"""It's Alright"" (written by Mike Moran). Production music was composed by father and son team Brian and Warren Bennett with technical assistance from Olivia Davies. The British release of the first season DVD contains a cover version of ""End of the Line"" sung by Dennis Waterman at the end of the pilot episode. Series 1 to 12 of ""New Tricks"" are available on DVD on Region 2 (UK). These titles are distributed by Acorn Media UK. New Tricks New Tricks is a British television procedural crime drama, first broadcast in 2003. In February 2015, BBC One announced the show would"
"2016. Lyndhurst lives in West Sussex with his wife Lucy, a former ballet dancer (married in Chichester, West Sussex, 1999). They have a son, Archie. Lyndhurst's hobbies include underwater diving, beekeeping and piloting his own aeroplanes. Lyndhurst is the grandson of Francis Lyndhurst, a theatrical scenery painter and film director, who set up an early film studio at Shoreham Fort, Shoreham-by-Sea. Radio Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He played Rodney Trotter in ""Only Fools and Horses"", Gary Sparrow in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", Dan Griffin in the BBC drama ""New Tricks"" and Adam Parkinson"
"their song ""The Lost Buoys"". In July 2009, Armstrong was awarded two honorary degrees in recognition of his contributions to the arts. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia and an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland. The theatre at the Civic Hall in Stanley, County Durham, near Armstrong's hometown, was named after him in 2014. Armstrong is an avid supporter of AFC Wimbledon football club, as is his character in ""New Tricks"". Alun Armstrong Alan Armstrong (born 17 July 1946), known professionally as Alun Armstrong, is an English actor. Armstrong"
"Jeremy Gittins Philip Jeremy Gittins (born 30 January 1956) is an English actor who is known for his role as the Vicar in the highly successful BBC sitcom ""Keeping Up Appearances"" from 1990 to 1995. Gittins has also appeared in many popular British sitcoms and leading television programmes. He has appeared in ""Doctor Who"" alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker and Lalla Ward, ""Tenko"", ""Boon"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""New Tricks"", ""EastEnders"" (as John Charrington), ""Doctors"" and, more recently he has starred in ""Footballers' Wives"" in 2005. During his time playing Michael Partridge the vicar in Keeping Up Appearances, he worked"
"New Tricks New Tricks is a British television procedural crime drama, first broadcast in 2003. In February 2015, BBC One announced the show would end after series 12. The show's title is taken from the proverb ""You can't teach an old dog new tricks"". The series follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of London's Metropolitan Police Service, a squad of retired police officers recruited to re-investigate unsolved crimes. There were cast changes, but the squad always consisted of three men with a woman boss. ""New Tricks"" began as a one-off episode broadcast on"
"Richard Standing Richard Standing is a British actor born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1967 who has appeared on the TV series ""Holby City"", ""Coronation Street"", and ""The Grand"". He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in ""Doctors"". He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides. In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow. He has appeared in Holby City twice playing two different characters in 2003 & 2009. In 2007 he starred in The Bill as"
"long-term relationship with Jan Stevens, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. They had one daughter, Ella He is a Chelsea F.C. fan. Phil Daniels Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958 in Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as Londoners such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in ""Quadrophenia"", Richards in ""Scum"", Stewart in ""The Class of Miss MacMichael"", Danny in ""Breaking Glass"", Mark in ""Meantime"", Billy Kid in ""Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire"", Kevin Wicks in ""EastEnders"", DCS Frank Patterson in ""New Tricks"", and Grandad Trotter in the"
"tour, alongside wife Sara Poyzer who is playing Sam's love interest, Donna. Standing is currently playing MacBeth in the play MacBeth in York. Richard Standing Richard Standing is a British actor born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1967 who has appeared on the TV series ""Holby City"", ""Coronation Street"", and ""The Grand"". He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in ""Doctors"". He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides. In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow."
