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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

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    Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 3 - On Account
    8.2/10(76 votes)

    #1 - On Account

    S4:E3

    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.

    Director:David Innes Edwards
    Writer:Kevin Clarke

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  2. Wycliffe Season 5 Episode 6 - Land's End
    8.1/10(73 votes)

    #2 - Land's End

    S5:E6

    Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.

    Director:Alan Wareing
    Writer:Kevin Clarke

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  3. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 7 - Wild Oats
    8.0/10(99 votes)

    #3 - Wild Oats

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Michael Owen Morris
    Writer:Patrick Harkins

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  4. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 5 - Seen a Ghost
    8.0/10(84 votes)

    #4 - Seen a Ghost

    S4:E5

    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.

    Director:Michael Brayshaw
    Writer:Isabelle Grey

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  5. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 4 - Lone Voyager
    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #5 - Lone Voyager

    S4:E4

    Wycliffe probes the disappearance of a lone yachtswoman, whose boat is discovered scuttled on the seabed.

    Director:Michael Brayshaw
    Writer:Phil O'Shea

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  6. Wycliffe Season 5 Episode 5 - Scope
    7.9/10(62 votes)

    #6 - Scope

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Alan Wareing
    Writer:John Milne

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  7. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 8 - Breaking Point
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #7 - Breaking Point

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Michael Owen Morris
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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  8. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 3 - Slave of Duty
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #8 - Slave of Duty

    S3:E3

    A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year old wood provides an intriguing case.

    Director:David Innes Edwards
    Writer:Jonathan Rich

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  9. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 5 - Crazy for You
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #9 - Crazy for You

    S3:E5

    A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.

    Director:Martyn Friend
    Writer:Tom Needham

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  10. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 8 - Old Habits
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Old Habits

    S3:E8

    When a young woman is found strangled, a pathologist is struck by the similarities to a string of other unsolved murders. Wyclife and his team have to unearth 11-year old evidence to see if they can trace a link.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:Scott Cherry

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  11. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 1 - All for Love
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #11 - All for Love

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Martyn Friend
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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  12. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 1 - Dead on Arrival
    7.7/10(93 votes)

    #12 - Dead on Arrival

    S3:E1

    An abandoned lorry with five corpses at the ferry terminal and a man on the run bring Wycliffe's silver wedding anniversary celebration, which their children have laid on as a surprise, to an abrupt halt.

    Director:Michael Owen Morris
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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  13. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 6 - Bad Blood
    7.7/10(81 votes)

    #13 - Bad Blood

    S4:E6

    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.

    Director:Alan Wareing
    Writer:Scott Cherry

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  14. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 2 - Number of the Beast
    7.6/10(92 votes)

    #14 - Number of the Beast

    S3:E2

    When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.

    Director:Michael Owen Morris
    Writer:Jonathan Rich

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  15. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 7 - Last Judgement
    7.6/10(78 votes)

    #15 - Last Judgement

    S3:E7

    When a magistrate known to Wycliffe is found hanged, everything pints to suicide. But Wycliffe's instincts tell him otherwise.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 4 - Lost Contact
    7.5/10(91 votes)

    #16 - Lost Contact

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Isabelle Grey

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  17. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 8 - Old Crimes, New Times
    7.5/10(66 votes)

    #17 - Old Crimes, New Times

    S4:E8

    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.

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Arthur McKenzie

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  18. Wycliffe Season 5 Episode 4 - Feeding the Rat
    7.5/10(70 votes)

    #18 - Feeding the Rat

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Alan Wareing
    Writer:Isabelle Grey

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  19. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 3 - Charades
    7.4/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Charades

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Martyn Friend
    Writer:Jonathan Rich

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  20. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 6 - Happy Families
    7.4/10(88 votes)

    #20 - Happy Families

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Wycliffe Season 3 Episode 4 - Total Loss
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #21 - Total Loss

    S3:E4

    When a fishing boat goes down taking one of the crew with it , Kersey and Lane discover a fishing community that is struggling to survive under the strain of legislation, as well as a new competitive edge to their working relationship.

    Director:David Innes Edwards
    Writer:Isabelle Grey

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  22. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 1 - Strangers
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #22 - Strangers

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Alan Wareing
    Writer:Peter J. Hammond

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  23. Wycliffe Season 4 Episode 2 - Close to Home
    7.4/10(73 votes)

    #23 - Close to Home

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:David Innes Edwards
    Writer:Isabelle Grey

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  24. Wycliffe Season 1 Episode 6 - The Pea-Green Boat
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    #24 - The Pea-Green Boat

    S1:E6

    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 £500 in cash from Tremaine on the first day of every month.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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  25. Wycliffe Season 2 Episode 2 - The Trojan Horse
    7.3/10(92 votes)

    #25 - The Trojan Horse

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Steve Trafford

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Best Episodes Summary

"On Account" is the best rated episode of "Wycliffe". It scored 8.2/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by David Innes Edwards and written by Kevin Clarke, it aired on 7/13/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Land's End".