Wycliffe(TV show/series, 1994-1998)

Name: Wycliffe
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1994

50min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 36 episodes

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

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, who was nominated for the Royal Television Society award for the best original television theme in 1997. Charles Wycliffe, played by Jack Shepherd, is assisted by DI Doug Kersey (Jimmy Yuill) and DI Lucy Lane (Helen Masters). 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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About Wycliffe

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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Trailer for Wycliffe + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Wycliffe (1993 ITV TV Series) Trailer(Trailer, 0:55)

Wycliffe Seasons and Episodes

05/16/1998Season 5 - 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.

#1Dance of the Scorpions

A building society manager and his wife are killed during an attempted kidnapping.

#1 | 05/17/1998On Offer

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.

#2 | 05/24/1998Time Out

A prostitute tells Kersey that a customer has killed one of her colleagues.

#3Standing Stone

The wife of one of Kersey's friend goes missing after an evening class and the tutor is found murdered.

#4 | 07/06/1998Feeding the Rat

A climber dies after a cliff fall and a witness claims that his climbing partner is responsible.

#5 | 06/21/1998Scope

A Policeman is murdered and orders Wycliffe to avoid any scandal made difficult by the Officers wife was having an affair with another Officer.

#6 | 07/05/1998Land's End

Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.

06/29/1997Series 4 - 8 episodes

In series four, Wycliffe faces a raft of new murder cases and an internal investigation.