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The Best Episodes of New Tricks

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New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    New Tricks Season 10 Episode 8 - The One That Got Away
    10.0/10(292 votes)

    #1 - The One That Got Away

    S10:E8

    Pullman seizes the chance to solve a murder that she believes is linked to her first ever case, and the team start putting together a jigsaw puzzle of suspects from a photograph taken in a London park in the 90s. Eventually faced with increasing pressure to hand over the investigation, Sandra makes a huge decision, which is going to change UCOS forever.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Julian Simpson

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  2. New Tricks Season 12 Episode 2 - Last Man Standing, Part Two
    9.7/10(289 votes)

    #2 - Last Man Standing, Part Two

    S12:E2

    Gerry attempts to clear his name before his enemies catch up with him. Sasha and Steve get Fiona's help to examine the evidence against the clock. Danny takes Gerry on the run as they look for the proof they need to prove his innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. New Tricks Season 6 Episode 1 - The War Against Drugs
    9.0/10(269 votes)

    #3 - The War Against Drugs

    S6:E1

    Brian Lane enters rehab to treat his alcoholism, but the rest of the team soon join him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. New Tricks Season 6 Episode 2 - The Truth Is Out There
    9.0/10(296 votes)

    #4 - The Truth Is Out There

    S6:E2

    The team find themselves at the centre of a shocking cover-up.

    Director:Julian Simpson
    Writer:Julian Simpson

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  5. New Tricks Season 6 Episode 3 - Fresh Starts
    9.0/10(260 votes)

    #5 - Fresh Starts

    S6:E3

    The team exhumes the body of a car crash victim after claims she has been seen alive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. New Tricks Season 7 Episode 9 - Gloves Off
    9.0/10(234 votes)

    #6 - Gloves Off

    S7:E9

    When the gun used to murder a talented young boxer 11 years ago surfaces in an armed robbery, UCOS are drawn into the darker side of professional boxing in a case that causes conflict and friction among the team.

    Director:Philip John
    Writer:Roy Mitchell

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  7. New Tricks Season 9 Episode 4 - The Girl Who Lived
    9.0/10(246 votes)

    #7 - The Girl Who Lived

    S9:E4

    Retired DI Steve McAndrew from Glasgow joins the team to reopen one of his old cases when the DNA of a woman who went missing as a teen turns up at the scene of a petrol station robbery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. New Tricks Season 10 Episode 2 - The Rock: Part Two
    9.0/10(254 votes)

    #8 - The Rock: Part Two

    S10:E2

    The team unlock over three decades of secrets and lies on the Rock of Gibraltar and find the link which solves the murder of a playboy shipping heir from '98 and a young local boy from '82. With both cases solved, they return to England where Lane faces a disciplinary hearing, dragging up a death in custody from his past which threatens his career in UCOS.

    Director:Brian Grant
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  9. New Tricks Season 12 Episode 8 - Lottery Curse
    9.0/10(178 votes)

    #9 - Lottery Curse

    S12:E8

    The team investigate when a skeleton is uncovered in the foundations of a swimming pool.

    Director:Sarah O'Gorman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. New Tricks Season 12 Episode 1 - Last Man Standing, Part One
    8.7/10(253 votes)

    #10 - Last Man Standing, Part One

    S12:E1

    Gerry feels spooked following the discovery of UCOS's latest victim, a policeman, whose body has lain untouched under a basement for the last 30 years. Accusations of police corruption and underhand dealings start to surface causing Gerry to face up to some skeletons in his own closet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. New Tricks Season 12 Episode 5 - Prodigal Sons
    8.5/10(179 votes)

    #11 - Prodigal Sons

    S12:E5

    With Sasha back on fighting form, UCOS investigate the death of a cricket prodigy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. New Tricks Season 1 Episode 4 - 1984
    8.0/10(344 votes)

    #12 - 1984

    S1:E4

    The UCOS team investigate the murder of a young peace protestor, killed at the outskirts of a nuclear base in 1984, and realise that they may be in danger of exposing a Special Branch cover up.

    Director:Jamie Payne
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. New Tricks Season 1 Episode 5 - Good Work Rewarded
    8.0/10(324 votes)

    #13 - Good Work Rewarded

    S1:E5

    The members of a prestigious golf club come under suspicion when the UCOS team investigate a child murder.