"Alun Armstrong Alan Armstrong (born 17 July 1946), known professionally as Alun Armstrong, is an English actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, ""the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic"". His numerous credits include several different Charles Dickens adaptations and the eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in ""New Tricks"". Armstrong is also an accomplished stage"
"and Brenda Blethyn co-starred in ""Between the Sheets"" (2003) as a frustrated married couple in sex therapy. In an adaptation of ""Carrie's War"", he played a strict man who reluctantly takes in two children evacuated to Wales during World War II. Armstrong is known for his role as Brian Lane in the BBC One series ""New Tricks"" about a group of former police detectives who help investigate unsolved and open cases for London's Metropolitan Police. The character of Brian Lane is an obsessive and socially inept recovering alcoholic who has a great capacity for remembering details of old cases and"
"be leaving the series in the early episodes. In February 2015 it was announced that the 12th series would be the last. It was shot at West London Film Studios. The series is broadcast in at least 25 countries, and is also available on DVD and via online streaming. ""New Tricks"" was produced by Wall to Wall Television for the BBC between 2003 and 2014, and Headstrong Pictures thereafter. In 2011, James Bolam left the show to be replaced by Denis Lawson. In 2012, both Alun Armstrong and Amanda Redman departed to be replaced by Nicholas Lyndhurst and Tamzin Outhwaite,"
"four native pony breeds—the Connemara, the Welsh Cob, the Shetland and the Exmoor—was published by Forelock Books. Susan Jameson Susan I. M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941) is an English actress who has played a wide range of roles, especially on television. She is possibly best known for portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama ""New Tricks"" between 2003 and 2013. Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter. She has a son from a previous relationship who was given for adoption. Her television roles include"
"a two-part interview for ""The Bill Podcast"" Nick Stringer Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor. In a thirty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including ""The Bill"", ""Open All Hours"", ""Only Fools and Horses"", ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Family Affairs"", ""Minder"", ""Johnny Jarvis"", ""Butterflies"", ""My Family"" and ""The Professionals"". He also had roles in the films ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Clockwise"" (1986) and ""Personal Services"" (1987). He appeared in the British police drama, ""The Sweeney"", episode 'One of Your Own', as gang boss 'Patsy Kearney'. In ""The"
"Gary Mavers Gary John Mavers (born 1 September 1964 in Huyton, Liverpool) is an English television actor. Mavers graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for his portrayals of GP Andrew Attwood in ""Peak Practice"" which he worked on for 5 years as a hardworking doctor in a country practice, (1995 – 2000), and Will Manning in ""Casualty"" in a year long role, (2004 – 2005). Mavers took over the role of Gordon Livesy in ""Emmerdale"" from 2015 to 2016 where his character was involved in a child abuse storyline, after it was revealed Gordon"
"of Enid Blyton, playing Kenneth Darrell Waters, a London surgeon who becomes Blyton's second husband. In July 2009 Lawson appeared as Alexander Fleming in a BBC Four drama called ""Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin"" alongside Dominic West. Lawson played the part of Alice's grandfather in ITV1's supernatural crime thriller ""Marchlands"" which was shown in February 2011. Lawson appeared at the Royal Court Theatre once more in ""The Acid Test"" by Anya Reiss in 2011. Lawson replaced James Bolam in the BBC One series ""New Tricks"" in its ninth series in 2012. Lawson has said that he was asked"
"Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He played Rodney Trotter in ""Only Fools and Horses"", Gary Sparrow in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", Dan Griffin in the BBC drama ""New Tricks"" and Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series ""Butterflies"". Lyndhurst also starred as Ashley Philips in ""The Two of Us"", as Fletch's son Raymond in ""Going Straight"", the sequel to the sitcom ""Porridge"", Jimmy Venables in ""After You've Gone"", and Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal in the ""Only Fools and Horses"" prequel ""Rock & Chips"". Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst was born on 20 April 1961 in Emsworth, Hampshire,"
