Wycliffe
1993, Series, 50 min, Crime, Drama, Mystery, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Martyn Friend, Alan Wareing, Michael Owen Morris, David Innes Edwards, Ferdinand Fairfax, A.J. Quinn, Steve Goldie, Patrick Lau, John Glenister, Michael Brayshaw, Graeme Harper, Jack Shepherd, Pennant Roberts, Paul Harrison
Cast
- Jack Shepherd as Det. Supt. Wycliffe
- Helen Masters as DI Lucy Lane
- Jimmy Yuill as DI Doug Kersey
- Tim Wylton as Franks
- Aaron Harris as DS Dixon
- Adam Barker as DC Potter
- Lynn Farleigh as Helen Wycliffe
- Michael Attwell as DCC Stevens
- Gregory Chisholm as David Wycliffe
- Charlie Hayes as Ruth Wycliffe
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