Harry Tremaine), Barry Jackson (Alexander Greaves)
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Created by W.J. Burley
Jack Shepherd
Jimmy Yuill
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