    Director:Paul Seed
    Writer:Roy Mitchell

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  14. New Tricks Season 1 Episode 6 - Home Truths
    8.0/10(325 votes)

    #14 - Home Truths

    S1:E6

    When a missing person case which Lane originally investigated gets re-activated, he's determined to crack it. But when the team swiftly uncover another two mysterious disappearances, they start to think they've got a serial killer on their hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. New Tricks Season 1 Episode 7 - Talking to the Dead
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Talking to the Dead

    S1:E7

    In an attempt to make contact with his late wife Mary, Jack goes to see a clairvoyant. Instead he meets a girl who died in a shipping container in 1982 and has the case re-opened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 1 - A Delicate Touch
    8.0/10(364 votes)

    #16 - A Delicate Touch

    S2:E1

    Deputy Assistant Commissioner Robert Strickland is the new boss in charge of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). He asks the team to look into the death of David Barrie, a top barrister found in his car in 1980 after being bound and gagged.

    Director:Jon East
    Writer:Roy Mitchell

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  17. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 2 - Family Business
    8.0/10(339 votes)

    #17 - Family Business

    S2:E2

    In 1996 a beautiful newlywed, was attacked and left for dead. The only thing taken was her wedding ring and she has been in a coma ever since. The man jailed for the crime is now a born-again Christian and is protesting his innocence

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 3 - Trust Me
    8.0/10(325 votes)

    #18 - Trust Me

    S2:E3

    The team re-examine the case of Hannah Taylor who was kidnapped from her home in 1992. A body, previously thought to be Hannah's, has just been identified as that of another kidnap victim

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 4 - Old and Cold
    8.0/10(305 votes)

    #19 - Old and Cold

    S2:E4

    Tabloid editor Chris McConnell asks Sandra Pullman to help him prove celebrity chef Kitty Campbell killed her drunken husband Bertie 40 years ago at the height of their 60s TV fame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 5 - Creative Problem Solving
    8.0/10(265 votes)

    #20 - Creative Problem Solving

    S2:E5

    Attractive widow and probate assessor Elise Allen asks Halford to find the rightful owner of a large, uncut red diamond, worth £15 million. She found the rare jewel in a flat rented by John Newman who died in 1982.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 6 - Eyes Down for a Full House
    8.0/10(305 votes)

    #21 - Eyes Down for a Full House

    S2:E6

    Luck turns against Standing when he loses a poker game, owing bookie Michael Jacobs £10,000. But Michael offers him a chance to clear his debt by finding out what happened to his dad Joe, who died after being mugged outside Walthamstow stadium in 1983.

    Director:Juliet May
    Writers:Roy Mitchell, Danny Miller

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  22. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 7 - Fluke Of Luck
    8.0/10(263 votes)

    #22 - Fluke Of Luck

    S2:E7

    Lane indulges his obsession with fishing when UCOS investigates the case of two boys abducted from a fishing lake in 1979, believing it could be linked to a recent spate of snatches near the M25.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. New Tricks Season 2 Episode 8 - 17 Years of Nothing
    8.0/10(329 votes)

    #23 - 17 Years of Nothing

    S2:E8

    The Home Office pathologist asks the team to identify the remains of an unidentified woman, whose remains were found back in 1987. These remains are the only body that he was unable to identify. With his help and that of his attractive assistant, not only must the team identify the body bits, but how she died and who killed her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. New Tricks Season 3 Episode 1 - Lady's Pleasure
    8.0/10(290 votes)

    #24 - Lady's Pleasure

    S3:E1

    A car in which five years ago a teacher was murdered is returned to the victim's husband. Pullman re-opens the unsolved case, hoping her team can track down the dead woman's secret lover, and a clue soon leads them to a male prostitute. Pullman had worked on the original case and been troubled throughout by the lack of emotion shown by Nancy's husband Stephen

    Director:Rob Evans
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. New Tricks Season 3 Episode 2 - Dockers
    8.0/10(323 votes)

    #25 - Dockers

    S3:E2

    The murky death of Joe Walsh, General Secretary of the Crane Driver's Union, whose body was found in the Thames in 1975, is reinvestigated. At the time of his death, Walsh stood accused of stealing money from the union's account. The team find themselves at the centre of a political minefield, with suggestions of misappropriated union funds, MI5 involvement and a union leader whose threats of strike action were gravely threatening the national interest.

    Director:Rob Evans
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The One That Got Away" is the best rated episode of "New Tricks". It scored 10/10 based on 292 votes. Directed by Andy Hay and written by Julian Simpson, it aired on 9/17/2013. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Last Man Standing, Part Two".