"Phil Daniels Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958 in Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as Londoners such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in ""Quadrophenia"", Richards in ""Scum"", Stewart in ""The Class of Miss MacMichael"", Danny in ""Breaking Glass"", Mark in ""Meantime"", Billy Kid in ""Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire"", Kevin Wicks in ""EastEnders"", DCS Frank Patterson in ""New Tricks"", and Grandad Trotter in the ""Only Fools and Horses"" prequel ""Rock & Chips"". He is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single ""Parklife"". Daniels went to"
"soap opera ""Doctors"" as Martin Rivers (2008), Ben Hardwick (2013), and DC Gerrard Norcroft (2015), performances as Steven Lilwall on the BBC One series ""New Tricks"", and two roles, as Fred and Jack Parsons, for the TV series documentary """" on Science Channel. In theatre, Adam has worked on various plays, most notably during 2015 in the role of Stu for a revival of Anthony Neilson's play ""Stitching"" at the House of Wolf, and also the role of Dickie Greenleaf for the play adaptation of ""Patricia Highsmith""'s ""The Talented Mr. Ripley"" at New Diorama Theatre, for which Adam received a"
"after Stacey Branning was revealed to be Archie's killer in the closing moments of the 25th Anniversary live episode. In April 2011, BBC Learning launched ""Off By Heart Shakespeare"", a school recital contest for secondary school pupils. For the project Larry took on the role of Jaques from the play As You Like It and delivered the speech: ""All the world's a stage"". It was announced that Lamb would join the cast of ""New Tricks"" as Ted Case in series 12, taking over from Gerry Standing, played by Dennis Waterman. Lamb's films include ""Buster"" and ""Essex Boys"". In 1983, he"
"David Troughton David Troughton (born 9 June 1950 in Hampstead, London) is an English actor, known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr Bob Buzzard in ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" and Ricky Hansen in ""New Tricks"". David Troughton was born in Hampstead, London. He comes from a Jewish theatrical family; he attended Orange Hill Grammar School in Edgware with his brother Michael, he is the son of actor Patrick Troughton, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father of actors Sam Troughton and William Troughton. Another son is the Warwickshire"
"award to her and campaigns for greater awareness of sepsis. Watkins and his wife have two other children, Bessie and Gilbert. Watkins also has two sons from his first marriage. Jason Watkins (actor) Jason Watkins (born 28 October 1966 in Albrighton, Shropshire) is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama ""The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies"", for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in ""Being Human"", Gavin Strong in ""Trollied"", Simon Harwood in ""W1A"" and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series"
"Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ""Alexandra's Project"" (as Steve), ""Police Rescue"" (as Sergeant ""Mickey"" McClintock), ""Cody"" (as Cody), ""Big Sky"" (as Chris Manning), ""Bodyline"" (as Donald Bradman), ""Stingers"" (as DI Luke Harris) and ""House Husbands"" (as Lewis Crabb). He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama. His first role was in low-budget horror film ""Nightmares"". In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the"
"Nick Stringer Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor. In a thirty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including ""The Bill"", ""Open All Hours"", ""Only Fools and Horses"", ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Family Affairs"", ""Minder"", ""Johnny Jarvis"", ""Butterflies"", ""My Family"" and ""The Professionals"". He also had roles in the films ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Clockwise"" (1986) and ""Personal Services"" (1987). He appeared in the British police drama, ""The Sweeney"", episode 'One of Your Own', as gang boss 'Patsy Kearney'. In ""The Bill"" he played PC Ron Smollett from"
"the final episode at Easter 2011. Lyndhurst's stage performances have been relatively few, but he received good critical notices for his performance as Norman in Sir Ronald Harwood's ""The Dresser"", directed by Peter Hall, and for his Trinculo in ""The Tempest"". In 2013, he joined the cast as a regular of Series 10 of ""New Tricks"". In 2014, Lyndhurst revived his ""Only Fools and Horses"" character Rodney Trotter in a return Sport Relief Special, which aired on 21 March 2014. In 2016, Lyndhurst revived his ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" character Gary Sparrow in a one-off special episode, which aired on 2 September"
"in an episode of ""Absolute Power"". He is known to television audiences for being one of the stars of the Five comedy sketch show ""Swinging"". He has also appeared in a recurring role as police officer Andy Davidson in a number of episodes of ""Torchwood"", a spin-off from the long running science fiction series ""Doctor Who"". In 2008 he starred in the BBC Three sketch show ""The Wrong Door"" and filmed the role of Darrin Stephens in a pilot UK remake of ""Bewitched"", which never got aired. Other TV appearances include ""Doctors"" (2009) and ""Secret Diary of a Call Girl"""
