7.2/1071 votes#1 - Strangers Home
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/1997
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
- 7.3/1069 votes
#2 - Close to Home
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/6/1997
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
- 8.0/1071 votes
#3 - On Account
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/1997
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
- 7.7/1072 votes
#4 - Lone Voyager
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/1997
Wycliffe probes the disappearance of a lone yachtswoman, whose boat is discovered scuttled on the seabed.
Director: Michael Brayshaw
Writer: Phil O'Shea
- 7.8/1079 votes
#5 - Seen a Ghost
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/1997
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
- 7.7/1074 votes
#6 - Bad Blood
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/1997
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
- 7.1/1070 votes
#7 - To Sup with the Devil
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/1997
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.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Carolyn Sally Jones
- 7.4/1063 votes
#8 - Old Crimes, New Times
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/1997
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
The Best Episodes of Wycliffe Season 4
Every episode of Wycliffe Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wycliffe Season 4!
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...
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Network:ITV1
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Strangers Home" is the best rated episode of "Wycliffe" season 4. It scored 7.2/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Alan Wareing and written by Peter J. Hammond, it aired on 6/29/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Close to Home".