Wycliffe

1993–1998

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Seasons

Season 1

  • E1 The Four Jacks 1994-07-24 路 50m
  • E2 The Dead Flautist 1994-07-30 路 50m
  • E3 The Scapegoat 1994-08-07 路 50m 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.
  • E4 The Tangled Web 1994-08-14 路 50m
  • E5 The Last Rites 1994-08-21 路 50m 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.
  • E6 The Pea-Green Boat 1994-08-28 路 50m 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 拢500 in cash from Tremaine on the first day of every month.

Season 2

  • E1 All for Love 1995-06-18 路 50m A hunt for John Bonetti, an escaped prisoner from HMP Bodmin, takes a dramatic twist after the discovery of a body. Wycliffe and his team race against time to recapture him.
  • E2 The Trojan Horse 1995-06-25 路 50m Alex Keir is distraught when his wife Alison goes missing, but Wycliffe is sceptical of his grief, until a ransome note is found. The case of apparent kidnapping then takes a dramatic turn when Mrs Keir is found dead and smelling of alcohol at the wheel of a crashed car.
  • E3 Charades 1995-07-02 路 50m Wycliffe and his team investigate the death of a man found blasted by a shotgun at a Cornish holiday home. They discover evidence of ill-feeling between the dead man and his brother-in-law.
  • E4 Lost Contact 1995-07-09 路 50m When a man's virtually unidentifiable body is washed ashore, Wycliffe is baffled when two separate women claim it is that of their missing husbands.
  • E5 Four and Twenty Blackbirds 1995-07-16 路 50m When a farmer goes missing, leaving his sheep and house unattended, the local police call in Wycliffe. Discoveries of arson and bloodstains lead the team into a farming community struggling to survive.
  • E6 Happy Families 1995-07-23 路 50m Through her family and friends, Wycliffe tries to discover if it was suicide or murder when a schoolgirl is found dead in a science laboratory after a school disco.
  • E7 Wild Oats 1995-07-30 路 50m When an attempt is made to steal a headless skeleton from an archaelogical dig, Wycliffe discovers an estate steeped in archaic values. The identification of the skeleton unsettles the land-owning Rawle family, whose days of sovereignty in the community are fading.
  • E8 Breaking Point 1995-08-06 路 50m Surfer Anne Carter is found in a deep coma when she is washed ashore. The assumption that she is a victim of afreak accident have to be revised when Wycliffe and his team investigate, and uncover a host of sinister facts and conspiracies. Their task is hindered by an obvious leak to the press, which puts DI Lane in a precarious position.

Season 3

  • E1 Dead on Arrival 1996-06-09 路 50m
  • E2 Number of the Beast 1996-06-16 路 50m
  • E3 Slave of Duty 1996-07-07 路 50m
  • E4 Total Loss 1996-07-14 路 50m
  • E5 Crazy for You 1996-07-21 路 50m
  • E6 Faith 1996-07-28 路 50m
  • E7 Last Judgement 1996-08-04 路 50m
  • E8 Old Habits 1996-08-11 路 50m

Season 4

  • E1 Strangers 1997-06-29 路 50m Tragic events unfold after a wedding with a bizarre guest list: the bride and groom, who have only known each other for three weeks, advertised for guests to attend the ceremony in Penzance. Next day, one of the couple is found stabbed to death in their luxurious honeymoon hotel.
  • E2 Close to Home 1997-07-06 路 50m A petty criminal turns into a killer. A man is stabbed to death in a pub car park by a stranger. As Wycliffe investigates, the victim turns out not to be the upstanding businessman he seemed to be.
  • E3 On Account 1997-07-13 路 50m Wycliffe and Kersey exchange strong words as they investigate a disturbing case involving the contamination of jars of baby food in a local supermarket by a blackmailer. Meanwhile, the disciplinary enquiry into Wycliffe's team continues to run its course.
  • E4 Lone Voyager 1997-07-20 路 50m Wycliffe probes the disappearance of a lone yachtswoman, whose boat is discovered scuttled on the seabed.
  • E5 Seen a Ghost 1997-07-17 路 50m A dark family secret comes to light when a girl deliberately runs over a woman on a pedestrian crossing. The results of the enquiry board are revealed.
  • E6 Bad Blood 1997-08-03 路 50m A couple facing eviction from their tied cottage are suspected of murder when the landowner is suddenly killed. Wycliffe must act quickly to identify the killer before locals take the law into their own hands.
  • E7 To Sup with the Devil 1997-08-10 路 50m When a local pub landlord is bludgeoned to death, Wycliffe can find few people with a good word to say about him. A police informant points the finger at the victims' former wife and her new husband, but when DI Lane mishandles the situation, Wycliffe and Kersey are forced to stage a dramatic rescue.
  • E8 Old Crimes, New Times 1997-08-17 路 50m Pursued by the press, under the spotlight of an internal investigation, and lacking support from his superiors, Wyclife's problems multiply when an old case resurfaces, and DCC Stevens seems out to prove Wycliffe is no longer up to the job.

Season 5

  • E0 Dance of the Scorpions
  • E1 On Offer 1998-05-17 路 50m In a police nursing home, Wycliffe ponders the future after the attempt on his life. Meanwhile, Kersey investigates a salmon poacher's suspicious death. Acting DCI Lane is tempted to move on and up.
  • E2 Time Out 1998-05-24 路 50m A prostitute tells Kersey that a customer has killed one of her colleagues.
  • E3 Standing Stone 路 50m The wife of one of Kersey's friend goes missing after an evening class and the tutor is found murdered.
  • E4 Feeding the Rat 1998-07-06 路 50m A climber dies after a cliff fall and a witness claims that his climbing partner is responsible.
  • E5 Scope 1998-06-21 路 50m A Policeman is murdered and orders Wycliffe to avoid any scandal made difficult by the Officers wife was having an affair with another Officer.
  • E6 Land's End 1998-07-05 路 50m Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.
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