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New Tricks (2005-) is a [[The BBC|BBC]] [[Crime and Punishment Series|crime]] comedy/drama about the investigations of the Metropolitan Police's (fictional) Unsolved Crimes and Open Cases Squad (UCOS). Although mostly a [[Mystery of the Week]] [[Police Procedural]], it also combines a hint of [[Amateur Sleuth]] in that most of the members of the squad are actually ''retired'' policemen employed to investigate unsolved crimes. The only serving police officer on the squad is the boss, Detective Superintendent '''Sandra Pullman''' (Amanda Redman), an uptight, tough-as-nails investigator. Her previously high-flying career came crashing down to earth through an unfortunate [[Kick the Dog|dog-shooting]] [[My Greatest Failure|incident]], resulting in her reluctant appointment to the newly created UCOS. Faced with an unappealing selection of job applicants, she recruited:

* [[Danger Takes a Backseat]]: In "Only The Brave" one of the gang members tries this on Sandra with a gun, but she breaks his nose instead.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Each member of UCOS has their moments.

'''Brian:''' Oh. Nothing personal then. }}

* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: Jack}} confesses that he is sometimes this, when explaining {{spoiler|why he doesn't want an award for bravery when he knows he was really just trying to get killed.}}