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'' is a British

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procedural

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that follows the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of the Metropolitan Police Service. The show was created by Roy Mitchell and

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, and premiered in 2003 with a 90-minute special, which later resulted in show's first full series airing. ''New Tricks'' ran for twelve series – from 2003 until 2015 – concluding on 6 October 2015. BBC controller Charlotte Moore and BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson explained the reason behind the show's cancellation on 24 February 2015, stating that "it's important to make room for new series and continue to increase the range of drama on the channel". The original cast of ''New Tricks'' consisted of

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, and

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, and were dubbed a "dream team" by the Controller of BBC's Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson; however, on 18 September 2011, Bolam announced he would be leaving the show. Almost three months later, on 11 January 2012,

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was revealed as Bolam's replacement. On 18 August 2012, Redman announced she too would be leaving the show. Just four days later, Armstrong also quit the show. Replacements for Redman and Armstrong were former ''

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'' actress

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, who was announced on 8 May 2013, and

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, best known for his roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', '' After You’ve Gone'' and ''

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'', whose casting was announced earlier, on 14 November 2012. The show's final remaining original cast member, Waterman, decided to quit the show on 19 September 2014. Following Waterman's departure, former ''EastEnders'' and ''

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'' actor

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joined the cast.

Series overview

Episodes

Pilot (2003)

Series 1 (2004)

Series 2 (2005)

Series 3 (2006)

Series 4 (2007)

Series 5 (2008)

Series 6 (2009)

Series 7 (2010)

Series 8 (2011)

Series 9 (2012)

Series 10 (2013)

Series 11 (2014)

Series 12 (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:New Tricks Episodes, List of Lists of British crime television series episodes Lists of British drama television series episodes