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{{quote| ''"You shoot one dog in this country..." ''|DS Sandra Pullman }}
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:
▲{{indent|10:'''Brian 'Memory' Lane''' (Alun Armstrong), a brilliant but highly eccentric and anti-social detective with an instant-recall memory and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A recovered alcoholic.}}
▲{{indent|10:'''Gerry Standing''' (Dennis Waterman), a Jack-the-lad charmer with three ex-wives (that he is on excellent terms with), a gambling habit and some shady ethics, who left the force under suspicion of corruption after punching out his boss (who just happens to now be ''Pullman's'' boss). A softened-for-comedy version of what George Carter, Waterman's character in ''[[The Sweeney]]'', would be like today, complete with long hair, wide flashy neckties, constant smoking etc.}}
Also frequently appearing were Pullman's bosses (Don Bevan in the pilot and first series, Robert Strickland in the second onwards) and Esther Lane (Susan Jameson), Brian's put-upon and long-suffering but loyal wife.
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