"Mark Perry (impressionist) Mark Perry (born Phillip Perry) is a British impressionist and his notable impressions include David Dickinson, John Prescott and Robin Cook. Perry is known for playing various public figures in ""Dead Ringers"" and ""2DTV"". In 2007 he appeared in the radio comedy ""Bleak Expectations"". He has won several awards, including a Sony Radio Award for ""Dead Ringers"" (2000), a BAFTA for ""Double Take"" and Golden Rose of Montreux for 2DTV. He can also be seen as an extra playing a Gallifreyan Guard in the 1983 Doctor Who story ""Arc of Infinity"". He was recently heard as Gerry"
"Chiké Okonkwo Chiké Okonkwo (; born 18 March 1982) is an Nigerian English actor. He is known for portraying PC Clark in ""New Tricks"" and DC Callum Gada in ""Paradox"". He currently stars as Lee Truitt, the love interest of the title character on the BET series ""Being Mary Jane"". Born and brought up in Kingston upon Thames, Okonkwo is of Nigerian descent. He attended Tolworth Infants/Juniors School and Southborough High School in Kingston, and later turned down a number of places at the UK's leading drama schools in order to pursue a university education, gaining a First Class degree"
"the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league club who play in the National Rugby League. Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ""Alexandra's Project"" (as Steve), ""Police Rescue"" (as Sergeant ""Mickey"" McClintock), ""Cody"" (as Cody), ""Big Sky"" (as Chris Manning), ""Bodyline"" (as Donald Bradman), ""Stingers"" (as DI Luke Harris) and ""House Husbands"" (as Lewis Crabb). He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama. His first role was"
"lived together for nearly 20 years before marrying in March 2004 in Antigua; she died of cancer a year later (9 March 2005). He married Karen Prentice in Italy in the summer of 2017. Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of ""Bleak House"", as Gordon Urquhart in the film ""Local Hero"", as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's ""New Tricks"", and as Wedge Antilles in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor."
"were broadcast again on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 2013 and 2018. The series is written by Robert Barr. Ray Brooks (actor) Raymond Michael Brooks (born 20 April 1939 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English television and film actor. Ray Brooks began as a television actor. He appeared in the long-running ITV soap ""Coronation Street"", and played Terry Mills in the series ""Taxi!"" with Sid James (1963). He played small roles in British films such as ""H.M.S. Defiant"", ""Play It Cool"" and ""Some People"", and then rose to prominence in the UK after starring alongside Michael Crawford and Rita Tushingham"
"Backup (TV series) Backup is a British television police procedural crime drama series, focusing on the work of a police Operational Support Unit, similar to the Territorial Support Group. Created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, who famous co-created ""Silent Witness"" and ""New Tricks"", the series ran for a total of fourteen episodes across two series, and was broadcast on BBC One between 1995 and 1997. Martin Troakes, Christopher John Hall and Nick Miles star as the main protagonists of the series, Bill Parkin, Eric Warren and John Barrett. Initial press releases for the series stated, ""When things get too"
"celebrity supporter of The Dog Rescue Federation. Martin Clunes Alexander Martin Clunes, OBE (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor, television presenter, film director and comedian. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV drama series ""Doc Martin"" and Gary Strang in ""Men Behaving Badly"". Clunes has narrated a number of documentaries for ITV, the first of which was ""Islands of Britain"" in 2009. He has since presented a number of documentaries centred on animals. He has also voiced Kipper the Dog in the animated series, ""Kipper"". Clunes was appointed Officer of the Order of the"
"thus she is able to fit her work around recordings. Meanwhile, Graham Blockey, who plays Robert Snell, worked till recently as a full-time general practitioner in Surrey, commuting to and from BBC Birmingham at weekends and on his days off. He kept his role secret from his patients, for fear of losing their respect, until his retirement from medicine in March, 2017. Other examples include Felicity Finch (Ruth Archer), who also works as a BBC journalist having travelled on a number of occasions to Afghanistan; and Ian Pepperell (Roy Tucker), who manages a pub in the New Forest. A five-episodes"